Press Releases

Source: Public Relations and Information Department

Performance will gauge House action on proposed 2009 budget
28 August 2008 02:08:14 PM

Speaker Prospero C. Nograles today said that the House of Representatives will exercise a thorough performance audit on every executive department and its findings will be used as a barometer for scrutinizing the P1.415 Trillion national budget for 2009, which was formally submitted Wednesday by Budget Secretary Rolando Andaya. More»

Manufacturers producing substandard, unsanitary products due to inflation
28 August 2008 01:22:12 PM

A Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Food Security is seeking an immediate inquiry into the proliferation of substandard and unsanitary food, drugs, cosmetics and devices in the local market, which he said is being induced by the rising inflation rate. More»

Suspension of VAT on electricity and petroleum products urged
28 August 2008 10:43:18 AM

To lessen the effect of the unstable prices of petroleum products on the consumers especially on the poor masses, a solon has filed a bill that seeks to subject all transactions involving the sale of electricity and petroleum products to zero-percent (0%) Value-Added-Tax (VAT) More»