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The May elections will be less violent, with the BARMM elections unsynchronized and moved to October, according to Bukidnon 2nd District Representative Jonathan Keith Flores. “Election-related violence in our country is more linked to local politics than to national elections,” said the Vice-Chair of the Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms in the House of Representatives. […]
Akbayan Party-list invites the newly appointed Department of Transportation (DOTr) head Vince Dizon to a sit down to talk about public transportation issues such as the commuting public’s call to extend the operations of MRT and LRT, a halt to fare hike proposals, and the improvement rather than the removal of the EDSA bus lanes.“We […]
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) commended the pronouncement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Department of Education (DepEd), committing that 15,000 new plantilla positions will be allocated to ensure that each school has a principal regardless of size. In its Year Two Report, entitled “Fixing the Foundations,” EDCOM 2 highlighted the […]
The House Committee on Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples, chaired by Kalinga Representative Allen Jesse Mangaoang, hosted the signing of the memorandum of agreement between the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs (MIPA) aimed at promoting the rights and socio-economic welfare of indigenous peoples (IPs) and non-Moro […]
BHW Party-list Representative Angelica Natasha Co expressed her gratitude to the entire Senate for approving the proposed Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers on 3rd and final reading. “Matapos po ang mahabang panahong paghihintay, pasado na po sa Senado ang ating Magna Carta for BHW sa 3rd and Final Reading,” Co said. “Buong puso pong nagpapasalamat ang […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez led the House of Representatives in paying tribute to the late Albay Representative Edcel Lagman, who passed away due to cardiac arrest last January 30. In the necrological service held for Lagman, Romualdez praised the departed lawmaker as “a statesman in the truest sense of the word,” a man with deep conviction, […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez urged his fellow lawyers to be defenders and protectors of the Constitution, justice, rule of law, and the weak who cannot afford the cost of legal service. Romualdez made the appeal in a message of solidarity at the Integrated Bar of the Philippines’ 20th National Convention of Lawyers in Lahug, Cebu City. […]
Congress has earmarked over P1 billion in cumulative seed money to develop new schools of medicine in state universities and colleges (SUCs), Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on higher and technical education, said. “In the 2025 General Appropriations Law, Congress has added P150 million to the seed fund for the […]
The House of Representatives is working on a bill (House Bill 8659) meant to raise the plumbing profession to an engineering profession. A technical committee was tasked to iron out some provisions and harmonize the bill with those of related professions such as sanitary engineering. “I first give credit to my friend and colleague, Congresswoman […]
The House Quinta Committee led by Albay Representative Joey Salceda resumed its hearing on the challenges affecting the agricultural sector, with members expressing frustration over the seemingly slow action over the escalating prices of basic goods. Salceda called for swift reforms and enhanced transparency in pricing as they voiced their dissatisfaction over the retention by […]