The House Committee on Youth and Sports on Tuesday adopted a resolution seeking to prioritize for COVID-19 vaccination athletes who will compete in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and 2021 Southeast Asian Games
Deputy Speaker and Valenzuela Rep. Weslie Gatchalian has filed a measure imposing six to 12 years jail term and up to P1 million fine against individuals found falsifying COVID-19 test results.
Pagtitiyak na matututukan ang mga legislative agenda nang sabay-sabay ang trabaho ng mga Deputy Speaker sa kongreso, kaya’t wala aniyang nakikitang mali si BH Party Rep. Bernadette Herrera sa pagtatalaga ni Speaker Velasco ng malaking bilang ng mga Deputy Speaker.
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco made history with the record-number designation of deputy speakers under his watch.
The position of Deputy Speaker has become a run of the mill appointment, no thanks to House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco.
The House of Representatives undergoes another wave of a reshuffle in key leadership posts as three new deputy speakers were elected on Wednesday night.
House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Velasco is open to making his rival, ousted Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, a Deputy Speaker following their bitter fight over the speakership.
Presidential son and Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte has welcomed his appointment as the new chair of the Committee on Accounts in the House of Representatives.
Presidential son and Deputy Speaker for Political Affairs Paolo Duterte on Thursday finally broke his silence over the leadership row in the Lower House as Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano continues to defy his term-sharing agreement with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco.
Deputy Speaker Dan Fernandez on Monday slammed allies of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco for engaging in “double-talk and disinformation” in claiming they have the numbers to oust House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.
Deputy Speaker Lray Villafuerte on Monday mocked the camp of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco for claiming they now had the numbers against Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, saying they even counted the vote of a deceased congressman, Senior Citizens party-list Rep. Francisco Datol Jr.
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte has welcomed President Rodriguo Duterte’s enactment of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) as he expressed hope that Budget Secretary Wendell Avisado would release P165 billion in economic stimulus funds as soon as possible.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) modernization program is getting an extra P8 billion in 2021 to restore the bulk of program funds earlier “repurposed” for the fight against Covid-19, Deputy Speaker and Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said on Sunday.
MANILA – House committee on Appropriations chair Eric Yap has claimed responsibility for the reported mass resignation of the entire congressional staff of Presidential son and Deputy Speaker for Political Affairs Paolo Duterte.
Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda on Tuesday hailed the approval on third reading of House Bill 6864 or the “Better Normal for the Workplace, Communities and Public Spaces” bill by the House of Representatives.
Recognizing the significance of heritage sites, Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda has spearheaded efforts to restore the Old Capitol Building, located in San Jose de Buenavista, the capital town of Antique.
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte on Wednesday said the government should ensure an adequate and readily available supply of critical products such as medicines, vaccines, personal protective equipment (PPEs) and ventilators in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte has filed a resolution recommending the government’s temporary use of ABS-CBN’s former television and radio frequencies for distance learning in the coming school year to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Deputy Speaker and Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte sought prompt action from the two chambers to pass a bill that will prepare Filipinos for the “new normal” way of life once the enhanced community quarantine is lifted.
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte on Sunday reiterated his call for employers to consider telecommuting or stay-at-home work arrangements for their employees after the number of confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) infections in the country doubled to six people over the weekend.
Former Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat couldn’t help but be amused at Deputy Speaker Johnny Pimentel’s push to ban political turncoatism when the Surigao Del Sur congressman is also a political butterfly.
Deputy Speaker and 1-Pacman party-list Rep. Mikee Romero on Saturday revealed that airline companies are set to launch their respective local promotion campaigns to give Filipinos the chance to “see the world in the Philippines” notwithstanding the Covid-19 threat.
Deputy Speaker and Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte on Friday said now is the right time for employers to try out telecommuting among their workers as one way for them to help the government contain the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
Deputy Speaker and Jesus Is Lord leader Bro. Eddie Villanueva on Wednesday opposed the committee approval of pending bills allowing divorce or dissolution of marriage among Filipino couples.
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