House of Representatives

Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda said on Tuesday that the House of Representatives is ready and willing to “do its part” in passing what Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez called “legislative imperatives” for the country’s economic recovery.

The House of Representatives has closed its internal audit department after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

Cavite Rep. Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla has run to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to complain about the allleged “’cyberbullying” experienced by lawmakers involved in the House of Representatives’ hearings on ABS-CBN’s…

Albay Rep. Joey Salceda on Monday assured the Cabinet that the House of Representatives is prepared to authorize the allotment of additional resources for testing, tracing, and preparing hospitals for surge capacity, amid reports of…

House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez on Thursday said the House of Representatives was ready and willing to hold a special session, upon request of President Rodrigo Duterte, to pass the Bayanihan to Recover as One bill.

The House of Representatives will investigate whether the Energy Regulation Commission (ERC) was remiss in allowing the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to raise its transmission charges, which, in turn, triggered the…

Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco’s dream of becoming Speaker may never become a reality despite the term sharing deal brokered by President Rodrigo Duterte between him and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano.

The House of Representatives is taking its sweet time discussing ABS-CBN’s franchise application as the network continues to lose P35 million daily as it remains off the air.

Former socioeconomic planning secretary Winnie Monsod has accused the House of Representatives of historical revisionism by trying to put ABS-CBN in a bad light in the hearings on its franchise.

The House of Representatives wants a better, smoother system of distributing financial aid under the government’s social amelioration program (SAP), House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said on Friday..

Malacañang on Saturday (June 13) distanced President Rodrigo Duterte from the controversial anti-terrorism bill awaiting his signature as protests against it mount.

Moving to pass the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 is not meant to enable the Duterte administration but to protect Filipinos from the threat of terrorism.

Two persons working in the House of Representatives have tested positive for the deadly novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

If you think the anti-terrorism bill passed by the Senate and House of Representatives is tough, wait till you read its safeguards.

Before adjourning last week, the House of Representatives adopted a resolution thanking the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for its assistance, especially the almost P1-billion financial aid to the Philippines to…

The Bayanihan To Heal As One Act will remain in effect until June 25, Malacañang said, citing its sunset provision.

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano advised critics of the anti-terrorism bill to read the proposed legislation in its entirety amid outrage over its railroading.

Eight of the country’s top business groups have come together to oppose the passage of a new anti-terrorism law that critics say will pave the way for more human rights violations.

The House of Representatives on Friday adopted a motion of Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez authorizing all standing and special committees to conduct public hearings or inquiries even during recess.

The House of Representatives has passed on third reading a proposed legislation that imposes a mandatory conduct of baseline Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for vulnerable members of the society amid the current COVID-19 pandemic.

The House of Representatives has approved on final reading the proposed P1.3-trillion economic stimulus package that seeks to cushion the socioeconomic impact of the health crisis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.