MANILA — Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez took the seat of the Speaker at the rostrum when Congress convened in a joint session for President Rodrigo...
WASHINGTON — The agency that supervises the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile would essentially lose direct Cabinet oversight under legislation that Congress is negotiating. The little-noticed provision...
WASHINGTON — This was supposed to be the quiet time on Capitol Hill, but Congress returns to work Monday facing a showdown in the House over...
MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Saturday night said that he will leave it up to the Congress to amend, suspend, or modify the tax reform...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday urged Congress to overhaul the nation’s prison system and help more former inmates re-enter society, hoping to jump-start legislation that’s facing...
PATIKUL, Sulu — on Monday appealed for unity as Congress is set to decide on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) aimed at ending the decades-long Mindanao separatism....
The Consultative Committee (Con-Com) formed by President Rodrigo Duterte is eyeing a “college degree or its equivalent” as an additional requirement for members of the Congress....
WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders and the White House are pressing to strike an accord on a $1.3 trillion catchall spending bill, though disputes remain over immigration,...
MANILA — Malacanang is letting the constitutional process proceed as the House of Representatives justice panel approved the draft articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes...
WASHINGTON — It started as a bipartisan attempt to curb soaring health care premiums. But Congress’ effort to stabilize the nation’s insurance markets is faltering amid...