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Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano on Tuesday called for the creation of an oversight committee on “debt management” that could provide checks and balance in connection with the country’s loan agreements with China’s government.

House committee on appropriations chairman Rolando Andaya Jr. on Monday said he had no clue about the negotiations between San Juan Rep. Ronaldo Zamora and the Senate leadership over the 2019 budget.

Manila Water Co.’s president and chief executive officer (CEO) on Monday told lawmakers the water concessionaire was not yet considering refunding its customer base that had been experiencing water interruptions since March 6.

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former personal attorney, testified on Wednesday before a committee of the US House of Representatives.

The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third reading a controversial bill lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) from age 15 to 12.

The House committee on rules has formally invited Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to appear in the panel's next scheduled hearing in connection with the multi-billion flood control scam.

The powerful House committee on rules may compel Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to attend its next hearing over the alleged flood control scam.

The House committee on dangerous drugs backed the mandatory physical examination by the Bureau of Customs of suspicious shipments to counter drug smuggling activities in the country.

The House committee on transportation has scheduled an investigation into the runway mishap involving the Xiamen Airlines flight MF8667 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) next month.

A House committee has approved a measure seeking to institute support mechanisms for public school teachers in matters of student discipline and mechanisms for classroom management, and provide for their protection against cases.

The House justice committee found probable cause to impeach Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, as confidently predicted by its chair Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali.

The House committee on population and family relations this week approved a substitute bill seeking to protect senior citizens from violence.

The House committee on appropriations has approved a bill granting incentives to Filipino filmmakers who have been given honors in notable international film festivals.

President Rodrigo Duterte is leaving it up to Congress to decide if divorce will finally be legalized in the country.

The House committee on welfare of children chaired by Zamboanga del Sur Rep. Divina Grace Yu this week approved a substitute bill seeking to establish a curfew to keep minors safe and off the streets at night.

Four bills on divorce will be consolidated by a technical working group recently created by the House committee on population and family relations in a move that is hoped to hasten its passage in Congress.

The camp of Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said she was confident that the Bureau of Internal Revenue would not find anything improper or fraudulent in her income tax filings.

Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Wednesday questioned the competence of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) general manager Rodolfo Jazmines Garcia as recurring glitches plague the crumbling train system.

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office General Manager Alexander Balutan has accused gambling lord Charlie "Atong" Ang of trying to bribe him with P200 million monthly in exchange for controlling small-town lottert (STL) operations…

The proposed Federal Republic of the Philippines will have five states, according to a draft of the new Constitution being prepared by the House committee on constitutional amendments.

The House committee on poverty alleviation approved on Tuesday a bill institutionalizing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), a conditional cash transfer program begun by former President Gloria Arroyo and expanded by her…

The chairman of the House committee on constitutional amendments said Tuesday he was in favor of removing term limits of the members of the future Parliament in the proposed Federal Republic of the Philippines.

The House Committee on Justice is mulling to invite the two psychiatrists who allegedly gave Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno failing marks in her psychiatric report to the next impeachment hearings.

The House of Representatives ratified the P3.767 trillion budget for 2018 on Tuesday evening after the bicameral conference committee approved a final version that reconciled two versions of the appropriations bill.