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House party-list group to meet Hugpong, seek ‘common ground’ on speakership row

July 3, 2019 admin hnp, House Leadership, House of Representatives, hugpong ng pagbabago, Latest News Stories, Nation, speaker race

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 03:28:55 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The 54-strong party-list coalition in the House will meet Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) members in a bid to settle the House leadership row, one of its spokesman, Sagip Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, has said. “The party-list coalition (Partylist Coalition Foundation Inc. PCFI) will discuss HNP’s formula in settling the House leadership issue with […]

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Ungab to abide by HNP in speakership race

July 3, 2019 admin hnp, House of Representatives, hugpong ng pagbabago, isidro ungab, Latest News Stories, Nation, speaker

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:03:42 +0000

Davao City Third District Representative Isidro Ungab vowed to abide by the will of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) with respect to the Speakership race that has heated up in the last few days.

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No vote-buying from Velasco camp, Gonzales insists

July 2, 2019 admin aurelio gonzales, House of Representatives, Latest News Stories, lord allan velasco, Nation, speaker race, vote-buying

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 10:09:21 +0000

Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. said Tuesday he no longer knows anything about the reported “vote-buying” in the chamber for the Speaker race.

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Romualdez vows to push Duterte agenda in 18th Congress

June 30, 2019 admin 18th congress, House of Representatives, Latest News Stories, martin romualdez, Nation, Rodrigo Duterte

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 21:30:16 +0000

Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez on Sunday vowed to align the legislative priorities of the House of Representatives with President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic agenda if he was chosen Speaker.

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Duterte distances himself from speakership race: ‘Labo-labo nalang kayo’

June 27, 2019 admin Congress, House of Representatives, Latest News Stories, Nation, Philippine news update, Rodrigo Duterte, speakership race

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:11:24 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he will let lawmakers decide who will be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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Joyce Bernal returns to direct Sona 2019 — RTVM exec

June 26, 2019 admin House of Representatives, Joyce Bernal, Latest News Stories, Nation, Philippine news updates, Sona, State of the Nation Address

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 07:56:47 +0000

Romantic comedy director Joyce Bernal will be back to direct the 2019 State of the Nation Address (Sona), a Radio Television Malacañang

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First batch of neophyte lawmakers finish House training

June 19, 2019 admin 18th congress, first-time lawmaker, House of Representatives, Latest News Stories, Nation, national college of public administration and governance, ncpag, Philippine news updates, Training

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 08:31:09 +0000

The first batch of incoming neophyte lawmakers at the House of Representatives have finished training on legislative processes in preparation for the opening of the 18th Congress.

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Pampanga’s mass transport project seen to ease congestion in Metro Manila

June 19, 2019 admin Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, House of Representatives, Latest News Stories, Nation, pampanga mass transit, pampanga megalopolis, Philippine news updates

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:12:36 +0000

The proposal to equip Pampanga with a mass transport system is seen to attract more businesses and investments in the province and eventually decongest Metro Manila.

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House leadership shows off performance despite budget delays

June 16, 2019 admin 17th Congress, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Headlines, House of Representatives, Latest News Stories, Nation

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 21:33:06 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The leadership of the House of Representatives patted itself on the back for its productive performance in legislation in spite of some major political hiccups, such as the monthslong delay in the passage of the 2019 budget during the yearlong tenure of outgoing Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

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7 House members richer by more than 100% in a span of one year

June 12, 2019 admin agri party-list, Congress, delphine lee, House of Representatives, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates, SALN, wealth

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 12:13:59 +0000

In just one year, seven House members have more than doubled their wealth with a party-list lawmaker topping the list and declaring P254.3 million net worth, representing a surge of 406.3 percent.

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