House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco presides over a caucus of leaders of political parties and blocs in the House of Representatives where they agreed to back his proposal to amend “restrictive” economic provisions in the Constitution. Political leaders for economic amendments January 12, 2021 Leaders from various political […]
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
21-member House contingent formed for the bicameral conference committee House welcomes passage November 26, 2020 Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday welcomed the timely passage of the proposed PHP4.506-trillion national budget for 2021 in the Senate. Velasco said the House of Representatives has formed a 21-member contingent, led […]
House names 3 new deputy speakers November 18, 2020 The House of Representatives undergoes another wave of a reshuffle in key leadership posts as three new deputy speakers were elected on Wednesday night.During the plenary session, lawmakers moved to elect Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez as […]
“I am deeply honored to be sworn in by President Duterte who I admire a lot and have high regard for. He is also one of the persons to whom I am greatly indebted.” President Rodrigo Duterte administered the oath of office of Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Jay […]
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Tuesday said the House of Representatives is fully supportive of President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive for the conduct of a large-scale investigation into allegations of corruption in the entire government. “We fully understand that the President is doing this out of his frustration over […]
Palace leaves SEA Games probe to House panel Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said he is open to an investigation if a resolution were filed. “Kung may nag-file na po ng resolusyon sa Congress, pero wala po tayong magagawa kung di ihi-hear po ito,” Velasco said. Around PHP6 billion […]
