The leader of the Lower House said he wants same-sex marriage be legalized in the Philippines. House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez revealed he wants to make same-sex marriage be legal in the Philippines, to allow male-to-male and female-to-female wedding. This was disclosed by Alvarez, a key ally of President Rodrigo Duterte, who said he is filing … Read more
World boxing icon and Saranggani Rep. Manny Pacquiao will be given a warm welcome and possibly another citation for a good fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., by the House of Representatives as said by Speaker Feleciano Belmonte Jr. “We’re happy that he’s going to be back,” Belmonte said, adding it was good that Pacquiao’s shoulder … Read more
The COMELEC (Commision on Elections) have already proclaimed at least 14 winning Party-List winners in the recently concluded May 2013 General Elections. According to COMELEC Chairman Sixto Brillantes the 14 party-list groups are already guaranteed with one seat in the upcoming 16th Congress after they got 2% of the total votes cast for the party-list … Read more
The May 2013 General Elections will declare a total of 233 District Representatives from 17 Regions in the country. The Lower House or the House of Representative are divided into district representatives representing a particular geographical area. There are 233 legislative districts in the Philippines, each district composed of about 250,000 people. The other members of … Read more
After Congressman Singson was caught using illegal drugs, new rules of conduct have been made by the members of the House of Representatives to undergo all the congressmen in drug testing. Last week, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte was the first congressman who has volunteered to conduct a drug test. This new rule of the House of … Read more