House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) A special oversight committee must be formed in a bid to bost transparency in the use of controversial confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) by government agencies. Committee on Appropriations Senior Vice...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (PPAB) The Office of the Vice President (OVP) spent P125 million worth of confidential funds in just 11 days, and not 19 days as previously thought. Thus, bared Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left), Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Rep. Salceda's office) The top economists in the House of Representatives have aired their concerns over the proposal to suspend excise tax on fuel as a remedy to the...
(Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo has called out local oil firms for one of their more eyebrow-raising tendencies--that of imposing the exact same price adjustments as each other on a near weekly basis. ...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Contributed photo, MANILA BULLETIN) (Contributed photo) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo insisted on Monday, Sept. 18 that there was nothing wrong with the Office of the...
The House plenary hall (Contributed photo) It's basically all systems go for the plenary debates of the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) for 2024 after the House Committee on Appropriations approved on Thursday morning, Sept. 14 the schedule for the...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo The Committee on Audit (COA) has committed to carry out a special audit of the Commission on Higher Education's (CHEd) funds, including the Higher Education Development Fund (HEDF). This was bared by...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) After 33 days, the House Committee on Appropriations adjourned on Tuesday night, Sept. 12 its grueling per agency budget deliberations on the proppsed 2024 national budget. "Madam chairman, I move...
PhilHealth President Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. (Screenshot from YouTube live) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) was asked Wednesday night, Sept. 6 to consider temporarily stop collecting contributions from its members after it told...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Economist-solon Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo has filed a bill that would allow the President to declare a "National Rice Emergency" for a maximum period of six...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo relayed to Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 30 the "good feedback" that teachers have...
Marikina City 2nd Rep. Stella Quimbo (Rep. Quimbo's office) From a proven leader to young, budding leaders. Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo led on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 29 the awarding ceremony of 20 youth leaders in connection with the Marikina Youth...
