Battle of the brains

Manuel L. Quezon III - @inquirerdotnet 03/01/2023

Sen. Robinhood Padilla wants the Constitution amended, but not in the manner proposed by the House of Representatives. The House, recognizing what polls have been suggesting for decades now, wants to pursue amendments by means of an…

House finally approves refiled SIM card registration bill

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 09/19/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives has approved on final reading the refiled measure that will require the registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) card ownership. During Monday’s session, 250 lawmakers voted in favor of passing…

House falls into river after riprap wall collapses in Cebu City brgy

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/13/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two individuals were rescued in Purok 5, Barangay Kamputhaw in Cebu City, after a portion of their house fell into the river when a riprap wall at the bank of the river…

House OKs early voting for senior citizens, PWDs

Nestor Corrales 08/25/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill that would allow early voting for senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs) in the national and local elections. Voting 196-0-0, the lower chamber passed…

House OKs lower tax rates for private schools

Nestor Corrales 08/24/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill that would lower tax rates for proprietary schools and allow them to avail of the 10-percent preferential rate on taxable…

House OKs bill to address taxes for private schools

Meg Adonis, Nestor Corrales 06/15/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The House ways and means committee on Monday approved in principle a substitute bill that would define the tax rates for proprietary schools to allow them to avail of the 10-percent preferential rate on…

House plenary debates on Cha-cha to begin on Feb. 22

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 02/14/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The push for economic amendments in the Constitution remains in the House of Representatives, with plenary debates on the issue beginning on February 22. This was disclosed by the House committee on constitutional amendments…

The last cha-cha

Antonio T. Carpio - @inquirerdotnet 01/14/2021

The House of Representatives is attempting the last cha-cha before the end of President Duterte’s term. The purpose of this last cha-cha attempt is as clear as mud. Senate President Tito Sotto revealed that President Duterte wants…

House eyeing to finish Cha-cha debates before end of 2021

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 01/10/2021

  MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives is hoping to finish the debates on charter change (Cha-cha) before the end of 2021. Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Sunday assured that debates on the proposed amendments to the 1987…

Waste, Congress, and idiocy

Solita Collas-Monsod - @inquirerdotnet 10/10/2020

So much media attention has been given to the Cayetano-Velasco speakership controversy. And rightly so. In a nutshell, Alan Peter Cayetano reneged on his “gentlemen’s agreement” with Lord Allan Velasco on the speakership-sharing agreement. I did not…

Should you buy a home during Covid-19 economic recession?

PR 09/27/2020

Covid-19 broke out early 2020 and it has been a few months being stuck at home with limited movements outside the homes. There has also been changes on work set-up as well has school set-up for the…

Paolo Duterte confirms threat to declare House leadership posts vacant

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 09/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Presidential son and Deputy Speaker Paolo Duterte on Sunday confirmed sending a text message to his colleagues where he warned to move to declare as vacant the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speakers amid…

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