The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) No.4122, which aims to impose a 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) on foreign digital service providers (DSP), such as Netflix and Spotify. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The measure's passage...
The proposed measure mandating onsite, in-city, near-city, or off-city relocation of informal settler families (ISFs) has been unanimously approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Also known as House Bill (HB) No.5,...
Seeking to find more ways for underprivileged Filipino students to afford college education, the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education on Monday, Nov. 14, approved a measure that would require the government to issue educational bonds to benefit underprivileged Filipino college...
A member of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives wants Malacañang to certify as “urgent” the proposed measures that will help curb the impact of spiraling oil prices. (Photo by Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France...
A true leader and a dedicated public servant. (Marcelino Libanan's Facebook) That's how House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan described House Speaker Martin Romualdez, whom he greeted on his birthday via Facebook Monday midnight. "Happy Birthday to our House Speaker, Ferdinand Martin Romualdez! I...
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House World leaders have converged in Phnom Penh, Nov. 10 to 13, for the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and other related summits. It is the first in a series of international conferences in Southeast Asia, followed this week by the G-20 meeting in...
A party-list leader has committed to continue supporting Filipino farmers via legislation in a bid to strengthen the agriculture sector and achieve food security. (MANILA BULLETIN) Robert Nazal of MAGSASAKA Party-list made this affirmation last Nov. 9 in front of the participants of Luzon-wide...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has been named as the "Most Distinguished Alumnus for 2022” by his alma mater, the University of the Philippines (UP). Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) The ceremonies for this year’s distinguished alumni awards were held on Friday, Nov. 11 at...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Joe Biden will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on November 14 on the sidelines of the G20 summit, the White House said Thursday, in their first face-to-face talks since the US leader became president. The two met prior to Biden taking office and have spoken...
A consolidated House bill (HB) that seeks to establish a Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines has hurdled not one, but two House panels. Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The approved substitute measure is a consolidation of 31 different bills. It received the approval of...
The House Committee on Health on Thursday, Nov. 10, approved the consolidated substitute bill that would establish the Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control, which was at the core of the health industry’s concerns during the Covid-19 pandemic. A general view of the Centers for...
A proposed measure by Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre that would establish the Batasan General Hospital in Quezon City was approved by the House Committee on Health on Thursday, Nov. 10. (Photo courtesy of National Task Force Against Covid-19 via Facebook) Three other...
