Congress

Former Speaker Romualdez served arrest warrant over ₱7.4-B plunder, placed under hospital arrest

FORMER House Speaker and Leyte Representative Ferdinand Martin Romualdez was formally served an arrest warrant on Monday night, September 7, at Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City,...

House eyes continued funding for student mental health, school safety in 2027 budget

THE House of Representatives aims to sustain appropriations for student mental health and child protection in the proposed 2027 national budget following a fatal...

House vows close collaboration with executive on proposed ₱7.2-trillion 2027 budget

THE House of Representatives has formally affirmed the economic framework presented by the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) for the proposed ₱7.2-trillion national budget...

Proposed regional hospital upgrade to expand bed capacity and specialty care in Negros Oriental

PATIENTS in Negros Oriental and neighboring provinces may soon gain access to advanced specialty medical care closer to home under a new legislative proposal...

House panel approves measures to expand senior citizen employment and welfare

IN a major legislative push to empower the elderly, the House Committee on Senior Citizens, chaired by United Senior Citizens Party-list Representative Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay,...

Quimbo seeks House probe into non-functional Marikina pumping stations

MARIKINA City 2nd District Representative Miro Quimbo has filed House Resolution No. 1342, demanding an urgent congressional inquiry into why vital flood-control infrastructure stood...

House panel clears tax cuts for workers and micro-businesses

THE House Committee on Ways and Means approved key tax reform measures on Monday, raising personal income tax exemptions for workers and relieving microenterprises...

Speaker Dy urges public participation in policymaking as ‘LegisHear’ expands to Mindanao

HOUSE Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III called on Filipinos from all sectors to actively participate in crafting national legislation as the House of...

House bill proposes ₱12,000 annual subsidy to boost minimum wage families and local MSMEs

ELEVEN members of the House of Representatives have filed House Bill No. 10648, or the Pambansang Agapay sa Pamilya at Maliliit na Negosyo (PAMANA)...

Legal troubles mount for Leviste, Legarda, and allies in high-stakes probes

PRESSURE on critics of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. intensified following back-to-back announcements of plunder charges and an alleged political plot involving Batangas Representative Leandro...

Panukalang online voting ng Senado pinangangambahan ng House panel

NANGANGAMBA ngayon ang House prosecution team sa nalalapit na impeachment trial laban kay Vice President Sara Duterte kaugnay sa panukala ng Senate majority na...