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MANILA, Philippines — Ranking leaders of the House of Representatives called Vice President Sara Duterte’s quip about appointing herself as the “designated survivor” during the President Marcos’ third State of the Nation Address (Sona) as a tasteless…
MANILA, Philippines — More than 42 million members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), whose data were compromised in a hacking incident last September 2022, have not yet been notified about the extent of the breach.…
MANILA, Philippines — The bill allowing absolute divorce in the country has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives on Wednesday in a 120-9 vote for 129 Representatives, who voted. The bill…
The ball is now in the Senate’s court to pass their own version of the divorce bill, opposition lawmakers said, as they themselves hoped for a speedy third reading for the bill before the 19th Congress ends its second…
MANILA, Philippines — Michael Yang, the economic adviser of former President Rodrigo Duterte, will be invited to the House of Representatives’ next hearing relating to the over P3 billion drug bust at a warehouse in Mexico, Pampanga…
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives will look into the reason for the high cost of basic commodities, despite farmers, manufacturers, and grocery stores denying making any substantial price changes. This was revealed by Speaker Ferdinand…
MANILA, Philippines — A bill revoking the franchise granted to Swara Sug Media Corp. has been passed by the House of Representatives on third and final reading on Wednesday, March 20. Swara Sug Media Corp. operates under…
The House of Representatives, meeting as a whole committee, took a significant step towards Charter change (Cha-cha) by approving Resolution of Both Houses No. 7 (RBH 7) on Wednesday. This step is similar to endorsing a committee…
MANILA, Philippines — A measure that would legalize motorcycle taxis as an alternative public transport would be given priority at the House of Representatives. This was the assurance that House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave to the public…
The House committee on legislative franchises issued on Wednesday a subpoena to televangelist Apollo Quiboloy, requiring him to attend an inquiry about the franchise of Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), believed to be owned by the founder…
MANILA, Philippines — A House of Representatives panel has approved a still unnumbered substitute bill that would expand the government assistance given to teachers and students in private schools. During the hearing of the House Committee on…
MANILA, Philippines — Another Philippine government website has been defaced by hackers. The website of the House of Representatives was vandalized before noon Sunday, Oct. 15, by a group calling itself “3MUSKETEERZ.” A troll face meme with…
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