Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 21:55:01 +0000
Remember that joke about legislators being overeager to affix their signature on any document, “even on toilet paper”?
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 21:35:39 +0000
Presidential son and Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte led more than 30 other congressmen in joining the National Unity Party (NUP) in an apparent tipping of the balance in the House of Representatives.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 21:14:20 +0000
Reports of presidential son and Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte joining the National Unity Party (NUP) has again raised speculations
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:50:27 +0000
A bill at the House of Representatives was filed seeking to uphold humane work conditions and sufficient living wage for media practitioners. ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Niña Taduran, a former broadcaster,…READ
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:59:19 +0000
A neophyte lawmaker at the House of Representatives was hailed chairman of the Committee on Games and Amusement, the first panel to reach almost 40 members in the 18th Congress a…READ
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 11:14:30 +0000
The National Unity Party (NUP) has adopted President Rodrigo Duterte’s son and Davao 1st District Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte as its member, an official and a member of the political party confirmed Wednesday.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 09:45:06 +0000
Marikina 2nd District Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo said Wednesday Congress should consider selecting a new health insurance carrier that could compete with the State-run insurance agency if the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) fails to implement reforms within it.
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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 06:13:21 +0000
The idea to create a government department that will solely tackle issues concerning OFWs is moving at the lower chamber.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 23:21:24 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Members of the House of Representatives and the Catholic clergy are raising aid funds for victims of powerful earthquakes that hit the country’s northernmost province of Batanes and killed at least nine people over the weekend.
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 06:44:11 +0000
MEMBERS of the House of Representatives will donate P1.5 million from their salaries as their contribution for relief operations in quake-hit Batanes. Lawmakers on Monday have each agreed to donate at least…READ
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