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LAWMAKERS are one step away from ordering the detention of Cagayan provincial government officials for snubbing their hearing into the alleged open and massive distribution of cash and other forms of assistance to voters last year in violation of the campaign spending ban.
SPEAKER Martin Romualdez yesterday assured the public that the price of rice is expected to go down in time for President Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation (SONA) on July 22 because of the Chief Executive’s issuance of an executive order reducing tariff rates on imported rice.
A MEMBER of the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms yesterday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to consider reusing the 97,000 vote-counting machines (VCMs) in next year’s midterm polls to save close to P18 billion.
ALBAY Rep. Edcel Lagman yesterday slammed the international Catholic lay ecclesial movement Couples for Christ for saying divorce weakens marriages.
CAMARINES Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte yesterday pressed the Senate to pass their version of the House-approved bill seeking amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) when the 19th Congress reopens for its third and final session on July 22.
REP. Erwin Tulfo (PL, ACT-CIS) yesterday filed a resolution urging the House of Representatives to investigate the issuance of retiree and investor visas to least 30,000 Chinese citizens aged 35 to 50, some of which have turned out to be Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) workers.
THE House of Representatives will focus on approving the proposed national budget for 2025 during the third and last regular session of the 19th Congress, Speaker Martin Romualdez said yesterday.
ADMINISTRATION lawmakers yesterday assailed the escalating costs and potential waste of public funds because of the construction of the new Senate building in Taguig City.
SPEAKER Martin Romualdez is set to meet with Senate President Francis Escudero today to discuss the administration’s legislative priorities and fix the relationship between the two chambers, which has been strained due to the People’s Initiative (PI) and Charter change (Cha-cha) issues, among others.