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A RESOLUTION calling for an investigation on the sudden spike in Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) electricity charges has been filed in the House of Representatives.

THE House of Representatives will work with the Executive branch in planning next year’s national budget, which will take into account the government’s post-coronavirus response.

THE House of Representatives may hold virtual sessions once Congress resumes on May 4 if the risk of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) still persists, House Speaker Alan Peter S. Cayetano said.

A COALITION of 12 party lists at the House of Representatives filed a resolution on Friday calling for an end to several “onerous” military agreements between the Philippines and US.

A HOUSE committee yesterday approved a consolidated bill that seeks to make the position of a cooperative officer mandatory in municipal, city and provincial levels.

THE House of Representatives yesterday approved on third and final reading a proposal to defer village and youth elections from May 2020 to Dec. 2022.

THE HOUSE of Representatives on Friday approved on third and final reading the second package of the government’s tax reform program, fast-tracking the administration’s plans to lower income taxes and slash the incentives of businesses.

THREE ECONOMIC REFORMS gained ground in the House of Representatives on Monday evening, with the measure removing restrictions on foreigners from practicing their professions in the Philippines and another simplifying taxes on financial instruments both bagging final approval.

THE House of Representatives appropriations committee yesterday endorsed the P4.1 trillion national budget for next year, without changes, according to its chairman.

THE House of Representatives on Wednesday elected the heads of some of its committees.

THE HOUSE of Representatives on Thursday approved a second time the bill amending Republic Act No. 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act, to remove on second reading provisions imposing capital punishment on certain drug offenses.

A BILL imposing penalties on negligent owners or lessors of properties used in the illegal drug trade hurdled the House of Representatives on third and final reading.

THE House of Representatives on Monday approved the bill exempting fresh graduates from government fees on pre-employment requirements.

THE bill granting incentives to Filipino filmmakers granted honors in international film festivals has hurdled the House of Representatives on third and final reading.

A BILL GRANTING employees a bereavement leave of 12 days with full pay has been filed at the House of Representatives.

THE House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading the “Tulong-Trabaho” bill that will provide free technical-vocational education and training (TVET).

A BILL imposing stiffer penalties on “flying voters” has been filed at the House of Representatives ahead of the midterm elections in 2019.

A JOINT panel in the House of Representatives on Thursday cited for contempt former customs intelligence officer Jimmy S. Guban over conflicting statements during...

THE HOUSE of Representatives on Tuesday constituted itself as the Committee of the Whole House to push through with the stalled budget deliberation beginning with fund realignments.

PLENARY DEBATES on the proposed 2019 budget were stalled at the House of Representatives on Monday amid a brewing conflict among the House leaders.

WITH 187-14-3 votes, the House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading the second of up to five planned tax reform tranches that cuts the corporate income tax (CIT) rate and removes fiscal incentives deemed redundant.

THE HOUSE ways and means committee on Tuesday, Sept. 4, approved the substitute bill granting an amnesty on estate taxes, general unpaid taxes, and...

The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the joint resolution, extending the validity of reparation funds for martial law victims...

THE HOUSE of Representatives is scheduled to proceed with hearings on the Executive’s proposed 2019 national budget when it reconvenes on Aug. 28, despite confusion on a compromise with economic managers.

A BILL that aims to increase the service incentive leave for employees to 10 days from five days hurdled second reading at the House of Representatives (HoR) last Wednesday, Aug. 15.

OPPOSITION of the House of Representatives majority bloc to the P3.757-trillion proposed 2019 national budget caught Malacañang by surprise, at a time a newly installed leadership has just settled down in the chamber and with preparations for the May mid-term elections next year soon under way.

By Charmaine A. Tadalan The House of Representatives on Tuesday, Aug. 7, ended weeks-long conflict among factions seeking to be officially recognized as the minority...

THE House of Representatives, voting 219-0, on Tuesday approved on third and final reading the bill strengthening the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

Lawmakers on Tuesday, May 22, shelved the draft bill on recoverable system loss for further review after noting its provisions are similar to a...

By Charmaine A. Tadalan THE House of Representatives has adopted at a joint-committee level House Bill (HB) 6475, principally filed by Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez,...

The bill recognizing foreign decree of termination of marriage hurdled third reading at the House of Representatives on the last day of session before...

The chair of the House committee on Mindanao Affairs bared plans to ask for higher budget for Mindanao in the next four years. Cagayan De...

The House of Representatives on Monday, March 12, began the plenary debates on House Bill (HB) 7303 which seeks to institute absolute divorce in...

THE House of Representatives reported a total of 2,100 measures processed — including a proposed tax reform package — during its first and second...

The Senate and the House of Representatives ratified the final version of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill on Wednesday, Dec.13,...

THE House of Representatives has passed on third and final reading a measure to increase the base pay of military and uniformed personnel (MUP). Garnering...

THE ADMINISTRATION is optimistic that the House of Representatives and the Senate will find a middle ground on the 2018 proposed P3.7-trillion budget and...

IT WILL only be a matter of time before the House of Representatives comes around to approving the adjustments made by the Senate in...

SPEAKER Pantaleon D. Alvarez called on Chief Justice (CJ) Maria Lourdes P. A Sereno before the House justice committee investigation on her impeachment, instead...

CHIEF Justice Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno’s camp is now studying whether she will appear before her impeachment hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 22, before the...

THE CAMP of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno in a statement on Monday, Oct. 30, called on public vigilance on the developing impeachment...

TWO LAWYER GROUPS -- the Philippine Bar Association, Inc. (PBA) and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) -- yesterday raised concern on the...