SOURCE: Press and Public Affairs Bureau
The House Committee on Energy chaired by Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco (Lone District, Marinduque), in a joint hearing with the Committee on Trade and Industry chaired by Rep. Weslie Gatchalian (1st... More Photos
In his privilege speech on Tuesday, Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (2nd District, Surigao del Norte) said he would file a bill which will seek an assessment of the mining industry to revitalize it and let... More Photos
The House Committee on Public Order and Safety, chaired by Masbate Rep. Narciso Bravo Jr., approved on Tuesday the substitute bill seeking to strengthen and modernize the Bureau of Fire Protection... More Photos
The long-time predicament of foundlings or abandoned children on their statelessness may soon be addressed as the Committee on Welfare of Children approved Monday, House Bill 3472 or the Foundling... More Photos
The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability on Monday resumed discussions on government initiatives to address the plight of locally stranded individuals (LSIs). Committee... More Photos
The Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Rep. Joey Salceda (2nd District, Albay), approved a substitute bill on Monday seeking to institutionalize microfinance programs and access to capital to... More Photos
Of the 301 legislators, 86 are women, a number of whom hold important positions of leadership in Congress, including Baby Arenas, Vilma Santos-Recto, Loren Legarda, and Evelina Escudero who are... More Photos
After weeks of grueling deliberations and 13 hearings, the Committee on Legislative Franchises chaired by Palawan Rep. Franz Alvarez denied on Friday the franchise application of broadcasting giant... More Photos