Former senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino’s appointment as the new Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) secretary drew both praise and relief from House of Representatives members. The praise part came from Cavite 1st district Rep. Jolo Revilla, chairman of the House Committee on Labor and...
The outspoken Akbayan Party-list Rep. Peri Cendaña finds Senator Robin Padilla 's actions and utterances about the "wanted" Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa downright amusing. “Imbes na maging palusot, nagmistulang confession ang pahayag ni Sen. Robin (Instead of being an excuse, Senator...
Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Yap played a key role in strengthening the proposed KALINGA Act on Wednesday, May 20 by ensuring the inclusion of concrete, consumer-focused interventions aimed at delivering immediate relief to Filipinos. The KALINGA Act--a pet measure of the House...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has had enough of ticket scalpers, who suck a lot of the fun away from Filipinos ' participation in events such as concerts and sports spectacles. It is for this reason that De Lima filed House Bill (HB) No. 9171, which sought to protect...
Who says the government doesn 't have money to help aspiring doctors get through medical school? According to House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan, the government has set aside P186 million this year for a national scholarship program aimed at helping...
Erstwhile 1TAHANAN Party-list Rep. Nathaniel Oducado took to his Facebook on Tuesday, May 19 to share the reason behind his resignation as congressman. It all boiled down to two words: health, family. "I have always believed that public service is a privilege, not a permanent station to which one...
The resignations of two party-list congressmen--both members of the majority--were announced on Monday night, May 18 during plenary at the House of Representatives. Informing the House Committee on Rules about their resignations via separate letters were 1TAHANAN Party-list Rep. Nathaniel Oducado...
A thriving tourism industry is important, but not at the cost of the safety of the people living in these tourist attractions and destinations. Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos highlighted this notion following reports that two unidentified men assaulted the owners of a cafe displaying a...
The Senate will further disgrace itself if it decides to block the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte before hearing the evidence in an actual trial. Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña had this to say Friday, May 15 even as his House colleagues from both the minority...
The call to investigate the controversial pass-through charges on electricity bills in gaining traction in the House of Representatives. The latest solon to seek such congressional inquiry is Assistant Minority Leader Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal, who wants to find out...
Show proof or shut up. This was Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre 's response-slash-challenge to Senator Imee Marcos, after the latter claimed that House of Representatives members were being offered a massive "incentive package" to secure a "yes" vote for the impeachment of Vice President...
Are the charges on electricity bills still fair? This was the question left by Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Yap on the minds of people following his privilege speech Wednesday night, May 7 at the House of Representatives. Yap, a member of the so-called power bloc in the 300-plus strong...
