Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan wants the Philippines to follow the examples set by Brazil and Finland when it comes to involving the country's citizens in the legislative...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged local legislators to back the passage of the administration's legislative priorities, especially measures aimed at empowering local government units (LGUs). President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. leads the Philippine Councilors League (PCL)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged local legislators to back the passage of the administration's legislative priorities, especially measures aimed at empowering local government units (LGUs). Marcos said this as he attended the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) National Convention...
A feasibility study undertaken by Asian nuclear powerhouse Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. (KHNP) has estimated a five-year timeline to bring back the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) project into commercial operations and boost energy capacity within the term of President...
The legislative lever of Congress is sought on the proposed revamping of the multi-tiered taxes in the power sector to reduce the pass-on tariff in the electric bills of consumers by as much as P1 per kilowatt hour. The power tax components being recommended for scrapping include those on public...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has revealed that 10 out of the 18 bills mentioned by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. during his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Batasang Pambansa Complex on Monday, July 25, have already been approved on third and final reading by the...
All work and no play makes Rufus Rodriguez a dull congressman. In a surprising display of disco moves, Cagayan De Oro 2nd district Rep. Rodriguez took a break from writing bills and resolutions for the 19th Congress by--how else? Dancing. CDO Rep. Rufus Rodriguez dances to Elton John's Crocodile...
ACT-Teachers Rep. France Castro of the militant Makabayan bloc has filed a total of 39 House bills (HB) and one House Joint Resolution (HJR) since June 30. Rep. France Castro (Photo from congress.gov.ph) Castro kicked off the 19th Congress with a slew of measures that included an attempt to revive...
Incoming lawmakers of the 19th Congress attended the commencement of the House of Representatives' “Executive Course on Legislation” on Monday, June 27, to orient both first-time and seasoned solons in the lower chamber. Incoming lawmakers attend the commencement of the Executive Course on...
Senatorial aspirant and public health advocate Dr. Minguita Padilla sees the need to pass a legislation that would protect the youth against a wide range of media content detrimental to their mental health. Senatorial candidate Dr. Minguita Padilla The youth, according to Padilla, are among the...
House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda's bid for a Senate comeback has officially begun following the launch of her campaign in her home province of Antique on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Loren Legarda (Photo from Loren Legarda's Facebook page) The former three-term senator has vowed to launch a campaign focused...
President Duterte has aired "grave concern" over what he described as the "apparent effort" at the Senate to put in a bad light the recent developments involving the Malampaya Gas Field. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "This casts undue, undeserved, and unwarranted aspersion on the...
