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Final briefing

Bicameral Meeting Chairman House Panel and House  Majority Leader Rep. Rolando Andaya (center) give his final instructions to all members of House panel shortly...

Mislatel’s franchise validity upheld

During the Senate hearing on Wednesday, Mislatel, dubbed as the country’s “third telco”, recalled that it went through National Telecommunications Commission’s (NTC) strict post-qualification...

House majority okays medical marijuana bill

Voting 163-5-3, the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading the bill legalizing the use of medical marijuana. The House, in...

House panel OKs P25k cash gift for elderly

A panel in the House of Representatives has approved a bill granting cash gifts to senior citizens who reach the age of 85, 90,...

House tells Diokno to show cause for snub of budget hearing

The House of Representatives has moved to issue a show-cause order against Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno for his continuing refusal to attend the congressional...

For real or for show?

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Lacson’s P50-billion ‘insertion’ bared by House team

A senator who had consistently denied using pork barrel and exposed the alleged budget insertions of fellow legislators was found to have insertions amounting...

House sets ‘criminal age’ at 12

Voting 146-34-0, the House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading House Bill 8858, which lowered the minimum age of criminal...

Congress eyes passage of medical marijuana bill

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20 percent fare discount for students pushed

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Bill creating nat’l commission for senior citizens okayed

To better assist and serve the country’s elderly persons, the House of Representatives this week approved on second reading a bill establishing the National...

Children are not criminals

"Legislators who approved this bill may not be monsters, but this is a monstrous act that they should be held accountable to."   A day after...

Solons told: Customs exceeded ‘18 target

The Bureau of Customs reported to a committee in the House of Representatives that it exceeded its target collection last year by P7.9 billion...

Senate performance rated ‘very good’

Most Filipinos polled in a survey viewed the Senate as the leading government institution with a “very good” public satisfaction rating in the last...
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