Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is prodding the Senate to act on bills calling for the institutionalization of a Magna Carta for barangay health workers (BHWs). Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) This, after the other legislative chamber--the House of...
OF FORESTS AND TREES Former Senate President Manny Villar I want to wish my readers and the entire Filipino nation a happy and healthy Christmas! We deserve to celebrate a very merry holiday season after more than two years of lockdown resulting in muted celebrations of a feast, we are famous for....
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has joined the chorus of government officials--led by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. himself--who are asking Filipinos to give the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) a chance. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte...
The Philippine Senate is now on a Christmas break after wrapping up a season with pieces of legislation that recognize and respond to Filipinos’ needs. “Since we first convened 20 weeks ago, we have devoted every single day to carrying out the duties the Constitution has assigned us, and...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has expressed confidence that the proposed Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act will become a law in 2023, in the current 19th Congress. (Recha Oktaviani/ Unsplash) This, as the House Committee on Ways and Means chairman noted the steady movement of the measure among...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday, December 18 said the Senate minority bloc will make an attempt to block the passage of the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill which they foresee to be a huge risk for the Philippines should it ever become a law. Pimentel...
The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China after the forcible taking by the Chinese coast guard of a rocket debris from the Philippine Navy in the West Philippine Sea, an incident that earned the "disgust" of the country's lawmakers. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
Congress has achieved a rare feat with Friday afternoon's signing of the P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023, according to House Speaker Martin Romualdez. From left to right: Senate President Migz Zubiri, President Ferdinand "Bongbong Marcos Jr., and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s...
The Senate awaits the transmission of the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund bill following its approval by the House of Representatives on Thursday, December 15. "They just passed it yesterday and we are now on a (Christmas) break. So logically nothing can be transferred or referred to us...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, December 16 criticized the apparent haste in which the President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his allies in the House of Representatives railroaded the approval of the proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund bill calling it “premature” and a...
The Maharlika Investment Fund will have extensive effects and ramifications not only to our generation but potentially to future generations of Filipinos. ‘’Hence this should not be rushed. Haste makes waste,’’ Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III said on Friday, December 16...
Top 10 Winnersof Kasambahay Kasambuhay Pilipinas Awards 2022. Now on its seventh year, the Kasambahay Kasambuhay Pilipinas Awards, a joint endeavor of the Junior Chamber International Senate Philippines, Inc. (JCI) and Palawan Pawnshop Group, has named 10 household workers as this year’s Top 10...
