Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), and House Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (MANILA BULLETIN/ Facebook) Two senior members of the Nacionalista Party (NP) reiterated on Thursday afternoon, May 18, their support for House Speaker...
House Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. (Facebook) Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) National President and Palawan 2nd district Rep. Jose Alvarez has welcomed the House leadership's decision to give the senior deputy...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte hasn't forgotten about the plight of more than 20,000 healthcare workers (HCWs) who are still waiting on their Covid-19 allowances. “It is our hope that the Departments of Health (DOH) and of Budget and Management (DBM) would...
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Rep. Arroyo's office) “It’s the prerogative of the House.” This was Pampanga 2nd district Representative and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's terse reaction to her removal as House senior deputy speaker during plenary session Wednesday night, May 17. Arroyo...
Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (left) and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. Pampanga 2nd district Representative and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been relegated to the position of deputy speaker in the House of Representatives. This change...
COOP-NATCCO Party-list Rep. Felimon Espares (Contributed photo) The House Committee on Ethics and Privileges has essentially rejected Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo's letter, which sought the expulsion from the chamber of controversial Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. The...
Former Negros Oriental governor Pryde Teves (MANILA BULLETIN) House Secretary General Reginald Velasco assured former Negros Oriental congressman and governor Pryde Teves that the chamber would provide the necessary security for his brother, Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves...
House Secretary General Reginald Velasco (Contributed photo) House Secretary General Reginald Velasco said he hopes the Committee on Ethics would be able to act on the case of the currently suspended Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. before the end of the first regular...
The chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs is confident that the Philippine delegation sent to Kuwait would be able to address the issue on the oil-rich nation's visa suspension on Filipino workers. “I am fully convinced that the delegation will diligently pursue the best...
Don’t blame us. Senate President Juan Miguel F. Zubiri on Tuesday, May 16, issued this statement after stressing that passage of a bill requires the reglamentary legislative process. Zubiri was apparently piqued at Congressman Joey Salceda who has called on the Senate to pass quickly a bill that...
(Unsplash) A trio of congressmen led by Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte believe a pay increase for public social workers is in order. Duterte, Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Yap, and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Edvic Yap jointly filed House Bill (HB) No.7573, titled, An Act increasing the...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A ranking congressman wants the appropriate committees in the House of Representatives to conduct a joint investigation, in aid of legislation, on just how effective chemical fertilizers have been to local farmers in terms of their...
