Rep. Marcoleta expelled from 5 House panels

Krixia Subingsubing 09/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Sagip Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, a known ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, has been stripped of his membership in five committees in the House of Representatives. Marcoleta lost…

Alcover questions Osmeña’s ‘moral ascendancy’ in House EJK probe

Pia Piquero 09/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Councilor Pastor Alcover questioned the “moral ascendancy” of former mayor Tomas Osmeña following his invitation as a resource speaker at a House of Representatives committee hearing investigating extrajudicial killings (EJK). Alcover,…

House approves P6.352 trillion budget for 2025

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 09/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — House Bill (HB) No. 10800, which contains the P6.352 trillion proposed budget for 2025, was approved by the House of Representatives on the third and final reading on Wednesday. During the plenary session, 285…

Bill on lower optional retirement age for gov’t workers passes 2nd reading

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 09/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A bill seeking to lower the optional retirement age for government workers from 60 to 56 was approved by the House of Representatives, voting viva voce, on second reading on Wednesday. House Bill No.…

Duterte told by House: Explain your ‘jokes’

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 08/25/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies have been dared by leaders of the House of Representatives’ quad committee to prove that his public statements about killing drug personalities were really “jokes” or “hyperbole.” …

House to receive on Monday the proposed P6.3T budget for 2025

Faith Argosino 07/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang will submit its proposed national budget for 2025 amounting to P6.3 trillion to the House of Representatives on Monday. Speaker Martin Romualdez, in a statement on Sunday, said the chamber will receive the…

VP Sara Duterte slammed by lawmakers: She’s ‘no longer trustworthy’

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 07/13/2024

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…

42-M PhilHealth data breach victims not yet notified of hacking’s extent

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 07/09/2024

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.…

Divorce bill okayed by House: ‘It’s not a monster’

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 05/23/2024

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…

House divorce bill moves; no action from Senate

05/19/2024

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…

Rody Duterte’s adviser Yang to be invited to House drug probe

Faith Argosino 05/13/2024

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…

House execs to look into reason for high basic commodity prices

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 04/24/2024

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…

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