The progressive Makabayan bloc on Thursday, March 16, has called for an investigation by the House of Representatives into the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro that has already affected the livelihood of nearby communities, reached as far as Palawan, and impacted 1.4 million hectares of the Verde...
The Senate adopted a resolution congratulating and commending Eumir Marcial for his fourth straight professional boxing victory after winning a middleweight match in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, author and sponsor of Senate Resolution (SR)) 494, said Marcial’s...
The House of Representatives adopted on Wednesday, March 8 a resolution expressing its sincere condolences to the family of slain Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo. Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo's wake (Speaker's office) Adopted during plenary session was House Resolution (HR) No. 837....
The House of Representatives has adopted House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) No. 10, which expresses the chamber's commitment to establish and maintain an "eCongress" system. (Unsplash) House Deputy Speaker and TUCP Party-list Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza declared the measure as adopted during...
Film director Erik Matti expressed disappointment on Instagram, recently. He wrote, "Ano kayang movie nakapanalo kay @johnarcilla ng Volpi cup? Ni hindi man lang nila mamention ni @starmagicphils yung movie na nagbigay sa kanya ng parangal? Medyo inexpect ko na yun sa Abs na di magmention kasi nung...
The 300-strong House of Representatives has expressed its condolences and sympathies to the family of the late former trade minister Roberto Ongpin, which the chamber hailed for his "indefatigable business leadership and management". (PPAB) The House did so by adopting House Resolution (HR) No.766...
House Resolution (HR) No. 763, which expressed the lower chamber's utmost compassion and deepest sympathies over the tens and thousands of lives lost in the recent earthquake that struck Turkey and northwestern Syria, has been adopted by congressmen. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO This took place...
Great innovations in governance take a lot of time to create: from idea to gestation and on to adoption and implementation. Which is just as well, because careful vetting and thorough study on the part of the proponents of an innovative idea, especially one that will affect the lives of millions of...
The House of Representatives has adopted a measure conveying to His Holiness Pope Francis the profound condolences of the chamber over the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Adopted by the House members during plenary session Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 24 was House Resolution (HR) No. 688. The...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, will reveal information from “top-level intelligence” about agricultural smuggling in the country “at the proper time". The House Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey...
The Las Piñas city government announced on Saturday, Jan. 21, that the deadline for the renewal of business permits has been extended from Jan. 20 to Jan. 31. Mayor Imelda Aguilar signed the resolution extending the period for payment of business permits, licenses, taxes, and other similar...
At its core, through trials and errors, our desire is to elevate our world to the level of utopian science fiction. Other than inhabiting, possessing, and controlling it, we have reshaped it, but here we are. Can we get it back in shape? Its growing catalog of ills notwithstanding, I think the...
