Deputy Speaker and Cagayan De Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Friday, Sept. 10 called for an end to the “hijacking” of some P160-billion government funds through the so-called “For Later Release (FLR) system. Rep. Rufus Rodriguez pix Rodriguez said the FLR is unconstitutional because...
Members of the House of Representatives quizzed vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. over the reported delays in the signing of multi-party agreements (MPAs) for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines by local government units and the private sector. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. presents updates on...
The Office of the Ombudsman is willing to absorb the P710.88 million that the Department of Budget and Management slashed from its original budget proposal if the fund can find better use in efforts of government to fight the devastating 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Ombudsman logo...
With 202 affirmative votes and zero negative votes, the House of Representatives on Tuesday, August 31 approved on final reading a bill exempting from all taxes the importation of critical medical supplies, essential goods, inputs, raw materials and equipment urgently needed during times of public...
Talk about Mariel Rodriguez and Robin Padilla's marriage not being rosy as it was before come up once in a while. For whatever reason, fans just seem to love gossiping about it. Of late, there are talks that Mariel and Robin are not sleeping in the same bed anymore. It used to be that the couple...
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on final reading a bill that provides for nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:10 and mandates additional protection and development of the nursing profession in the country. Nurses in PPE House Bill No. 9389 or the New Philippine Nursing Practice Act...
The House of Representatives on Monday, August 23 passed on third and final reading the bill that proposes to define tax rates for proprietary schools in order to allow them to avail of the 10-percent preferential rate on taxable income. STUDENTS With all 203 members present voting in the...
If you are following Grammy-winning singer Lizzo on Instagram, then you may have been blessed with a major musical moment with her playing the flute in tune of her recent release "Rumors," a song in collaboration with fellow music artist Cardi B. Lizzo wearing pieces by Thian Rodriguez and MX...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, August 18 thumbed down Health Secretary Francisco Duque III’s claim the Department of Health (DOH) has been destroyed by the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report on the alleged mishandling of the P67.3-billion COVID-19 funds. The Cagayan de Oro...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III should consider the House of Representatives’ public hearing as an opportunity to explain the deficiencies highlighted by the Commission on Audit (COA) on the Department of Health’s (DOH) use of the P67.32-billion COVID-19 response funds. House Deputy...
"Be brave enough and always dare to try new things, as life becomes boring when you stay in your comfort zone..." This is what actress Kim Rodriguez wrote as caption to a near nude photo of her that she posted on Instagram to celebrate her 27th birthday. View this post on Instagram She would go on...
In her latest vlog released last August 9, Katarina Rodriguez revealed a surprise with a lighthearted but suspenseful video that involved a pregnancy test. "It's a secret that I've been keeping for the past seven/eight months," Katarina Rodriguez admitted. And she and Niño Barbers are going to...
