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Malacañang: Congress should submit 2021 budget by 1st week of December

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 11:09 PM

The Malacañang is hopeful that lawmakers would be able to submit the budget by this week or the next.    Read more »

House OKs on final reading bill amending PH rape law, raising age of statutory rape to 16

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 07:29 PM

Voting 207-3, the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on final reading House Bill 7836 which raises the age for determining statutory rape to 16 years old, strengthening laws against rape and sexual abuse. Read more »

After mass testing, House registers 98 positive cases of COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 02:55 PM

A total of 98 individuals at the House of Representatives have tested positive for COVID-19 after the chamber conducted its first-ever “mass testing,” Secretary-General Mark Mendoza said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Congress adjourns bicam meeting on P4.5-T 2021 national budget

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 11:16 PM

MANILA (3rd UPDATE) - Congress on Tuesday adjourned deliberations on the P4.5-trillion General Appropriations Act in less than an hour, fast-tracking the approval of the sum that would fund the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines and other pandemic response plans of the government next year. Read more »

DPWH made budget reallocations, not lawmakers: Yap

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 09:35 AM

The House appropriations committee chairman said Monday it was the Department of Public Works and Highways that initiated budget cuts to certain districts, as he denied increases in allocations for Speaker Lord Allan Velasco's allies. Read more »

Cayetano on lawmakers being linked to corruption — ‘Let’s not jump to conclusions’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 07:48 PM

Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano said corruption was not unusual in government and being in denial about it won't help solve the issue. Read more »

2 panukalang batas para sa 'Bayanihan 3' inihain sa Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 08:27 PM

Ayon sa mga mambabatas, mahalaga ito para sa pagbangon ng ekonomiya na nabugbog ng mga bagyo at pandemya.  Read more »

Cayetano says 2021 budget of Speaker Velasco's allies increased; Yap refutes claim

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 03:31 PM

Ousted Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday called for transparency as he claimed lawmakers who pushed for his ouster received huge increases in next year's spending plan. Read more »

Gabriela solon says security of tenure bill 'pro-capitalist,' fails to address 'endo'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 07:38 PM

A lawmaker from the Makabayan bloc slammed Thursday the passage on second reading of House Bill 7036 or the proposed security of tenure law, claiming the legislation failed to address exploitative labor contractualization such as endo. Read more »

Solons fume at PACC after corruption allegations: 'Name them or shut up'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 06:39 PM

Several lawmakers on Thursday urged the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) to identify the 12 incumbent congressmen allegedly receiving kickbacks from the government’s public works projects.  Read more »

House names contingent to bicam panel to help pass 2021 national budget

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 05:55 AM

The House Wednesday formed a 21-member group to the bicameral conference committee to make sure the proposed P4.506-trillion budget for 2021 will be signed before the year ends.   Read more »

House OKs on 2nd reading bill that would end labor-only contracting

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 26 12:06 AM

The development, which came in an ayes and nayes vote during the plenary session Wednesday, paves the way for the House to give final approval next week. Read more »

House OKs on 2nd reading bill amending PH rape law, raising age of statutory rape to 16

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 10:44 PM

The approval, which came in an ayes and nayes vote during a plenary session Wednesday, paves the way for the House to give final approval next week.   Read more »

House committee proposes stiffer penalties vs game-fixing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 09:50 PM

A House of Representatives committee has approved carrying out stiffer penalties against game fixing to ensure fair conduct of sports competitions in the country under the new normal. Read more »

Sy-Alvarado out as House good government panel chair as changes under Speaker Velasco continue

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 08:18 PM

MANILA— Bulacan Rep. Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado is out as chairman of the powerful House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability, with DIWA Party List Rep. Michael Aglipay taking over as more allies of ousted speaker Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano lost key roles in the chamber.  Read more »

Eddie Garcia's partner Lilibeth Romero hails passage of labor bill under his name as his greatest trophy

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 05:40 PM

Lilibeth Romero, the long-time partner of filmdom’s beloved icon Eddie Garcia, hailed the passage of the "Eddie Garcia Act" on final reading by the House of Representatives as his greatest trophy and gift to the entertainment industry.    Read more »

House OKs on final reading 'Eddie Garcia Act'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 12:56 PM

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to protect those working in the entertainment industry following the death of screen veteran Eddie Garcia.   Read more »

Speaker Velasco allies got 'noticeable' increase in district budget: Lacson

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 12:21 PM

There were some changes in the budget for congressional districts of representatives allied with incumbent House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday. Read more »

House OKs on 2nd reading proposed amendments to PH anti-money laundering law

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 11:58 PM

The House of Representatives has approved on second reading the proposed amendments to the country’s anti money laundering law. Read more »

NIA blames logging, quarrying for massive flooding in Cagayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 11:01 PM

A Congressional probe in the Philippines is searching for answers as to why the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela were hit by massive floods at the height of typhoon Ulysses. Read more »