The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The 300-plus strong House of Representatives has constituted itself into a Committee of the Whole in preparation for its deliberation on Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.7. Deputy...
The House plenary. (Speaker’s office) In a chess move of sorts, the House of Representatives filed on Monday afternoon, Feb. 19 Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.7, which was a "carbon copy" of the Senate's RBH No.6. This means that each...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Ranking House of Representatives members have filed a measure that is expected to put pressure on the Senate to pass their Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6. Senior...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives remains in "full support" of the Senate's Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No.6, which seeks Charter change (Cha-cha). ...
A measure seeking to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of the late Avelino “Samboy” Lim has been filed at the Senate. Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, in filing Senate Resolution No. 911, said Lim merits the recognition of the Senate for showing his boundless...
As his administration strives for a “Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines),” President Marcos on Saturday, Jan. 6, underscored the involvement of Filipinos in becoming “Bagong Pilipino (New Filipino)” themselves for the nation’s change and development. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong'...
President Marcos said he will try to spend more time with his family this year as he vows to stay in shape to keep diseases away this 2024. Screenshots from President Marcos' YouTube vlog Marcos shared his "simple" New Year's Resolution in a YouTube vlog uploaded to his channel on Saturday evening,...
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate strongly condemning in the highest possible terms the recent bombing in Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City during a Catholic mass celebration has been filed in the Upper Chamber. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, in filing...
In the event President Marcos decides to allow the Philippines to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the Senate may issue a resolution or a concurrence to support or validate his decision. Escudero pointed this out amid the...
President Marcos and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida affirmed their commitment to resolve maritime conflicts through peaceful negotiations. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a bilateral meeting in Malacañan Palace on Nov. 3, 2023....
Former senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said that there is no such thing as "legalized corruption" in Congress via a concurrent resolution. Lacson made the statement following a social media post, which claimed that he paved the way for legalized corruption through Concurrent Resolution No. 10....
(Civil Service Commission / Facebook) The Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) “Contact Center ng Bayan” has honored the top 10 government agencies for achieving the highest resolution rates for Fiscal Year 2022. The resolution rate measures the number of complaints an agency resolves compared to...