Categories
Politics

HOUSE MULLS PROBE ON OFW AIRPORT ARRIVAL WOES

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 […]

Categories
Politics

ABANTE CALLS FOR LEGISLATIVE PROBE INTO E-SABONG

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 […]

Categories
Politics

LAUNCH HOUSE PROBE INTO POGO OPERATIONS – 4 SOLONS

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. […]

Categories
Politics

PROBE QUESTIONABLE KALIWA DAM PROJECT — REP. NOGRALES

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 […]