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The House committee on natural resources recently has approved six measures declaring 13 sites in eight provinces as protected and closed to commercial and large-scale exploitation.

House ways and means committee chair Joey Salceda (Albay) said the report that more than 70,000 elementary students in Bicol cannot read in both English and Filipino is “a ticking economic time bomb.”

All 302 members of the House should be given the chance to vote on the bill seeking to extend ABS-CBN Corp.’s franchise by another 25 years, Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza said Sunday.

House committee on national defense vice-chair Ruffy Biazon has emphasized the need to revise the country’s defense and security strategies following President Rodrigo Duterte’s termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the…

A former member of the House committee on legislative franchises has warned that President Rodrigo Duterte has the final say on whether ABS-CBN will be allowed to operate after the lapse of its franchise on March 30.

House committee on legislative franchises vice-chair Antonio “Tonypet” Albano (Isabela) has called out broadcast giant ABS-CBN for allegedly “running stories” against congressmen in connection with the supposed delay over the company’s…

Officials of the House committee on legislative franchises believed that embattled broadcast giant ABS-CBN could still remain on-air even after the expiration of its current legislative franchise by the end of March.

Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza has scored the decision of the House leadership after it abruptly adjourned its session on Tuesday, allegedly to prevent an unwanted floor debate over the issue of the franchise renewal of media conglomerate…

The House committee on legislative franchises has yet to schedule a public hearing on ABS-CBN’s bid to renew its franchise even if there’s barely a month left before Congress takes a long break.

House committee on ways and means chair Joey Salceda said inflation rate the opening of the new decade was “higher than expected.”

A party-list congressman has imposed a self-quarantine after travelling to Hong Kong recently amid the confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (nCoV) in the country.

The House committee on population and family relations have endorsed three proposed legislations that seek to legalize divorce in the country.

House Deputy Minority Leader Carlos Zarate urged the public to refrain from issuing “Sinophobic” comments on the spread of the dreaded novel coronavirus (nCov).

The franchise renewal bill of broadcast giant ABS-CBN is not included in the agenda of the upcoming hearing of the House committee on legislative franchises amid earlier assurance from the House leadership.

The House committee on energy has summoned officials of the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines Inc. (IEMOP) and Philippine Electricity Market Corporation (PEMC) over its upcoming inquiry over the anomalous Wholesale…

The House committee on energy is planning to invite officials of the National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) over the alleged anomalous deal in the multi-billion wholesale electricity spot market.

House Committee on Economic Affairs chair Sharon Garin renewed her call for the passage the of the proposed Coffee Industry Development Act amid the havoc caused by the sudden eruption of the Taal Volcano that left coffee farmers of Cavite…

BATANGAS CITY – The House leadership said it cannot give an assurance to broadcast giant ABS-CBN on whether or not the nine pending bills for their franchise renewal will be approved by the legislative body.

BATANGAS CITY – House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano hinted that the legislative franchise renewal of broadcast giant ABS-CBN might be tackled by the Lower House starting next month.

Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodrigues has urged the House committee on legislative franchise to expedite the passage of the franchise renewal bill of broadcast giant ABS-CBN, with only 22 sessions days remaining before the Congressional…

The petition that expected to be filed by the Office of the Solicitor General against broadcast giant ABS-CBN sends clear message to Congress that Malacañang is against its franchise renewal, House public accounts panel chair Mike Defensor…

House Committee on Games and Amusement chair Eric Go Yap said the self-imposed moratorium by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation against new operators under the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) should remain for now.…

House Assistant Majority Floor Leader Niña Taduran has scored pharmaceutical firms, grocery stores, and hardware that are allegedly overcharging consumers as they rush to buy face masks and other supplies to protect themselves from the…