Congress Watch

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.

Pinasinungalingan Deputy Majority Leader at Iloilo 1st District Rep. Janette Garin ang banta ng Makabayan bloc na maaaring tumaas ang presyo ng mga bilihin sakaling ma-amyendahan ang mga economic provision sa 1987 Constitution.

Ang mga guidelines para sa reimbursement na ito ay kasalukuyang tinatapos pa ng BI, Department of Budget and Management , at ng Commission on Audit.

All Filipino citizens, by virtue of their membership in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) as mandated under the Universal Health Care Law, “shall be entitled to the applicable benefits under the Philippine Health Insurance Program,” according to House Bill (HB) 1785, or the proposed Free Annual Medical Checkup Act.