Congress Watch

Mainit ngayon ang ulo ni House Ways and Means Chair Joey Sarte Salceda sa Singapore matapos lumutang ang diumano ay “exclusivity deal” nito sa production company ng paparating na concert ni Taylor Swift sa nasabing bansa.

During the hearing on Wednesday, the House Committee on Health, chaired by Batanes Rep. Ciriaco Gato Jr., approved House Bill 9867, otherwise known as the proposed Pharmaceutical Innovation Act.

“Ang sabi (They are saying that), if you give the legislative power to Congress to change the proportion of ownership as provided for by the Constitution, masa-subject daw kami sa mga magla-lobby. Sa akin, pananakot lang ‘yan (we will be subjected to lobbyists). For me, that’s just scare tactics),” House Deputy Majority Leader and Mandaluyong City Rep. Neptali Gonzales II said in a press briefing.

Nearly 150,000 residents received over PHP1.2 billion in cash aid and other assistance from at least 55 government agencies during the two-day caravan that ended Monday.

As the Committee of the Whole started its deliberations on Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 7, Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday assured that Congress is only touching on the constitution’s economic provisions that must be amended to adapt with the changing times.

This came after the announcement of House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe saying their members are eyeing to pass a higher minimum wage increase.

Ang tila pag-kambyo ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte hinggil sa pag-amyenda sa economic provisions ng 1987 Constitution ay maituturing na pagsuporta sa mga hakbang ng Kamara, ayon sa House leaders.

Pinatamaan ni House Speaker Martin Romualdez ang mga nagususulong ng paghiwalay ng Mindanao sa Pilipinas matapos niyang ipagmalaki na 45 na kongresista mula sa kapuluan ang nagpakita ng tuloy-tuloy na suporta sa Marcos administration.

In a weekly news forum in Quezon City on Saturday, NKTI chief transplant coordinator Peter Paul Plegaria said talks are underway to introduce possible amendments to the organ donation law and policies to increase the number of potential donors.

In a statement Friday, House Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr. urged Quiboloy to attend the March 12 hearing of the Committee on Legislative Franchises regarding the alleged violations of Swara Sug Media Corporation, which runs and operates Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI).