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House Deputy Majority Leader Francisco Paolo Ortega V and Lanao del Sur Representative Zia Alonto Adiong assured the public that preparations of the House prosecution team for Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial are in full swing. While not directly part of the prosecution panel, Ortega expressed confidence in the team’s readiness, and in the […]
The House Committee on Transportation, chaired by Antipolo City Representative Romeo Acop, approved House Bill (HB) 11433 which seeks to introduce policy and organizational reforms in the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). HB 11433 which shall be entitled the “Revised Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Law” when enacted, would amend certain provisions of Republic Act (RA) 9993 […]
A candidate for congressman in Makati’s 2nd District is facing a disqualification case after public records revealed his alleged conviction for drug dealing and burglary in the United States. Gaudencio Babasa Jr. in October filed a petition before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to cancel or deny due course to the certificate of candidacy (COC) […]
The House Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by ABANG LINGKOD Partylist Representative Joseph Stephen Paduano, opened its inquiry into the alleged misuse of public funds, as well as the irregularities in the disbursements and utilization of public funds, within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The inquiry is based on the privilege speech […]
The House Committee on Government Reorganization, chaired by Bukidnon Representative Jonathan Keith Flores, approved the creation of a technical working group (TWG) to further discuss the varying issues and comments of the resource persons/stakeholders on House Bill (HB) 9608, and to include a related bill HB 10996 which is also referred to the Committee on […]
If the House of Representatives Tri Committee (TriCom) investigating the prevalence of fake news is really interested in addressing the issue, it should also invite pro-administration social media influencers and vloggers and not only focus on Diehard Duterte Supporter (DDS) vloggers, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said. “Kasi kung interesado talaga sila na bibigyan ng […]
The House Tri Committee resumed its joint inquiry into checking the proliferation of misleading and malicious contents on social media. According to Antipolo City Representative Romeo Acop, who chaired the recent hearing, the inquiry is aimed at developing legislative measures that will enhance social media transparency, combat cybercrimes and promote digital safety through public awareness. […]
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, […]
Rather than throwing brickbats over the supposed timing and intent of the approval by the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee of the wage hike bill, the committee’s chairperson urged the country to instead stand united in calling for the immediate passage of the measure. “Mas mahalaga po na tumindig tayo at magkaisa para […]
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 […]