House panel OKs substitute bill to expand aid to teachers, students in private schools

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 11/20/2023

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…

Website of House of Representatives attacked by hackers

Luisa Cabato 10/15/2023

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…

Confidential funds: House gives zero secret funds for OVP, DepEd, DICT, DFA, DA

10/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Confidential funds will not be given to civilian agencies of the government such as the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Department of Education (DepEd), a House of Representatives panel has decided.…

Teves expelled from House; disorderly conduct, chronic absence cited

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 08/16/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Negros Oriental 3rd District Representative Arnolfo Teves Jr. has been expelled from the roll of the House of Representatives. The expulsion comes after 265 lawmakers voted to adopt the latest recommendations from House Committee…

RTVM to direct Bongbong Marcos’ 2nd Sona — House official

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 07/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s second State of the Nation Address (Sona) will now be directed by the Radio Television Malacañang (RTVM), House of Representatives Secretary General Reginald Velasco said on Monday. In an…

No more laughs: P3-M Pagcor logo draws calls for probe

Jeannette Andrade 07/14/2023

You’ve laughed at the parodies. Now comes the serious part. Two days after being unveiled, the new logo of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) continued to draw scrutiny not only for its design and rationale,…

Car dealers, who impose ‘installment mode’ called out

Jeanette Andrade - @inquirerdotnet 06/22/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Assistant Majority Leader Ernesto Dionisio Jr. wants the House of Representatives to look into the supposedly unfair practice of car dealers of limiting buyers to installment payment modes, depriving consumers of the right of…

House adopts Senate version of Maharlika bill

Beatrice Pinlac 05/31/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has accepted the Senate’s version of the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill. A bicameral conference committee hearing was held on Wednesday to reconcile conflicting provisions between the chambers’ versions…

Speaker Romualdez addresses ‘coup’ rumors; says House ‘to focus on work’

Faith Argosino 05/21/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday addressed “coup” rumors at the House of Representatives following Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s statement, saying that her actions may have been misinterpreted and it is not her…

Arroyo breaks silence: My actions were misconstrued, I was accused of staging House coup

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 05/19/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Former president and incumbent Pampanga 2nd District Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo broke her silence on her replacement as a senior deputy speaker, saying that her actions may have been misconstrued leading to claims that…

House opposition finds ally: Paolo Duterte votes vs charter change

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 03/15/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The opposition in the House of Representatives has found an unlikely ally in Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte when he voted against a bill seeking to amend the Constitution. Duterte, the eldest…

Bill allowing married women to retain maiden surnames approved on 2nd reading

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 03/14/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A proposal that would allow married women to retain and use their maiden surnames has been approved by the House of Representatives on the second reading. House Bill No. 4605 authored by Manila 4th…

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