MANILA – The House of Representatives on Tuesday formally elected an 11-member prosecution panel composed of lawmakers, lawyers, and legal experts who will represent the chamber in the Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. The…
MANILA, Philippines — A consolidated bill pushing for the proposed abolition of the travel tax has been approved by the House tourism committee and forwarded to the ways and means panel for the crafting of alternative taxation…
MANILA – A total of 7,030 bills and 645 resolutions were filed at the House of Representatives in 22 session days of the first regular session of the 20th Congress, Majority Leader Sandro Marcos reported on Sunday,…
MANILA, Philippines – Lanao del Sur Rep. Ziaur-Rahman ‘Zia’ Adiong on Friday denied that several House members received a P2 million Christmas bonus each, calling Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste’s claim “unfair and disingenuous.” In a media briefing,…
MANILA, Philippines — Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Legarda Leviste questioned the ‘unexplained’ ₱10.5-B addition the House made to its budget. In an interview today, Leviste brought up that the House increased its own internal budget from…
MANILA, Philippines — Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco “Kiko” Barzaga has been suspended for 60 days. This follows the House of Representatives’ adoption of the ethics committee’s recommendation on a complaint filed against him. During the plenary…
MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers have raised concerns over the affidavit signed by the Discaya couple, which was read before the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing. They noted it may be defective because it was supported by an…
MANILA, Philippines — Leyte 4th District Rep. Richard Gomez has urged a “clean mayor” to address problems in his own backyard first before dragging the entire Congress into corruption allegations, saying the city is “drowning in problems.”…
MANILA, Philippines – Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin Romualdez said the 20th Congress must push for laws that will help the country attain upper middle-income status. This came after the World Bank reported that the Philippines had…
MANILA, Philippines — Discounts given to senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) will be on top of promotions or promo items that a store gives if a bill from Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez…
MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Martin Romualdez is poised to retain his post in the 20th Congress, with 285 incoming representatives—including four Liberal Party members—expressing support for his continued leadership, Deputy Speaker David Suarez announced on Sunday. Suarez, who…
MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Martin Romualdez has a “supermajority” in the 20th Congress, according to Deputy Speaker and Quezon 2nd District Rep. David Suarez. “As of Saturday afternoon, no less than 240 members have already signed…
