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Marcos says impeachment is Congress’ job: ‘I’m focused on transport, rice’

June 21, 2025, 2:59 PM

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. distanced himself from the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte, saying the process belongs entirely to the House...

Reflections from the House floor

June 11, 2025, 12:05 AM

“The role of a legislator is not just to pass laws (but to be) a bridge – a voice that connects the halls of...

Risa calls for immediate passage of reconciled wage hike measure

June 9, 2025, 10:55 PM

SENATOR Risa Hontiveros on Monday called on both chambers of Congress to reconcile opposing bills on the proposed minimum wage hike before the 19th...

Angara leaves it up to Congress to keep or scrap SHS program

June 7, 2025, 12:50 AM

Education Secretary Sonny Angara admitted yesterday that the K to 12 program has produced lackluster results and left it to Congress to scrap the...

Solon pushes franchise for META, even as it commits to purge fake news

June 6, 2025, 12:25 AM

Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel on Thursday proposed that Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, be required to obtain a congressional franchise...

Speaker pushes laws to sustain P20/rice program

June 5, 2025, 12:25 AM

SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday vowed to mobilize the full powers of Congress to make President Marcos’ ₱20-per kilo rice program permanent...

The artful dodger?

June 5, 2025, 12:10 AM

“The bone of contention has now become Tolentino’s treatise on functional dismissal versus Pimentel’s ode to continuity from the 19th to the 20th” TO TRY...

‘Impeach trial up to 20th Congress’

June 3, 2025, 12:45 AM

Chiz: We can’t bind incoming senator-judges the incoming 20th Congress will have the final say on whether the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte...

House: Impeach fate with Senate; De Lima: Delays violate Charter

June 3, 2025, 12:40 AM

The House of Representatives has already fulfilled its Constitutional mandate in the impeachment process against Vice President Sara Duterte, and the ball is now...

Speaker assures House will pass all priority bills

June 2, 2025, 12:20 AM

With just two weeks left before the 19th Congress adjourns sine die, the House of Representatives is set to resume session today and act...

Do the arithmetic

June 2, 2025, 12:05 AM

“‘It’s a numbers game,’ veteran legislator and former Senate President Franklin Drilon repeats each time he is interviewed” Senate President Chiz Escudero has postponed the...

CA set to validate 360 ad interim appointees

June 1, 2025, 10:10 PM

The Commission on Appointments (CA) faces hectic schedules with 360 presidential ad interim appointees awaiting confirmation before Congress goes on a four-month recess stating...

JFC asks Congress to fast-track economic reforms before adjournment

June 1, 2025, 7:05 PM

The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce (JFC) asked Congress to fast-track the enactment of several high-impact economic measures before the 19th Congress adjourns, citing...

Stalled impeachment proceedings irking House leadership

May 31, 2025, 12:45 AM

A House leader expressed disappointment yesterday over the Senate’s last-minute decision to move the presentation of the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara...

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