The House of Representatives is giving a blast for the last as it shifted preparations for President Rodrigo Duterte’s sixth and final State of the Nation Address to high gear. Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said the Lower Chamber had laid out plans to highlight the legislative accomplishments of the...
The United States government has conveyed its “deep condolences” to the Philippines following the crash of a C130H plane that killed 50 people, mostly army soldiers, and injured several dozens of others in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Office of the President of the United States (via...
The Annual Stockholders' Meeting of House of Investments will be held on August 6, 2021 at 2:30 P.M. NOTICE OF ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting of HOUSE OF INVESTMENTS, INC. will be held on Friday, August 6, 2021 at 2:30 P.M., with...
The chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability on Sunday, July 4, dared Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao to pursue a Senate inquiry into his expose on alleged massive corruption in the government. But contrary to the view of DIWA Partylist Rep. Michael Y....
If the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) will be prevented from dismantling shanties built by informal settlers within the National Bilibid Prison (NBP) area in Muntinlupa City, BuCor chief Undersecretary Gerald Bantag said he should also be given the same right to build a house inside Camp Aguinaldo....
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr. Former Speaker of the House Today we celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and the United States. This year our two countries also mark 70 years of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), which “enables close security cooperation and enhances...
Business owners in Quezon City are making their own contributions to encourage Filipinos to get vaccinated against the 2019 coronavirus disease, reportedly by offering discounts for goods and services for inocuated customers. Rep. Precious Hipolito-Castelo Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Precious...
Lawmakers and officials of the Muntinlupa City government have urged the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) headed by Usec. Gerald Bantag, director general, to tear down a wall it built on a road leading to a government housing project inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in the city. The House of...
The House Committee on Public Accounts is convinced that ‘nil to zero’ error in textbooks and learning materials given to students can be achieved by putting in place more stringent measures for publication standards, aside from imposing penalties against those who committed mistakes, whether...
Unabated rise in oil prices, including the next round that will take effect this week, has worsened the adverse economic effects of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to Filipino families. Asst. Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Partylist Rep. Arlene Brosas warned on...
Detention of a maximum period of 24 days already imposes punishment even to innocent individuals, violates his or her right to due process, right to bail, as well as other rights guaranteed under the Constitution. These arguments were raised by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman in convincing the Supreme...
Sending unwanted calls, text messages and e-mail will be penalized under a bill strongly endorsed by the House Committee on Information and Communications Technology for passage when Congress sessions resume next month. House Bill No. 9608 or the “No Call, No Text and No E-Mail Registration...
