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Duterte meets lawmakers as dust settles on 2022 alliances

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 03:47 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte met with lawmakers this week as the dust settled on alliances for the 2022 elections. Read more »

'Maling prayoridad' sa panukalang 2022 budget pinuna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 07:01 PM

Lusot na sa Kamara ang panukalang higit P5 trilyong pambansang budget para sa 2022. Read more »

Arroyo to run for House seat anew in Pampanga

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 10:38 PM

Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will seek a fresh term as congressional representative of Pampanga's second district next year. Read more »

House suspends plenary sessions during ECQ

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 10:15 PM

MANILA - The House of Representatives is suspending plenary sessions upon the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20 in Metro Manila. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 26, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:04 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Duterte delivers last SONA

Lisa Marie David, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 12:04 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his 6th State of the Nation Address (SONA) as Senate President Vicente Sotto III and House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco listen, at the House of Representative in Quezon City on Monday.  Read more »

'I don’t think na garapal 'yan': Speaker OK with Duterte-Duterte tandem in 2022

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 11:53 AM

House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Monday said he does not believe having a Duterte-Duterte tandem in 2022 is shameless or "garapal" because it will be the voters who will elect them. Read more »

'Good job': Speaker Velasco rates Duterte admin's performance an 8

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 26 11:39 AM

House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Monday gave a rating of 8 to the Duterte goverment, saying that while no administration is perfect, the Philippines is in a better place than others during the pandemic. Read more »

How many Duterte SONA priority bills have been passed into law?

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

As the clock ticks on the final 11 months of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, his allies in Congress can only boast of passing 15 out the 47 priority measures he enumerated in his past 5 SONAs.  Read more »

As 2022 polls near, Velasco pledges support for Duterte: 'Instruct, we will follow'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 06:51 PM

House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco was among politicians who pledged support for President Rodrigo Duterte's plans in the 2022 elections, during a meeting of their political party, the PDP-Laban, on Tuesday.   Read more »

Lawmaker denies rumors of another lower House coup plot

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 09:38 PM

MANILA - House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez on Thursday denied rumors that there may be another coup plot in the House leadership. Read more »

House OKs Bayanihan 3 on final reading

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 06:35 PM

MANILA — The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on final reading the proposed Bayanihan to Arise As One Act or Bayanihan 3, a P401-billion stimulus package aimed to provide "direct emergency and social amelioration" to Filipinos badly hit by the pandemic.  Read more »

Marcos siblings Imee, Bongbong meet with Sara Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 10:08 PM

Some of the president's allies flew to Davao City to personally greet his daughter Mayor Sara Duterte on her birthday. Read more »

Higit 3,000 tourism workers sa Marinduque bibigyan ng cash assistance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 02:23 PM

BOAC, Marinduque - Nakatakdang magbigay ng cash assistance ang Department of Tourism at Department of Labor and Employment sa mahigit 3,000 tourism workers sa Marinduque.  Read more »

Law calling for plebiscite to ratify sought changes in Constitution must be passed: solon

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 10:56 PM

A lawmaker on Tuesday said Congress needs to pass a law calling for a plebiscite to ratify any proposed changes to the 1987 Constitution. Read more »

House Speaker says handling of impeachment complaint vs Leonen will be 'fair'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 09:09 PM

House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said the impeachment rap against the magistrate was already handed to the House rules panel, which will then refer it to the plenary, to be assigned to the Justice committee. Read more »

'To protect our members': Access to solons' SALNs by request, says Speaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 07:43 PM

House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday said interested parties who want access to lawmaker's wealth report should write to their special committee, a safeguard to "protect" their members from political persecution. Read more »

Duterte's final SONA could be 'hybrid' just like last year: House Speaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 06:50 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's final State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July could be similar to last year's that saw a "hybrid" session, with limited guests inside the Batasan Pambansa and the rest attending online, House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said on Thursday.   Read more »

ABS-CBN franchise bid to be tackled in House once pandemic subsides, says Atienza

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 10:39 PM

"Ngayon may tsansa na yan, iba na ang speaker of the House... He (Cayetano) was pretending to be neutral but he was not neutral, he was rendering the guilty verdict," said Atienza, who described the network's ordeal as a "mistrial."  Read more »

House official says no need to place Batasan on lockdown despite infection spike

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 17 07:37 PM

An official of the House of Representatives on Wednesday said the Batasan Pambansa complex will not be placed under lockdown despite a recent spike in COVID-19 infections among lawmakers and other personnel. Read more »