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Binabaan kasi target! BIR hits 2020 collection goal but falls short of exceeding 2019 record
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Monday reported to the House Committee on Ways and Means that it exceeded its target tax collection in 2020.
February 22, 2021
12:28 pm
Politiko Lokal
After Duterte rants, House to restart probe on ‘condoned’ loans of Lopez firms
The House Committee on good government and public accountability will resume its investigation into the alleged condonation by the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) of loans made by the Lopez Group of Companies.
February 9, 2021
7:59 pm
Politiko TV
WATCH | The move is Consti-approved! Rep. Pido Garbin sa panukalang amyendahan ang konstitusyon
Nanindigan si House Committee on Constitutional Amendments Chair Pido Garbin na wala silang nilalabag na kahit anong batas sa pagbubukas ng usapin ng cha-cha. Aniya, malinaw na nakasaad sa Konstitusyon ang kapangyarihang ito ng kongreso.
January 16, 2021
10:18 am
Politiko Lokal
Velasco vows swift passage of 2021 budget, other priority bills to stimulate economy, fight corruption
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said the House of Representatives is ready “to hit the ground running” and looks forward to the ratification of the proposed P4.506-trillion national budget for 2021 as the 301-man chamber is set to resume its session on Monday, November 16.
November 16, 2020
10:30 am
Politiko Lokal
House panel endorses Foundling Welfare Act for plenary approval
The House committee on welfare of children on Tuesday endorsed for swift plenary approval the proposed “Foundling Welfare Act” aimed at promoting the rights of abandoned children with unknown parents and declaring them as natural-born Filipino citizens.
September 2, 2020
3:21 pm
Politiko Lokal
House tax committee okays Bulacan airport ecozone – Salceda
The House committee on ways and means has approved an unnumbered substitute bill creating the Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport Zone, which is adjacent to the proposed New Manila International Airport, in Bulacan, which San Miguel Aerocity Inc., will operate.
September 2, 2020
3:12 pm
Politiko Lokal
House health panel endorses ‘medical reserve corps’ during pandemics
The House committee on health has endorsed the creation of a medical reserve corps to augment the country’s health personnel in case of pandemics and health emergencies, according to its chair, Quezon Rep. Angelina Tan.
August 28, 2020
2:02 pm
Headlines
Ako nagdala, ako nagpatanggal! Eric Yap forced Pulong’s Batasan staff to resign
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.
August 27, 2020
11:15 am
Politiko Lokal
House should probe ‘body-switching’ rumors in Bilibid deaths — Rodriguez
Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is urging the House committee on justice to look into the “mysterious” deaths of convicted high-profile drug lords and other inmates at the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City.
July 31, 2020
4:09 pm
Politiko TV
WATCH | Aminado sa kapalpakan! Duque tells Congress: Mass testing was never done during COVID outbreak
Health Sec. Francisco Duque III on Thursday, May 21 admitted to members of the House committee on health that mass testing was never done by government during the peak of the coronavirus outbreak.
May 22, 2020
9:35 am
Politiko Lokal
Zarate backs 15 senators’ call for Duque to resign: He’s the emblem of ‘inefficiency’
House Deputy Minority Carlos Zarate has joined the calls made by 15 majority bloc senators for the immediate resignation of Health Secretary Francisco Duque.
April 16, 2020
4:29 pm
Politiko Lokal
Salceda proposes P1 trillion stimulus package for PH recovery plan
House committee on ways and means chair Joey Salceda (Albay) has proposed a P1-trillion stimulus package for country’s economic recovery plan due to the extended Luzon lockdown brought by the coronavirus pandemic.
