A proposed measure by Tingog Party-list Reps. Yedda Marie Romualdez and Jude Acidre that would establish the Batasan General Hospital in Quezon City was approved by the House Committee on Health on Thursday, Nov. 10. (Photo courtesy of National Task Force Against Covid-19 via Facebook) Three other...
MAGSASAKA Party-list is backing President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s plan to import fertilizers next year as a way to improve local food production and help stabilize food prices. MAGSASAKA Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal The party-list's first nominee in the House of Representatives, Robert...
Tha camp of Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. has downplayed the filing of its very own measure that sought to define and protect the rights of heterosexuals. Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Facebook) "While we welcome interest in HB 5717, it is our hope that attention...
The promotion of indigenous games in the country through regular competitions and the strengthening of local sports programs through institutionalized funding for young athletes were at the forefront of a House panel’s meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 8, as the committee approved three bills for these...
1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero has filed a bill that would set aside modernization funds worth P3 billion for the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Phivolcs logo Romero authored and filed House Bill (HB) No. 3587 in order to make Phivolcs at par with the best...
1-Rider Party-list Rep. Bonifacio Bosita has filed a measure that seeks to compensate with cash motorists who have been wrongfully apprehended by traffic enforcers. 1-Rider Party-list Rep. Bonifacio Bosita (RSAP Facebook) The spirit of the measure, House Bill (HB) No.3366, is consistent with the...
A hospital facility for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and a sovereign fund to help them manage their finances better might be in the works if all goes well in the scheduled meeting between Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo and Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople....
Millions of students trooped to their respective schools on Monday, Aug. 22, as the country reopened schools two years after being locked down in an online learning setup. However, progressive party-list groups and youth-led organizations urged students to document and expose “both examples of...
As the prices of food and other basic commodities continue to soar, the AGRI Party-list has filed a bill that promotes urban agriculture and enlists the youth’s participation in food security. “We need to explore urban agriculture and vertical farming in our efforts to address our country's...
Makabayan bloc solons have pitched different ways for government to generate revenue even as they thumbed down the proposed tax on “ukay-ukay” or second-hand clothes. 'Ukay-ukay' clothes This, after House Ways and Means Chairman and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said that his committee...
Agri Partylist Rep. Wilbert Lee called for stiffer penalties for those behind the illegal importation of white onions, warning them of the day when they will face the wrath of the people. Personnel of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS) at the Manila International Container...
The word war between Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte and the Makabayan bloc continued to rage on Thursday, Aug. 11, after one of the militant lawmakers referred to Duterte as the new “red-tagging queen". Vice President Sara Duterte (left) and Kabataan...