Carlos Yulo The House of Representatives is now studying the possibility of giving more benefits--including a lifetime pension--to Filipino Olympic medalists as a way to recognize them for the honor and prestige that they brought to the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Gymnast Carlos Yulo--the Philippines' "Golden Boy" in the 2024 Paris Olympics--has assured himself of a clash incentive worth no less than P6 million from the House of Representatives. This, after Yulo bagged his historic...
In this photo taken last May 30, 2024 Carlos Yulo (left) receives from the Office of the Speaker, represented by Head Executive Assistant, Director V, Atty. Lemuel Romero, cash assistance extended to all the Paris-bound Filipino Olympians. (Speaker’s office) ...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) It's that time of the year again in the House of Representatives as the Committee on Appropriations starts the deliberations on the P6.352-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for 2025 on...
(Speaker's office) A total of 21,282 relief packs have been distributed by the offices of Speaker Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list in their relief operations for Typhoon "Carina" victims, which was concluded over the weekend. The relief packs...
The scene at Tacloban Airport after the bomb joke. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte--A Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight that was supposed to carry dozens of House of Representatives members to Manila on Friday night,...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking members of the House of Representatives says the Marcos administration’s all-encompassing service caravan, the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF), is “living proof”...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A House joint panel has uncovered a rather complex network of Chinese nationals allegedly involved in illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and drug trafficking. In a hearing...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez has mobilized his colleagues in the House of Representatives to bring immediate aid to the thousands of fisherfolk affected by the oil spill in Manila Bay. “Hindi na natin...
A motorcycles-for-hire rider (Angkas) A measure seeking to regulate the popular and ubiquitous motorcycle-for-hire service has inched its way closer to enactment. This, after the House of Representatives voted 200-1-0 (yes-no-abstain) to...
The plenary hall of the House of Representatives (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) House Majority Leader and Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Manuel Jose "Mannix" Dalipe said committee inquiries, such as those on the extrajudicial killings (EJKs)...
The marijuana plant The measure seeking to legalize the medical use of marijuana or cannabis was overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading on late Tuesday afternoon, July 30 by the House of Representatives. Gaining final...
