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Amid ouster rumors, Migz told: Deliver Cha-cha votes

Administration lawmakers yesterday challenged Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri to fulfill his promise to President Marcos that he can muster the 18 votes needed for economic reforms in the 1987 Constitution......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 5th, 2024

Navel-gazing

Of course the government doesn’t have funds for wage subsidies, as suggested by pa-pogi lawmakers......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 4th, 2024

Special report: Rice fund raises stakes for farmers

Five years ago, lawmakers and government officials made a promise of a lifetime: the country’s rice farmers would be competitive at long last......»»

Category: financeSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 4th, 2024

Enact anti-dynasty law now, ex-AFP, PNP chiefs urge

Lawmakers blame poverty on the Constitution’s economic restrictions. But a select group of retired generals and coronels think otherwise. It’s politicos who are to blame for dynastic reigns that impoverish Fi.....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 29th, 2024

Not in aid for election

The well-intentioned ayuda of the government that targets to tide over inflation-impacted middle income families will remain under a cloud of uncertainty without an enabling law. In particular, this will be the fate of the P26.7-billion Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program that has become the bone of contention of lawmakers feuding over alleged use of the newest ayuda program of the government to push Charter change......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

Campaigns for Mindanao s independence already settled

House lawmakers on Tuesday bucked the recent calls by former President Rodrigo Duterte to secede Mindanao from the country, saying that the lengthy peace processes undertaken by Mindanaoans through the years have “already settled” the matter of the region’s autonomy......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 13th, 2024

Romualdez sidesteps allegation he ordered People s Initiative signature drive

House Speaker Martin Romualdez has shrugged off a senator’s allegation that he ordered lawmakers to gather signatures for the campaign to amend the 1987 Constitution via People’s Initiative. .....»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 22nd, 2024

Ex-solons dismiss PDEA leaks

Former and incumbent lawmakers and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency officials branded as false an allegedly leaked document from the agency following a series of Senate hearings on the matter......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 14th, 2024

3 lawmakers back measure postponing BSKE anew

Three members of the House of Representatives have expressed support for a measure seeking to defer anew the holding of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) scheduled in December 2025......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 12th, 2024

House backs Comelec plan to ban substitution by withdrawal

Administration lawmakers have expressed support for the plan of the Commission on Elections to prohibit candidates from taking advantage of substitution by means of withdrawal of their certificate of candidacy and advancing their personal interest......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

House insists on investigating China s secret pact on Ayungin

The House of Representatives will push through with its probe into former President Rodrigo Duterte's secret deal with China that supposedly gave up Philippine sovereignty over a part of the West Philippine Sea, with lawmakers saying that even mere allegations of the agreement have diplomatic repercussions......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Traders, middlemen blamed for soaring commodity prices

The soaring prices of basic commodities in the market despite the wide gap in farmgate and retail prices are brought by as much as 200 percent profit of middlemen and traders, according to administration lawmakers......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

Lawmakers call on PNP to release 6 activists arrested on Labor Day

Makabayan bloc lawmakers have urged the Philippine National Police to release six activists who were arrested during a Labor Day rally near the United States Embassy in Manila, questioning authorities for reportedly not practicing maximum tolerance in dispersing the protesters with water cannons......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 2nd, 2024

Next round of proxy war

Back from their month-long recess, our lawmakers of the 19th Congress resumed their sessions last Monday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024

China confronts Japanese politicians in disputed East China Sea area

BEIJING/TOKYO - China's coast guard confronted Japanese lawmakers in waters claimed by both countries in the East China Sea, China's embassy in Tokyo and Japanese media said Sunday, the latest in a series of maritime disputes involving China and its neighbors.Chinese vessels took unspecified law enforcement measures, the embassy said in a statement, adding that it had lodged solemn representations for what it ca.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

Sara thanks Marcos for ‘continued trust’

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte thanked President Marcos for still trusting her amid calls for her resignation as Department of Education chief by several lawmakers......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

House optimistic Senate will pass Cha-cha in May

Administration lawmakers in the House of Representatives are pinning their hopes on their Senate counterparts to pass the economic Charter change bill before Congress goes on recess on May 24......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 22nd, 2024

Solons agree: House must probe Duterte-China deal

LOS ANGELES, United States — Several lawmakers from both the majority and minority blocs of the House of Representatives have agreed on the need to place under investigation former president Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called “gentleman’s agreement” with China,  as the public must be informed of its every detail. Minority official and ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 14th, 2024

America s Irrational Love for Guns Has to Stop

It is no longer a surprise to anyone across the globe to hear about another mass shooting in the United States. The latest, a horrific killing of elementary students inside their classroom in Texas, will hopefully galvanize U.S. lawmakers to ban assault-type weapons and make it harder for Americans to acquire firearms......»»

Category: newsSource:  philnewsRelated NewsApr 13th, 2024

Australian lawmakers talk up security cooperation during Taiwan visit

A leading Australian opposition lawmaker visiting Taiwan this week has highlighted the importance of security cooperation between Taiwan and Australia.In a meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen Monday, Andrew Wallace, the deputy chair of Australia's Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, said that in an ever-changing geopolitical landscape, security cooperation is 'paramount.'.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsApr 13th, 2024