Lawmakers Filed No-Homework Policy Two bills proposing the no-homework policy from kindergarten to high school have been filed at the House of Representatives. Deputy Speaker Evelina Escudero files the House Bill No. 3611 with the aim to stop teachers from giving homework to the students. The bill also aims to limit the school activities to […]

Rep. Vilma Santos-Recto Now Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives VILMA SANTOS-RECTO – Batangas 6th District Representative Vilma Santos-Recto was elected as the House Deputy Speaker. Just like the Senate, the House of Representatives has its own organized ladder of leadership. It is headed by the House Speaker and, recently, Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter […]

House Of Representatives Approves Alcohol, Cigar, Vape Tax Hike HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – The House of Representatives approved the bill imposing higher tax on alcoholic drinks, tobacco, and vape. According to a report from Manila Bulletin, a substitute version of the House Bill 1026 includes supply on non-liquor and non-alcoholic drinks which was rumored to […]

House of Representatives Freezes Bill Seeking Renewal of ABS-CBN Franchise The House of Representatives suspends the bill seeking to renew the franchise of ABS-CBN that will expire in nine (9) months. The House Bill 4349 seeking to renew the legislative franchise of giant radio-television network ABS-CBN Corp. had been pending since November 2016. The Committee on […]

The House Minority Leader Shares His Opinion About The Speakership Race SPEAKERSHIP VOTING – House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, last Friday, expressed his opinions about Duterte’s intervention on the speakership race. Last year, during the president’s State Of Nation Address (SONA) an unexpected turn of events shocked celebrities and witnesses as Gloria Macapagal Arroyo took […]

The House Of Representatives May Investigate Google And Facebook Regarding Bikoy’s Videos CAMARA – Search engine Google and social networking site Facebook might be investigated by The House of Representatives regarding Bikoy’s videos. The viral video series “The Real Narcolist” recently triggered commotions in the government, the public and media outlets after revealing controversial information […]

Bill Seeking To Give 100% Service Charges To Workers Earns Approval of Bicam BICAM – The House of Representatives and the Senate approved the bill seeking to give 100% service charge to hotel and restaurant workers. In the Philippines, it is a habit of a lot of people to leave some money as a tip […]

Solons Are Allegedly Paying Congressmen 500k-1M To Vote For Them As House Speaker LAWMAKERS – Pantaleon Alvarez – Davao del Norte Representative – reported that lawmakers have offered 500k-1M cash in-exchange for congress’ votes. Pantaleon Alvarez was also in the previous reports after Gloria Macapagal Arroyo took his place as speaker. He says he has […]

Bill Seeking for Free Dialysis Treatment for Indigent Patients Gets Approval of House HOUSE – The House of Representatives approved on its third and final reading the bill that seeks for free dialysis treatment for the indigent patients. Undeniably, a huge part of the Filipino populace is suffering from kidney failure. Most of these patients […]

Sen. Sotto Says Bill Ending Endo May Turn Into Law in 2 Weeks SOTTO – Philippine Senate President Vicente Sotto III expressed on how a bill ending endo can pass into a law in just two(2) weeks. Undeniably, a lot of workers now are hopeful that the bill ending endo can still turn into a […]