The House Committee on Public Works and Highways has sought the construction of the Pacific Palisades Superhighway that would connect the provinces of Bicol, Quezon, Aurora, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan. Rep. Aleta Suarez The House panel endorsed for approval House Bill 5269 authored by Quezon...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Wednesday, Nov. 3 welcomed the filing of a petition seeking to disqualify former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. from the presidential race in 2022. Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate A fierce critic of the Marcos family,...
A principal author of the law that imposed excise taxes on fuel is now seeking the reduction of the much-criticized imposition but with an effectivity of just six months - from December 1, 2021 to June 1, 2022. Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda Albay Rep. Joey Sarte-Salceda, chairman of the House...
Opposition Rep. Ferdinand Gaite (Bayan Muna Partylist) on Tuesday, Nov. 2 called on the Duterte administration to repeal the automatic debt servicing law that the late former President Ferdinand E. Marcos has decreed. Rep. Ferdinand Gaite-Bayan Muna Gaite said government should realize that...
The rollback in prices of kerosene and diesel prices hardly made a dent in relieving Filipinos from the economic woes that the COVID-19 pandemic and the unabated in rise of fuel cost have caused. Magsasaka Partylist Rep. Argel Joseph Cabatbat Magsasaka Partylist Rep. Argel Joseph Cabatbat said that...
The establishment of a centralized weighing scale to be called “Timbangan ng Bayan” in all public and private markets will be mandatory under a bill endorsed for enactment in the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Trade and Industry has submitted for plenary deliberation House...
The House Committee on Justice has endorsed the passage of a bill for the segregation of high-level convicts from other prisoners through the establishment of a separate facility for the former. Prison cell Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, one of the principal authors of...
Nueva Ecija Third District Rep. Rosanna “Ria” Vergara chided the Department of Finance for taking an adamant stand against moves to suspend collection of excise tax on fuel as way of protecting Filipinos from the impact of uncontrolled price hikes in petroleum products. Rep. Ria Vergara...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Thursday, Oct. 29 slammed the Department of Finance for aggressively pushing for approval of a bill that resulted foregone revenues of P260 billion to government while standing strong against any move to suspend the...
The House of Representatives, through the Special Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts chaired by Pangasinan 4th District Rep. Christopher "Toff" De Venecia, has called for unity and support for the Philippine Visual Arts sector on Thursday, October 28. The Lower House committee...
For working tirelessly as they confronted the danger and the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the over 5,000 employees of the Quezon City government deserve a year-end incentive equivalent to one-month salary. Rep. Michael Defensor Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor called on the...
Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday, Oct. 26 urged leaders of the House of Representatives to prioritize the passage of a bill that seeks to repeal the law imposing excise tax on oil products. Makabayan bloc2 House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and ACT Teachers...
