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Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte and Benguet lone district Representative Eric Yap have filed a House resolution (HR) calling for a congressional investigation on the proposed Mindanao Railway Project (MRP). HR 286 specifically seeks an inquiry on the way the Department of Transportation (DOTr) carried out its right-of-way acquisitions and expropriation of private […]
The House of Representatives, under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez, has been forging tighter coordination with Malacañang and the Senate to prevent even a single presidential veto of bills to be approved by the 19th Congress, House leaders said. In a press conference, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe said the closer coordination would […]
The House of Representatives adopted a resolution expressing its condolences to the family of Asia’s sprint Queen Lydia De Vega-Mercado. During the plenary session, the chamber adopted House Resolution 231, which also paid homage to De Vega-Mercado’s contributions to the country as a world-class athlete. The resolution is principally authored by Speaker Martin Romualdez, Majority […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles vowed to have “an open ear, an open heart, an open mind” as he takes on his role as chairperson of the House Committee on Labor and Employment. “We are committed to having an open ear, an open heart, an open mind, and giving equal opportunity to all as […]
For the country to move forward, the leadership of the House of Representatives (HOR) needs the support and positive contributions of the chamber’s members. This is according to Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr., who on Tuesday said he would extend his support to the new leaders of the House, just as he had […]
The House of Representatives convened for the opening of the First Regular Session of the 19th Congress and elected Leyte 1st District Representative Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez as the new House Speaker. With no other candidates, the House voted 283 affirmative votes, one negative vote, and four abstentions in the election of Romualdez. The veteran legislator’s […]
Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman refiled the measure to make divorce legal in the country after his similar bill was not acted on in the 18th Congress. Lagman said he is hopeful that “beleaguered and tormented wives can soon be liberated from irretrievably dysfunctional marriages or inordinately abusive marital relations” with House Bill No. 78, an […]
Quezon City 1st District Rep. Arjo Atayde on Thursday filed his top six priority bills at the House of Representatives. “My first six bills are about issues that are close to my heart. Marami pa tayong kailangang matutunan tungkol sa paggawa ng batas. Ngunit ang maipapangako ko sa mga naghalal sa akin, tututukan natin at […]
The Power Bloc composed of solons from the PHILRECA Party List, APEC Party List, RECOBODA Party List, and Ako Padayon Pilipino Party List at the House of Representatives has long proposed legislation exempting electricity from the imposition of value-added tax (VAT). Filed last July 2019, at the start of the 18th Congress, House Bill 3248 […]
The 18th Congress has passed a total of 311 measures that received President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature and were enacted into law, a House leader reported. According to the House accomplishment report, House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez said 119 of the laws were national in scope, while 192 were local. “A number of laws enacted were […]