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The Philippine government is spending an additional P3.03 billion this year to bolster its infrastructure buildup in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the northeastern section of the disputed Spratly Archipelago. “Congress has earmarked an additional P1.65 billion to develop the Pag-asa Island airport, plus P300 million for the (Pag-asa) shelter port,” Surigao del Sur Representative […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Speaker Martin Romualdez led the ceremonial turnover of Yolanda Permanent Housing Program (YPHP) projects in Leyte, proof of the government’s commitment to rebuild communities devastated by Super Typhoon Yolanda 11 years ago. The event, held in Burauen, Leyte, includes the turnover of symbolic keys to local government officials from eight […]
The House Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Albay Representative Joey Salceda, met to discuss the revenue implications of the unnumbered substitute bill seeking to expand senior citizens’ privileges and benefits. “This bill addresses a gap in Republic Act 9994, or the ‘Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010,’ which does not clearly apply discounts […]
Officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) assured members of the House of Representatives that it has sufficient funds to finance its new and expanded health benefit packages. PhilHealth officials, led by President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr., gave the assurance during a hearing conducted by the House Committee on Health chaired […]
The House of Representatives adopted House Resolution (HR) No. 2165 expressing its “profound condolences” to the family of the late agriculture undersecretary and former Deputy Speaker Deogracias Victor Barbers Savellano. The resolution was authored by Speaker Martin Romualdez, Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd District Representative Dong Gonzales Jr., Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe, Senior Majority […]
The chairperson of the House Committee on the Welfare of Children thanked the Supreme Court (SC) for yet another decision against child abuse. “This recent decision upholding children’s welfare and other similar decisions must be disseminated and learned by all parents, teachers, youth leaders, and barangay officials,” BHW Party-list Representative Angelica Natasha Co said. “While […]
Some 137,000 college students will receive P15,000 in cash assistance this year under the national government’s Tulong Dunong Program (TDP), Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on higher and technical education, announced. “In the 2025 General Appropriations Law, Congress earmarked the sum of P2.06 billion for the TDP, which provides grantees with […]
“National Baptist Day is more than a celebration; it is a recognition of the indelible impact that Baptist communities have in uplifting lives and spreading the teachings of faith, love, and hope across our nation.”This is according to the House Committee on Human Rights Chair and Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante, who urged Baptist […]
The House Committee on Ways and Means chaired by Albay Representative Joey Salceda met recently to fine-tune the unnumbered substitute bill to House Bill (HB) 10329 seeking to curb the illicit tobacco trade through the imposition of heavy and differentiated penalties according to the degree of involvement in said activity. Salceda, in his explanatory note […]
BICOL SARO Party-list Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan encouraged secretariat personnel of the House of Representatives (HRep) to renew their commitment to public service during its first flag-raising ceremony in 2025. “Let good governance be our resolution. Anuman ang inyong posisyon, ipakita ninyo that the House of Representatives is truly for the Filipino people,” he legislator […]