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Friction between the House of Representatives and the Senate spiked anew over senators’ insistence on probing the People’s Initiative, or PI, which is suspected

 Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte’s call for the resignation of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is disrespectful and baseless, House leaders said Monday.

Leaders and members of the House of Representatives have initially raised P35 million in pledges and donations to help national and local government units provide relief goods to victims of Tropical Storm Paeng.

Amid the sugar importation mess, a senior administration lawmaker proposed yesterday a review of the mandate of the Sugar Regulatory Administration or its abolition.

LUCENA CITY – Quezon 2nd District Rep. David ‘Jayjay’ Suarez has urged his fellow legislators to thoroughly study if the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) is really fulfilling its mandate under Executive Order No. 18 and the Sugarcane Industry Development Act of 2015 (RA 10659). A message sent

The House of Representatives has consolidated and adopted seven resolutions conveying the solons' condolences to the family of the late Asian track and field legend Lydia de Vega-Mercado, who went by the monikers "the fastest woman of Asia", and "Asia’s spirit queen". Lydia de Vega Initia

Published December 14, 2020, 7:12 PM With 221 members voting in the affirmative, the House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading the bill declaring the coconut levy assets as a trust fund and providing for its management and utilization that will ensure benefits for coconut farmers and workers. MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO The six members of the Makabayan bloc voted against House Bill 8136 as they pointed out that the legislative measure will only further deny the farme...

(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Earlier, the Lower Chamber approved House Bill 8136 on second reading to assure the coconut industry, especially farm workers, vast improvement in terms of modernization and better livelihood opportunities. HB 8136 is a consolidation of 16 different legilsatrive proposals filed by Deputy Speaker Michael Romero (1Pacman Partylist) and Rufus Rodriguez (CDI, Cagayan de Oro City), together with Reps. Jericho Jonas Nograles (PBA, Partylist); Jayjay Suarez (Lakas-CMD, Que...