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Three new Deputy Speakers were elected during the plenary session of the House of Representatives. The new House leaders are Bacolod Representative Albee Benitez, Pangasinan Representative Maria Rachel Arenas and Cebu Representative Duke Frasco. The new House leaders are Bacolod Representative Albee Benitez, Pangasinan Representative Maria Rachel Arenas and Cebu Representative Duke Frasco. Deputy Speakers […]
Senator Bong Go’s team witnessed the turnover of the Super Health Center in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental recently. Present during the turnover of the Super Health Center were Misamis Occidental Vice Governor Rowena Gutierrez, Oroquieta City Mayor Lemuel Acosta, City Councilor Arti Enanoria, and Barangay Apil Captain Roy Bongcayao, among others. “Magseserbisyo ako sa abot […]
Calling it the electoral reform “40 years in the making,” Lanao del Sur Representative Zia Alonto Adiong pushed for the passage of a bill banning political dynasties, saying Congress can no longer afford to ignore a clear constitutional directive. “Today, we have the opportunity to make history. Today, we fulfill a long-standing constitutional mandate, 40 […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said the government is “all hands on deck” as the House of Representatives moves swiftly to pass a measure allowing the suspension of the mandatory biofuel blending requirement under the Biofuels Act of 2006 after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. certified the bill as urgent. House Bill (HB) No. 8469, or […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III hailed Filipino teachers as the “pillars of society” and reaffirmed the government’s push to accelerate the construction of classrooms nationwide to support quality education. Dy delivered the message as guest of honor and speaker during the 21st Founding Anniversary of the Schools Division Office of Cauayan City, where educators and […]
The House of Representatives approved on second reading a measure institutionalizing the Presidential Merit Scholarship Program (PMSP), which aims to help the country’s top senior high school (SHS) graduates pursue college even if their families have limited financial means. House Bill No. 8477 seeks to establish a permanent national scholarship system that will provide financial […]
The House of Representatives’ Committee on Foreign Affairs and Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs convened a joint hearing to assess the impact of the escalating conflict in the Middle East on Filipinos in the region and to oversee the Philippine Government’s crisis response efforts. The hearing was led by Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairperson Representative […]
Eastern Samar Lone District Representative Christopher Sheen Gonzales is pushing for the passage of a measure highlighting Ferdinand Magellan’s landing on Homonhon Island on March 17, 1521 — a pivotal event in Philippine history. Gonzales is proposing that March 17 of every year be officially recognized as “Homonhon Landing Day” to honor the milestone and […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III and House Majority Leader Sandro Marcos of Ilocos Norte filed a bill authorizing the President of the Philippines—currently President Ferdinand Marcos – to suspend or reduce excise taxes on petroleum products during national or global economic emergencies to help cushion Filipinos from surging fuel prices. Marcos said House Bill (HB) […]
Lanao del Sur Representative Zia Alonto Adiong described the Anti-Political Dynasty measure approved by the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms as a “trailblazer” reform that would finally define political dynasties nearly four decades after the Constitution mandated their prohibition. Adiong, who chairs the committee, said the consolidated bill marks the first serious legislative […]