Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he hopes that development projects being pushed by lawmakers would undergo at least proper planning and consultation with local authorities as well as implementing agencies starting next year and beyond. Lacson said the country cannot...
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco joined the entire country in celebrating the life and works of our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, today, December 30. ‘’We honor his legacy of patriotism, bravery, passion and excellence. His courage in working for the betterment of his nation and countrymen, despite...
Lawmakers made several recommendations, including policy revisions, to various national government agencies on Thursday, Dec. 23, in a bid to ensure smooth and efficient government response to people in need during calamities. During House Committee on Transportation hearing which came following...
The House Committee on Youth and Sports Development, chaired by Isabela 5th District Rep. Faustino Michael Dy III, approved the bill granting retirement, health care, and death benefits to retirement, health care, and death benefits to professional Filipino athletes who won awards in international...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) held a symbolic blast on Friday, Nov. 19, to officially start the construction of a 2.3 kilometer road two-tube mountain tunnel in Davao City. The road tunnel is part of the 10.7 kilometers Contract Package I-1 of the Davao City Bypass Construction...
The House Committees on Government Enterprises and Privatization, and Basic Education and Culture has approved the "Traditional Arts in Mindanao and Sulu" bill on Thursday, November 11. House Bill No. 1580 primarily proposes the creation of the Institute of Sulu and Mindanao Traditional Arts or...
Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel on Sunday, October 24, advised the Department of National Defense (DND) to tap commercial airlines to fly soldiers pending the acquisition of five new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). “Assuming Camp Aguinaldo is in a rush to...
Former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia said Tuesday he was already planning to retire from public service, but he still filed for candidacy as San Mateo, Rizal's congressional representative anyway. Garcia, who resigned from his MMDA post effective Oct....
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque justified on Thursday, Sept. 30 the certification as urgent of the P5.024-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB), calling it a "pandemic budget". (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a virtual press briefing, Roque said that the Palace...
The Senate on Monday, Sept. 27 approved on third and final reading five local bills that seek to declare five “ecologically vital areas” as protected sites under the National Integrated Protected Areas Systems (NIPAS). Approved were House Bill No. (HBN) 9329 or the Banao Protected Landscape Act...
The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading two local bills that seek to declare Carcar City in Cebu and the municipality of San Vicente in Ilocos Sur as heritage zones. The Upper Chamber approved in particular House Bill Nos. 5644 and 7927, which seeks the conservation and...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez is seeking passage of a bill that would abolish the Marcos regime-created Philippine International Trading Corp. (PITC). The Cagayan de Oro City representative said the PITC, an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), is also hounded by...
