Nanawagan si Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin sa mga mambabatas para sa agarang aksyon sa isinusulong na economic constitutional reforms dahil sa malaking potensyal nito na mapabuti ang buhay ng mga mahihirap na Pilipino.
In a press briefing, House Committee on Muslim Affairs chairperson Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo (Lanao del Sur, 1st District) and Assistant Majority Leader Francisco Paolo Ortega (La Union, 1st District) emphasized that the focus of ongoing legislative deliberations is solely on amending the restrictive economic provisions in the 37-year-old Charter.
Nakiusap si Lanao del Norte Representative Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo kay Vice President Sara Duterte na makialam at pakalmahin ang ng kanyang ama, si dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa patuloy na pag-atake kay Pangulong Ferdinand "Bongbong" R Marcos Jr..
Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel moved to cite Quiboloy in contempt for his non-appearance at Tuesday's hearing, citing his refusal to obey the summons without a legal excuse and acting in a disrespectful manner as grounds under Section 11 of the House rules.
During Monday's session, the lower chamber opened the period of sponsorship and interpellation for the Resolution of Both Houses No. 7, which seeks to relax restrictions on foreign ownership of public utilities, educational institutions, and advertising industries.
House Deputy Majority Leader Erwin Tulfo on Thursday berated the National Food Authority (NFA) officials for manipulating the sale of rice buffer stocks to private firms that led to the preventive suspension of 139 officials and employees of the agency.
Two lawmakers on Thursday called for the immediate passage of the proposed Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers following the death of two Filipino seafarers in a recent attack by Houthi rebels on a cargo vessel off Yemen.
The attack, marking the first fatal assault by the Iran-backed militant group in the Red Sea, resulted in the loss of at least three crew members, including two Filipino nationals, and severe injuries to two other Filipino crew.
This is in reaction to apprehensions aired by some members of the Makabayan bloc, saying that the House proper might entertain political amendments when it tackles the resolution proposing for economic constitutional changes at the plenary.