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ABS-CBN bill ‘moot’–Alvarez

The bill filed at the House of Representatives seeking to grant ABS-CBN a “provisional franchise” is moot, a House official said on Thursday. Palawan Rep....

A new source of corruption

"We cannot stop doctors and nurses from leaving the country to work overseas."   I totally agree with Anakalusugan Representative Mike Defensor in calling for the...

Virus cases break half-million mark; health workers needed

COVID-19 infections in the Philippines breached the half-million mark Sunday as the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,895 new cases, bringing the total to...

‘Rehire casual, contractual state workers’

A party-list lawmaker on Saturday urged government agencies to rehire or renew the job contracts of an estimated 700,000 casual and contractual employees in...

Gordon hits PhilHealth anew

Debts owed by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) for its COVID-19 tests have piled up again and...

Solon fumes over corrupt tag

A leader of the House of Representatives on Thursday challenged Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) member Grego Belgica to prove his claim that up to...

House panel defends ’errata’

The House of Representatives' small committee's institutional amendments amounting to P20-billion in the proposed 2021 national government budget were “well-meaning and should not be...

The denials of (Alan) Peter

"Will the rooster crow before October 14?"   The debacle at the House of Representatives regarding the Speakership seems to have Biblical elements. I am reminded...

Scrapping of PhilHealth case rates, IRM pushed

The head of the House committee looking into the fund irregularities in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. on Monday called for the scrapping of the...

House panel to scrutinize P14-billion COVID-19 advanced payments

The House of Representatives committee on public accounts will look into at least P14 billion in advanced payments the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) has...

Solons to start Philhealth investigation on Wednesday

The House of Representatives will conduct on Wednesday its own inquiry into the reported new irregularities and corrupt activities allegedly involving officials and personnel of...

MERALCO hearing

Rep. Jonathan Sy-Alvarado (left), chairman of the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, and vice-chairman Rep. Mike Defensor check their notes during...

Children of 2 anti-franchise renewal lawmakers express support for ABS-CBN

Mikee Defensor, daughter of Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor, has expressed support for the employees of ABS-CBN who stand to lose their jobs after...

Defensor pushes for gov’t funding in ‘missionary cell sites’

The government must invest in youth education through efficient internet connectivity, Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor said Thursday. Defensor said in times like this when...
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