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The chief of staff of the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez, should grab the opportunity to defend herself and appear before the congressional hearings on the alleged misuse of public funds, House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan said. “Normally, individuals who are blameless, when asked to explain, would seize the […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa refuted Antipolo Representative Romeo Acop’s remarks, saying there’s no need to hide behind someone’s skirt as words can’t hurt him. “All I can say sir is: I am alright sir! I did not hide behind the skirt of my mother when I fought the terrorists and the insurgents with bullets […]
The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation pressed the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and the Department of Health – Bureau of Quarantine (DOH-BOQ) to determine the cause of the long lines of Filipino passengers and returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) at the airports and address the problem immediately. Antipolo City 2nd District Representative […]
Longtime anti-gambling advocate and House Deputy Speaker Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. has called for an inquiry into online cockfighting––popularly known as e-sabong––and other forms of internet gambling, and in a privilege speech on Wednesday evening questioned the legality of e-sabong operations that gross as much as 1.8 billion pesos in bets per day. According to […]
Four lawmakers have called for a congressional inquiry into the operations of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) industry in light of allegations that the booming business has led to the influx of unregistered foreign workers and government revenue losses as a result of non-payment of income taxes relative to the industry. House Resolution No. […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged solons to conduct an investigation in aid of legislation on the controversial and allegedly anomalous awarding of the New Centennial Water Source-Kaliwa Dam Project (NCWS-KDP) to a Chinese firm that has inadequate requirements, saying that government should ensure that the critical water supply project is awarded to a […]