Day: October 17, 2020

ANY position -- including deputy speaker -- is open for former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. This was assured by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco who said Cayetano is deserving to hold

MANILA Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. stepped down as Minority Leader. After delivering the Minority’s turno en contra for the 2021 budget, Abante said he will be leaving the opposition bloc

A Metro Manila solon is urging the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) to pay as soon as possible its P1 billion debt to the Philippine Red Cross for COVID-19 testing.

THE Philippines and China have agreed on the joint exploration of oil and gas resources in the disputed South China Sea (SCS), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China said

MANILA, Oct 16, 2020 (AFP) - The Philippines has lifted a moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the disputed South China Sea, which the government said Friday could fast-track

THE House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading the proposed 2021 national budget amounting to P4.5 trillion. With a vote of 257 yes and only six no,

HOUSE Deputy Majority Leader and Bagong Henerasyon (BH) party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera on Saturday lauded newly installed Speaker Lord Allan Velasco for ensuring the “timely, legal and constitutional” approval of