April 14, 2020
1:06 pm
Politiko Lokal
House transpo chair wants modified lockdown after April 14: Create ‘COVID-free zones’
House committee on transportation chair and Samar Rep. Edgar Sarmiento is pushing for modified lockdown and creation of “COVID-free zones” after the April 14 deadline of the Enhance Community Quarantine (ECQ) policy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
April 5, 2020
2:17 pm
Headlines
‘Clerical oversight:’ RITM clarifies Yap negative for coronavirus; Solon accepts apology
The Department of Health (DOH) and Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) have jointly issued an apology to House committee on appropriations chair Eric Yap due to the “clerical oversight” of his COVID-19 test that appeared to be negative contrary to earlier reports.
March 27, 2020
8:49 pm
Politiko Lokal
20 solons placed under self-quarantine after direct contact with COVID-positive Eric Yap
At least 20 lawmakers who were physically present during Monday’s special session of Congress have placed under mandatory self-quarantine after having direct contact with House committee on appropriations chair Eric Yap who tested positive for COVID-19 virus on Wednesday.
March 26, 2020
12:37 pm
Politiko Lokal
Ang Probiinsyano party-list taps UV Express vans to transport medical frontliners
Anticipating a prolonged Luzon-wide lockdown due to the COVID-19 crisis, a member of the House committee on transportation has tapped UV Express vans to provide free transportation for health care workers in the fight against the dreaded disease.
March 25, 2020
11:56 am
Politiko Lokal
House panel grants Duterte P275B allocation for COVID-19 response
The powerful House committee of the whole has agreed to grant President Rodrigo Duterte with P275-billion allocation which will be used for the national government’s response and recovery efforts over the COVID-19 virus pandemic.
March 23, 2020
4:10 pm
Politiko Lokal
‘A matter of national survival:’ Salceda seeks P300B for gov’t response and recovery efforts vs coronavirus
House committee on ways and means chair Joey Salceda has proposed to allocate a total of P300-billion for the national government’s response and recovery efforts over the coronavirus emergency.
March 22, 2020
4:42 pm
Politiko Lokal
Salceda calls out IATF to rationalize border checkpoints: Maraming magugutom!
House committee on ways and means chair Joey Salceda has appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infections Diseases (IATF) to rationalize the checkpoints to prevent road congestion and protect food security.
March 19, 2020
3:11 pm
Politiko Lokal
Hindi lang ITR filing: Garbin urges DOF to move deadline of other BIR transactions amid COVID-19 lockdown
House committee on justice vice chair Alfredo Garbin has urged the Department of Finance (DOF) to extend the deadline other related transactions under the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) amid the existing Luzon-wide lockdown imposed by Malacañang to avert the spread of COVID-19 virus.
March 19, 2020
2:04 pm
Politiko Lokal
COVID threat ‘very real:’ Sarmiento calls for mandatory use of face masks in public transport
House committee on transportation chair Edgar Sarmiento said the national government should now impose mandatory use of facemask and other similar stuff for passengers using all forms of public transport amid the potential outbreak of coronavirus.
March 13, 2020
1:55 pm
Politiko Lokal
Albano: ‘We don’t foresee any reason NTC won’t give ABS-CBN provisional authority’
Isabela Rep. Tonypet Albano, vice chair of the House committee on legislative franchises, insisted on Saturday that there was no reason for the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to deny granting ABS-CBN the provisional authority to continue broadcasting after its franchise expires on May 4.
March 8, 2020
3:00 pm
Politiko Lokal
Gustong mawala sa ere! Gadon runs to SC over Cayetano, NTC move to grant ABS-CBN temporary permit
The Supreme Court (SC) has been asked on Thursday (March 5) to stop the illegal directive of House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and House Committee on Legislative Franchises chair Franz Alvarez which directed the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to issue a provisional permit that would allow ABS-CBN to operate pending the renewal of its legislative franchise.
March 5, 2020
4:26 pm
Politiko Lokal
Sarmiento seeks return of mandatory drug testing for driver license applicants
House committee on transportation chair Edgar Sarmiento (Samar) has called for the return of the mandatory drug testing requirement in securing a driver’s license.
February 25, 2020
3:07 pm
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