Covid-19 not excuse to avoid Charter Change talks January 13 MANILA – The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is not an excuse to avoid making amendments in the Constitution, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said Wednesday.In his commentary show Counterpoint aired on state-run PTV-4, Panelo expressed support […]
By ROGER M. BALANZA Allies of President Rodrigo Duterte under the super-majority coalition in the House of Representatives are split over the proposal to amend the 1987 Constitution. Wrong timing, said former House Speaker Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, secretary general of the Nacionalista Party. The House leadership, led […]
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday filed twin measures seeking to grant President Rodrigo Duterte the power to suspend the scheduled increases in the contribution rates of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Social Security System (SSS) “in times of… Read More
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday named members of the House of Representatives allegedly receiving kickback from infrastructure projects of the Department of Public Works (DPWH). After initially refusing to name lawmakers who allegedly demanded kickbacks from project contractors, President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday night finally bared their […]
Bicam approves report on 2021 national budget December 9, 2020 The bicameral conference committee on Wednesday approved the proposed PHP4.5-trillion national budget for 2021.House of Representatives appropriations committee vice chair, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, said both chambers of Congress are expected to ratify the panel report later in […]
Provides stronger protection against rape, acts of sexual exploitation and sexual abuses November 25, 2020 The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a bill raising the age of statutory rape from the current 12 years old to 16 years old to protect young people from […]
