MANILA—A lawmaker has re-filed the proposed Freedom of Information Act to fully promote good governance, accountability and transparency in all branches of the government. Rep. Raul...
MANILA—A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Wednesday called for the immediate creation of a technical working group (TWG) which would consolidate and filter proposals...
MANILA—The House of Representatives is amenable to revising the 1987 Constitution but prefers to do this through a Constitutional Convention (ConCon) that shall be composed of...
MANILA—The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the bill providing for free legal assistance to any officer or enlisted personnel of the...
MANILA – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is appealing to the Congress to pass a law that would address the problem of proliferation of new...
MANILA—The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to exempt fresh graduates from government charges and fees. Authors of...
MANILA—The public will see fresh faces from prominent political families when the 17th Congress is convened this July. Rep.-elect Amanda Christina “Cristal” Bagatsing (5th District, Manila)...
MANILA—The 59 allotted seats for party-list groups in the House of Representatives were distributed to 46 organizations after garnering the required number of votes in the...
House Chief, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr,. expressed his uncertainty as to whether as Anti-Hate Crime Bill would be passed in the 16th Congress. Belmonte said that...
MANILA – The proposed P2.606-trillion national budget for 2015 is scheduled for the House of Representatives’ approval on third and final reading next week. “We intend...