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Duterte dines with over 100 lawmakers amid House speakership race

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 10:36 PM

Some of the lawmakers expect the chief executive to soon unveil his choice for House speaker.  Read more »

Numbers appear to favor Velasco in speakership race

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 19 06:38 PM

If a fellowship dinner will be the basis of support for the speakership race, Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco would be the lead contender to be the 4th highest official of the country. Read more »

74 incumbent House lawmakers not returning in 18th Congress

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 11:31 PM

Half of the members of the House of Representatives in the next Congress are on their first terms. Read more »

House ratifies bicam report on expanded coverage of law to protect journalists' sources

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 10:47 PM

The House of Representatives ratified the conference committee report of bills expanding the coverage of the so-called Sotto Law, which allows journalists to protect the identities of their sources. Read more »

Pacquiao consults Duterte on House speaker race

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 12:23 AM

Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday night in General Santos City sought President Rodrigo Duterte's advice on who among Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, Pampanga Rep. Aurelio Gonzales, and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco that the ruling PDP-Laban will endorse for the House speakership. Read more »

Kabataan party-list rep still House's poorest lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 06:51 PM

Rep. Sarah Elago had a net worth of P85,400, based on her 2018 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN).  Read more »

Fighting graft conviction, Imelda Marcos still among richest lawmakers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 05:15 PM

MANILA - While fighting her graft conviction, outgoing Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos was ranked the third richest lawmaker in 2018, data from the House of Representatives showed.    Read more »

Next speaker should come from Duterte's PDP-Laban: Pimentel

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 03:08 PM

Pimentel, PDP-Laban president, said the party would "unite behind a single nominee." Read more »

Behind jockeying for legislative committees, a proxy war among power brokers

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 11:26 AM

Political loyalties and business interests work behind the scenes as newly-elected lawmakers choose the chairpersons of different committees. Read more »

PDP-Laban to announce official nominee for speakership

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 01:50 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Ruling party PDP-Laban will soon announce its official nominee for House speakership in the incoming 18th Congress. Read more »

Party-list bloc to choose between Velasco, Romualdez for speakership post

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 02:47 PM

Nograles said among the aspirants for the speakership, only Velasco and Romualdez are truly serious in the bid and have the strongest connection with party-list lawmakers. Read more »

Duterte Youth's Cardema begins attending meetings for incoming solons

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 06:27 PM

Duterte Youth Party-list chairman Ronald Cardema has been attending the meetings of the Party-list Coalition Foundation in the House of Representatives regarding the 18th Congress Speakership race. Read more »

Legislative solution needed vs 'stand-in' party-list nominees: Comelec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 09:30 AM

It is up to lawmakers to prevent party-list groups from fielding "stand-in" nominees that can later be replaced with their real candidates, a spokesperson of the Commission on Elections said Thursday, as it weighed a substitution plea by the Duterte Youth group.    Read more »

'Duterte Youth walang kinatawan hangga't di tapos ang kaso vs Cardema'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 08:01 PM

Sa kabila nito, patuloy ang pagdalo ni Ronald Cardema sa pagtitipon ng isang party-list coalition sa Kamara. Read more »

Next House Speaker should let 'authentic' minority emerge: solon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 02:09 PM

The next House Speaker should let an "authentic" minority bloc emerge even if he is loyal to President Rodrigo Duterte, an opposition lawmaker said Wednesday.  Read more »

Ilang mambabatas, nagpaalam sa pagtatapos ng 17th Congress

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 01:23 AM

Naghalo ang saya at lungkot sa huling sesyon ng Kongreso matapos magpaalam ang mga "last termer" na mambabatas sa mga kasamahan nila. Read more »

Panukalang dagdag-buwis sa sigarilyo ipinasa ng Kamara

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 09:35 PM

Naihabol pa sa huling regular session ng Kamara ang amyendang magtataas ng buwis sa produktong tobacco. Read more »

House approves Senate version of tobacco sin tax bill

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 09:04 PM

The bill will now be ready for President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature. Read more »

Escudero on House adoption of cigarette tax bill: 'Take it or leave it'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 10:02 AM

MANILA - Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Tuesday said the upper house is expecting their counterpart in the House of Representatives to adopt its version of the cigarette tax bill. Read more »

Congressman Pichay brought to hospital while presiding over House session

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 10:11 PM

MANILA - House Deputy Speaker Prospero Pichay was taken to a hospital Monday apparently due to high blood pressure. Read more »