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...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House of Representatives officials expressed confidence Tuesday, July 30 that the chamber can approve the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 before the first recess this year in...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) would only be considered a success if Congress is able to pass into law the proposed P100 daily minimum wage hike bill. Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri pointed this out stating that the SONA...
(Left) House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) The proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for fiscal year 2025 includes the P253.4-billion...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives officially received on Monday, July 29, the P6.352-trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) or the proposed national budget for 2025. Like past budget measures, next year's NEP has its own...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will officially get its hands on the proposed P6.352-trillion national budget for 2025 on Monday, July 29, exactly a week after President Marcos' third State of the Nation Address (SONA). The executive branch...
PEACE-MAKER The massive flooding in Metro Manila and various areas in Central Luzon caused by super typhoon Carina prompted many of our countrymen to recall the catastrophic Ondoy that struck on September 2009, which submerged the metropolis, destroyed properties, rendered thousands of families...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) unveiled its plans for displaced Filipino workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) to a joint House of Representatives panel...
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) Chairman Alejandro Tengco (Screenshot from Facebook Live) Alejandro Tengco, chairman of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor), admits that there's “a big challenge” in...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Offices with "essential functions" were guaranteed to be operational in the House of Representatives in Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on Thursday, July 25. This, after work was...
