The House Makabayan Bloc on Monday, August 16 filed House Resolution 2129 proposing a thorough congressional inquiry into the “grave inefficiency, gross incompetence and criminal negligence” allegedly committed by the Department of Health (DOH) in its management of P67.32 billion in funds to...
The congressional inquiry into the alleged mismanagement by the Department of Health (DOH) of over P67-billion in COVID-19 funds will expand into the alleged hoarding of P11-billion in government money by the state-run Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC). Probinsyano Ako Partylist...
The leadership of the House of Representatives has asked the Commission on Audit to conduct a briefing on the reported audit deficiencies it discovered in the management by the Department of Health of the P67.32 billion government funds to address the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the...
House Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante will lead an exodus of Lower House members from their respective political parties to join the Aksyon Demokratiko if Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso declares a bid for the presidency in the 2022 national...
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Friday, August 13 called on the Department of Agriculture to take seriously reports that a large number of hog raisers have decided to stop repopulating. Hogs pigs Nograles said the DA must study ways to support the ailing industry of hog raisers that has...
The House of Representatives has responded positively to President Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal for the passage of a bill that would help ensure sufficient medical oxygen supply by exempting its importation from taxes. Oxygen tanks Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda (2nd district, Albay) filed on...
Leaders of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, August 10 assured the awarding of the Congressional Medal of Distinction on boxers Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial for their outstanding performances in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that merited them medals. Olympics silver medalist...
Allocating a measly P1.3 billion for the Philippine Sports Commission, which is P17.8 billion lower than the budget for an anti-communist task force, cannot qualify Malacanang to a pat on the back for the historic feat of Filipino athletes in the recently-concluded 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Philippine...
The House Committee on Women and Gender Equality has strongly endorsed for approval the bill making child marriages unlawful and penalizing persons, including parents, found guilty of facilitating or solemnizing illegal unions. Child marriage Authors of House Bill 9943 or the Anti-Child Marriage...
As the House of Representatives continued to draw flak for its planned congressional inquiry of the OCTA Research Group, the chairman of the House Committee on Good Government assured fairness and objectivity in the conduct of the probe. Octa Research logo DIWA Partylist Rep. Michael Aglipay said...
For the sake of putting end to the Duterte brand of governance, various opposition groups have been asked to be “open to all formulas” that could lead to unification. Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Panfilo Lacson House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate aired...
A public policy thinktank on Monday, August 9 called on Malacañang to consider a revamp of the leadership of the National Task Force on COVID-19 for its failure to expand the country’s testing capability that is a big factor in in the new upsurge in cases. COVID 19 TESTING The rise in COVID-19...
