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By ERWIN COLCOL, GMA News Published January 20, 2021 10:27am Updated January 20, 2021 12:14pm Albay Representative Edcel Lagman is calling for a House probe into the one-sided revocation of the 1989 accord between the University of the Philippines and the Department of National Defense that prohibits entry of state forces into the university without prior notice to its officials. In House Resolution 1490, Lagman, a UP alumnus, urged the House Committee on Human Rights to conduct the inq...

Quezon City Representative Kit Belmonte on Tuesday suggested that Congress amend the Charter governing the University of the Philippines (UP) to assure the implementation of the provisions stated in the UP-Department of National Defense (DND) Accord.

Published January 18, 2021, 1:25 PM The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability on Monday asked the Development Bank of the Philippines (DPB) and the Lopez Group of companies to submit within one month the copies of loan agreements and all relevant documents regarding the alleged condonation or write-off. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The House panel, chaired by DIWA partylist Rep. Michael Edgar Aglipay, gave in to the request of DUMPTER PTDA partylist Rep. Claudine Diana Ba...

Published January 18, 2021, 10:06 PM The House of Representatives leadership on Monday stripped of committee assignments two staunch allies of former speaker and incumbent Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano who helped him form the new political bloc BTS, an acronym taken from the popular K-pop group. Rep. Mike Defensor and Rep. Lray Villafuerte  After BTS fans took offense to the group for allegedly “politicizing” the image of their idols, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco’s leadership als...

Filipino healthcare workers should be allowed to get hired abroad, where the earning prospects are better, said Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor Sunday.

Buhay Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Atienza, a staunch ally of incumbent Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, used the playful phrase in a statement Friday in which he criticized BTS for allegedly mishandling the House of Representatives’ oversight function when Taguig-Pateros Rep. Cayetano was still head honcho of the chamber. Atienza did not explain why he chose the vegetable ampalaya (bitter gourd) to describe Cayetano’s crew, but it can be inferred that he...

January 14, 2021 Facebook/btsfanpageofficial A former speaker of the Philippines ’ House of Representatives has sparked outrage on social media after announcing his intent to form a new political grouping named after world-famous South Korean boy band BTS. Alan Peter Cayetano, an ally of President Rodrigo Duterte who was ousted as speaker in October, said he would form the BTS sa Kongreso (BTS in Congress) bloc with six fellow lawmakers – Representatives Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte...

Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano and Speaker Lord Allan Velasco Probinsyano Ako partylist Rep. Jose “Bonito” Singson lashed at Cayetano’s  “BTS (Back to Service) sa Congress” coalition for acting as “spoiled brats” and for supposedly politicking. “Honestly, they acted like self-entitled, petulant children during their little presscon. They kept on emphasizing that they will continue to work as Congressmen, despite losing their Committee Chairmanships and positions. Since when is this a...

Anakalugusan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor Defensor, speaking during the “BTS sa Congress” coalition launch Thursday, said the current leadership should come clean for the sake of those pining for shuttered television and radio network’s revival. “Siguro kailangang ilinaw na nila yan kasi labas nang labas sa social media, ipapasa daw nila, ayusin nila. Eh kawawa naman pati yung ABS-CBN supporters, and I’m just being fair to them, huwag naman nilang lokohin (I think it’s time for the...

Published January 7, 2021, 3:12 PM With just over a year left in the six-year term of President Duterte to pursue his Charter change bid, an ally in the House of Representatives said the renewed initiative for amendments to the 1987 Constitution will not likely succeed under a COVID-19 situation that continues to grip the country. Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor said that it is still “not the right time” for Charter ref...