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The national government is set to spend another P2.56 billion to sustain the revitalization of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT 3) and improve the commuting experience of passengers, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo said. “We have another P2.56 billion for the MRT 3 Rehabilitation Project in the 2025 National Expenditure Program. The sum […]
The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, chaired by Manila Representative Joel Chua, opened an inquiry into the financial situation of the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (ZAMCELCO). In his privilege speech recently, Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe highlighted ZAMCELCO’s financial woes, including P4.6 billion in liabilities, 22% systems loss and monthly losses of about […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez welcomed the significant decline in the prices of rice after confirming the availability of rice selling by as low as P42 per kilo during a visit to three key markets in Metro Manila recently. Romualdez visited Guadalupe Market in Makati, as well as the Farmers’ Market and Nepa Q-Mart in Quezon City […]
The House of Representatives approved House Bill (HB) 10772, which would improve the delivery of socialized housing programs. The bill, which garnered 178 affirmative votes and three negative votes without abstention, aims to make available at affordable cost decent housing and basic services to the underprivileged and homeless citizens in urban centers and resettlement areas. […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez met with 27 provincial governors recently to enlist their help in a whole-of-government approach to fight poverty and other problems the nation and their communities are facing. The meeting was also attended by former Congressman Anton Lagdameo, who is special assistant to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., giving the governors the opportunity to […]
Two panels of the congressional Commission on Appointments (CA) are scheduled to conduct separate confirmation hearings on September 10, for a new member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) and three ambassadors. Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel said the CA’s committee on foreign affairs chaired by Senator Jinggoy Estrada will pore over President Ferdinand […]
The House of Representatives unanimously passed on third and final reading House Bill (HB) 10730, providing for the modernization of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The bill, which shall be known as the PHIVOLCS Modernization Act and principally authored by Aklan Representative Carlito Marquez received 183 affirmative votes. Under the bill, the […]
The House Committee on Higher and Technical Education, chaired by Baguio City Representative Mark Go, approved six bills providing scholarships to students and teachers across various disciplines. The measures tackled were House Bill (HB) 9539 or the proposed “Scholarship ng Humanidades at Agham Panlipunan Act of 2023”, HB 6910 establishing a social work scholarship program, […]
Despite the bad weather, the House Committee on Appropriations successfully held the briefing on the P1.2-billion proposed budget of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) for 2025, with a commitment from lawmakers to augment the agency’s funding to enable it to implement Republic Act 10353 or the “Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012”. Gabriela […]
At Monday’s flag-raising ceremony of the House of Representatives, guest speaker South Cotabato Representative Peter Miguel emphasized the crucial role of the government in safeguarding the nation’s maritime resources. Miguel expounded on the theme, “Pamana ng Karagatan: Ating Alagaan para sa Kinabukasan,” stressing the need for collective action in preserving the Philippines’ maritime heritage for […]