House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives is eager to pass the remaining four Marcos priority measures out of the 57 listed by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) as...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) With its unique demographic advantage, ongoing economic reforms, and synergy with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Philippines makes for an ideal destination for foreign investment,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez rubbed elbows with elite sovereign wealth fund managers and top government leaders as he spearheaded the Philippine delegation's participation at the 2024 annual meeting of the...
Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes (Facebook) House Committee on Senior Citizens Chairperson Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes said he almost called for a boycott against Starbucks after it released a controversial advisory that...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A vindication of the House of Representatives. That's how House Majority Leader Zamboanga City 2nd Mannix Dalipe described the Senate's somewhat surprising move to amend the economic...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives will soon launch a motu proprio investigation on alleged reports of senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) being denied of their discounts under...
PEACE-MAKER Our wife Gina and we visited former President Joseph Estrada in his home several days ago. As some may know, then Vice President Erap Estrada and we ran against each other and eight other candidates during the 1998 presidential elections. We came out second to him in a highly...
Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Facebook) House Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. has called on the Senate to listen to the demands of the business sector in pursuing amendments to the 1987...
House Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Elizaldy Co on Tuesday, January 9 rejected claims that an additional P12-billion budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) would be used to finance Charter change. Co is referring to Albay Congressman Edcel Lagman’s claim that P12-billion...
The Yuchengco family’s holding company House of Investments (HI) is diversifying its business portfolio by strategically expanding into the financial services and property sectors. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said its diversification includes the P15.7 billion...
Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar’s office) Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar is pushing for the creation of a nationwide program that would provide barangays all over the country with free access to digital learning resources. House...
The Yuchengco family’s holding company, House of Investments (HI), continues to divest from former subsidiary EEI Corporation, this time with the sale of a 4.5 percent stake to a Singaporean firm. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), HI said it has sold 4.5 percent of EEI to...
