
Stella Quimbo seeks House probe on alleged ‘cartel’ behind surging onion prices
Marikina Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo has filed a resolution seeking a congressional probe on the alleged anti-competitive practices and cartel in the onion industry.
Marikina Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo has filed a resolution seeking a congressional probe on the alleged anti-competitive practices and cartel in the onion industry.
The proposed Maharlika Fund may get around P150 billion initial funding, according to Marikina Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo.
House Committee on Appropriations Senior vice chairperson and Marikina Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo admitted that only a small portion of the P5.268 trillion budget for 2023 was allocated for social protection.
Two lawmakers have expressed their support for the proposal of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to implement rightsizing in the government to save funds from salaries paid to unnecessary personnel.
The House Committee on Health has created a technical working group (TWG) to discuss and strengthen the measure seeking to reorganize the management of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to make it more effective in fulfilling its mandate.
Marikina Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo has called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide special risk allowance to teachers who are participating in face-to-face classes.
The Department of Education (DepEd) did not issue any order requiring teachers to sign waivers to absolve the agency from any liability should they contract COVID-19 in the conduct of face-to-face classes.
House Deputy Minority Leader and Marikina City Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo called for the overhaul of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) following the adverse finding of the Commission on Audit (COA) regarding its billions worth of advance payments to various hospitals.
Marikina Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo has filed a resolution seeking congressional investigation on the alleged anomalous practices of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) officials.
As of August 30, the Department of Health (DOH) has spent only 38 centavos for every P1 allocated to it for this year.