BACOLOD CITY – A beacon of hope. Thus said Mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. here of the newly constructed light house or parola turned over by the city government to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) led by Capt. Weniel Azuna, head of PCG District Western Visayas, in Barangay Banquerohan, this...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III appealed to President Marcos to step in the continuous Charter change (Cha-cha) efforts to amend the existing 36-year-old Constitution through People's Initiative (PI) that is causing a "disruption" between the Senate and the House of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) Speaker Martin Romualdez said on Thursday, Jan. 25, that the House of Representatives would not hesitate to exercise its oversight power to force compliance against business establishments that disregard...
The move to overwhelm the Senate’s 24 votes with the House of Representatives’ over 300 votes is nothing short of an affront to the principles of bicameralism, Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said. That is why, Estrada said insisting on a People’s Initiative (PI) as the mode to amend...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from Zoom) It's time for President Marcos to step in and quell the brewing impasse between the House of Representatives and the Senate on Charter change (Cha-cha), Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman said on...
The House plenary. (Speaker’s office) With 197 "yes" votes, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading on Tuesday, Jan. 23 the measure that prohibits the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, or retention of any chemical...
(MANILA BULLETIN/ Mark Balmores) The proposed Philippine Self-Reliant Defense Posture Program--one of four remaining bills on the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) list--has been overwhelmingly approved on third and final...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Has the Senate misled President Marcos on the matter of Charter change (Cha-cha)? House Deputy Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe thinks so. Dalipe came up...
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s Office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez reminded Filipinos on Tuesday, Jan. 23, to commit themselves to upholding and preserving democracy in the country even in times of disagreements. “Gamitin natin ang...
Speculations that the House of Representatives (HOR) is behind the initiative to amend the 1987 Constitution through a People’s Initiative (PI) has sparked disinterest among senators to pursue the joint resolution that seeks to review economic provisions in the existing Charter. This was...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) Expect the House of Representatives to shift its focus to the conduct of more oversight hearings this 2024. This, as Speaker Martin Romualdez noted that the 300-plus strong chamber has passed on third...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Whether in the majority or minority, if you’re a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, your performance in plenary sessions and committee hearings will dictate your screen time on...
