House Committee on Constitutional Amendments chairperson and Ako Bicol Rep. Alfredo Garbin expressed confidence that the senators can be swayed to support the resolution seeking to amend the restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution.
China said Wednesday a flight by 16 military aircraft over hotly contested waters off Malaysia was routine training, after the Southeast Asian nation accused Beijing of breaching its sovereignty.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a measure extending the validity of the funds under the Bayanihan to Recover As One (Bayanihan 2).
Senator Manny Pacquiao finally broke his silence regarding the actions taken by his PDP-Laban party-mate, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, accusing the latter of prioritizing politics over the energy crisis that led to power outages this week.
Senator Risa Hontiveros is calling for an investigation into the rotational blackouts experienced by some areas in Luzon after its grid was placed under red alert status, forcing distribution utilities to implement load shedding.
The House Committee on Women and Gender Equality on Wednesday approved the substitute bill criminalizing child marriage in the country.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on third and final reading the measure asserting permanent validity of the certificates of live birth, death, and marriage issued, signed, certified, or authenticated by the Philippine Statistics Authority.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reiterated his call to Filipinos to get vaccinated to beat Covid-19.
The House Committee on Higher and Technical Education on Wednesday approved the proposal to institutionalize the 1989 University of the Philippines-Department National Defense Accord into the UP Charter.
Kayang-kaya! Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco believes the government’s target of achieving herd immunity in NCR by October is doable.
