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House of Representatives placed under lockdown enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 18) – The House of Representatives announced on Thursday a four-day lockdown in its main complex in Quezon City starting today until March 21. In a statement posted on its official social media page, the House said the lockdown is a precautionary measure amid the rising COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. Congressmen and other House employees were advised to stay at home and will...

Defensor loses another House post enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 10) — Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor lost another post at the House of Representatives, this time as vice-chairperson of the Committee on Legislative Franchises. He was replaced by Zamboanga Sibugay 1st District Rep. Wilter Palma II. The Committee on Legislative Franchises discusses matters relating to the grant, amendment, extension, or revocation of franchises. Meanwhile, Pa...

Published March 2, 2021, 4:47 PM Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael T. Defensor on Tuesday disclosed that not a single centavo from the P20 billion taken away from the budget for the pension fund of retired personnel of uniformed went to the procurement of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Instead, Defensor said portions of the slashed funding went to pork barrel funds, apparently for lawmakers. Defensor  aired th...

Despite widespread opposition to any move to amend the Constitution at this time when the country is mired in problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the House of Representatives planned to resume debates on the issue this week. The House Committee  on Constitutional Amendments had earlier  voted

Published February 22, 2021, 4:40 PM Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Michael T. Defensor on Monday, February 22, questioned the leadership of the House of Representatives for the continued delay in carrying out the simple task of referring to the Committee on Justice the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Defensor then learned from the response of the House leadership that despite their...

endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 22) — The House of Representatives has yet to refer the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen to the Committee on Justice more than two months after its filing, but one House leader said it will be referred at the right time. Cordevilla had accused the magistrate of failing to file his Statement of Assets and Liabilities, and of delaying the resolution of cases, including the ones pending before the House...

By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News Published February 16, 2021 10:02am Anakalusugan party-list Representative Mike Defensor on Tuesday said the House of Representatives should resolve first with the Senate two issues about the proposal to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution rather than "rushing" it.  "I believe that in rushing Cha-cha, the House is putting the cart before the horse. The House should first resolve with the Senate at least two contentious issues," Defensor s...

Published February 4, 2021 9:26am By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News Former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and his allies have filed a measure seeking to grant additional cash assistance to families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In House Bill 8697, Cayetano and six other lawmakers proposed to create the Bangon Pamilyang Pilipino (BPP) Assistance Program, which will provide beneficiaries with P1,500 cash assistance per family member or P10,000 per household, whichever is higher. “This bill ens...

Rep. Franz Alvarez says the issue was already

Published January 28, 2021 1:30pm Updated January 28, 2021 3:46pm By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News The issue of the franchise renewal of broadcast firm ABS-CBN is best addressed in the next Congress, House committee on legislative franchises chair Franz Alvarez said Thursday. Alvarez made the remark amid new moves to reopen the deliberations on the ABS-CBN franchise renewal bid, and the assertion of Anakalusugan party-list Representative Mike Defensor for the House plenary to take up the "unre...