Special powers law vs. Covid-19 constitutional Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday assured the public that the passage of the law granting President Rodrigo Duterte special powers to address the coronavirus outbreak in the country is constitutional. Cayetano made the … Continue reading CAYETANO SNAPS AT LAGMAN OVER ANTI-CORONAVIRUS MEASURE
President to exercise powers necessary to fight coronavirus The House of Representatives on Monday night, March 23, approved on third and final reading a bill declaring a national emergency and granting President Rodrigo Duterte additional powers to address the coronavirus … Continue reading House, Senate okay special powers for Duterte to address Covid-19 crisis
NO ADVERSE IMPACT The ouster of Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab as chairman of the House of Representatives appropriations committee will not have any adverse impact on the legislative agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte, said Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on … Continue reading UNGAB ouster won’t affect Duterte’s legislative agenda
The House of Representatives on Monday removed Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab as chairperson of the powerful House Committee on Appropriations amid reports of a supposed ouster plot against Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. During the plenary session, Deputy Majority Leader … Continue reading House removes Ungab as appropriations chair
President Rodrigo Duterte will not intervene in the internal affairs of the House of Representatives, Malacañang said on Thursday, amid a claim that there is supposed ouster plot against House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte … Continue reading DUTERTE HANDS OFF IN CAYETANO ‘OUSTER PLOT’
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano finds no urgency in tackling several pending bills renewing the legislative franchise of broadcast network ABS-CBN at the House of Representatives even after President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the firm’s apology over his unaired campaign advertisements in … Continue reading CAYETANO: Tackling ABS-CBN franchise bills not urgent
Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday said the House of Representatives would not be able to tackle the pending bills seeking to renew ABS-CBN’s franchise even until its expiry on March 30. In an ambush interview at the sidelines of … Continue reading House won’t be able to tackle ABS-CBN franchise until May
House assures fairness in tackling network’s application Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday assured that the House of Representatives would be fair in tackling the bill seeking the renewal of the 25-year congressional franchise to local broadcast network ABS-CBN. In … Continue reading DUTERTE AGAINST RENEWAL OF ABS-CBN FRANCHISE
President Rodrigo Duterte is eyeing an investigation on allegations of corruption hounding the Philippines’ hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAG). Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte, who just arrived from an official trip, was “displeased” by what he … Continue reading Duterte eyes probe of SEA Games mess
Snipes at Aquino, Drilon for hypocrisy, crab mentality House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday slammed opposition leaders for their “hypocrisy” and “crab mentality” in criticizing the government’s expenditures to host the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. Earlier, … Continue reading CAYETANO SLAMS SEA GAMES CRITICS
Palace asks Speaker to explain Drilon seeks Senate, COA probe Malacañang on Tuesday said it will ask House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to explain the questionable PHP50-million budget for the construction and design of a stadium cauldron for the 30th … Continue reading Cayetano in hot water over P50-M SEA Games cauldron
