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Belmonte offered plum post in House

Outgoing Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. is expected to assume post as the chair of the House committee on accounts in the incoming 17th Congress,...

Cayetano chided on Senate post

SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano was chided by his colleagues over his plan to turn into a “parking slot” the Senate presidency when he reportedly...

Election reform as agenda for the 17th Congress

The last official task of the 16th Congress is convening the National Board of Canvassers. It has just participated in one of the fastest...

Senate oldies make way for new faces

With the “changing of the guard” in the 17th Congress, four returning senators and four new face will be joining the 24-man Senate. It...

Speaker renews push for Cha-Cha with a twist

House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.   on Tuesday   said that he would push for  Charter Change with a focus on economic provisions once the 17th...

Drilon could retain Senate post

SENATE President Franklin Drilon will likely retain his grip on the chamber if Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Aquilino Pimentel III fail to settle...

Party-list coalition aims at plum posts

The 37-member party-list coalition is seeking juicy positions in the incoming 17th Congress in a bid to solidify its forces in support of  the...

Alvarez wins party-list support

The 37-member party-list coalition in the 17th Congress on Wednesday expressed full backing to the leadership of incoming House Speaker and Davao del Norte...

Belmonte opts for fiscalizer role

Outgoing Speaker and reelectionist Quezon City Rep. Feliciano Belmonte Jr. will be a “responsible and lead fiscalizer” of the incoming 17th Congress as emerging...

Pimentel wants Senate post

SENATOR Aquilino Pimentel III said Friday he intended to to run for president of the Senate in the coming 17th Congress.    “As president of the...

Angara pushes for tax cuts

SENATOR Sonny Angara welcomed the plans of the incoming Duterte administration to overhaul the income tax system and reiterated his vow to continue pushing...

Senate presidency a toss-up

THE fight for the Senate presidency in the coming 17th Congress would likely be a three-way contest among two incumbent senators and a returning...

LP retains control of Senate

If there will be no defections of “political butterflies” to the Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino (PDP-Laban), the current party of presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte,...
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