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Incumbent and former Members of the House of Representatives shared valuabld lessons with neophyte district and party-list lawmakers to give them a better understanding and appreciation of the budget process, Constitutional provisions, and the important role of the House Secretariat. Former Davao City Representative and now Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, former Marikina City Rep. Miro […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III said the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) is open to the term-sharing of the speakership post at the House of Representatives for the 18th Congress. Pimentel, president of the ruling party, noted however that the term-sharing arrangement would only be amenable if Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco will hold […]
Newly-elected lawmakers poised to start their first term in the 18th Congress learned more about the budget process as well as their function and role in the House at the second day of the House of Representatives Executive Course on Legislation. The day kicked off with a discussion led by former Davao City Representative and […]
President Rodrigo Duterte did not endorse any candidate for the House speakership during the recent gathering of neophyte House members at Malacañang, several lawmakers who attended the event said. The dinner reception, which was attended by more than 125 new and returning House members, was hosted by Davao City Representative-elect Pulong Duterte at the Malago Lounge […]
Given her deep Senate expertise, outgoing Senator Loren Legarda said she is ready to chair any committee in the House of Representatives for the 18th Congress. Legarda, who was elected as Antique representative for the new Congress, said she would prefer heading a committee similar to the one she currently chairs in the Senate. She […]
The 54-strong Partylist Coalition Foundation Inc. (PCFI) will play a very crucial role in the election of the next Speaker, especially in a “free-for-all” race for the post, a partylist lawmaker at the House of Representatives said. Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta Partylist Representative Jericho Nograles pointed out that the PCFI now constitutes the second biggest political bloc […]
Leyte First District Rep. Martin Romualdez has informed President Rodrigo Duterte of his plan to run for House Speaker and to complete the President’s unfinished legislative agenda, stressing last week at a media forum that the House Speaker must share the President’s vision in order to properly lead the administration coalition in the House. “When […]
With the hoopla over the midterm elections already in the rearview mirror, lawmakers at the House of Representatives are now raring to get back to work when session resumes, with the hope of passing more measures in the remainder of the 17th Congress. They are also awaiting the signing into law by President Rodrigo Duterte […]
Senator Loren Legarda has ended the 32-year rule of the Javier dynasty in her home province of Antique with a promise to make the province a role model for sustainable development. Legarda was proclaimed the new representative of the lone district of Antique to the House of Representatives, sweeping all of the province’s 18 towns, […]
Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list on Monday formally launched a campaign in Calamba, Laguna to plant 10 million trees in the Philippines as part of a nationwide regreening effort that would help improve the country’s environment. “Our objective is not just to win a seat in Congress so we can fight for the cause of the environment; […]