THE Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) on Thursday extended the moratorium on service disconnections until September this year upon the request of the House committee on energy to ease the burden of its consumers following the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic.

HOUSE Assistant Majority Leader and Quezon City Rep. Anthony Peter “Onyx” D. Crisologo donated six ambulances to the Quezon City local government unit (LGU) to boost its capacity to respond to the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID) pandemic.

A LAWMAKER has accused ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation of fraud for claiming to be a mere “blocktimer” at Amcara Broadcasting Network, which appears to be a company owned by the media giant.

DEPUTY Speaker and 1PACMAN party-list Rep. Michael Romero filed House Bill (HB) 6923 or the OSEC Act of 2020 that would protect children from being victims of online sexual exploitation.

HOUSE Assistant Majority Leader and Quezon City Rep. Anthony Peter “Onyx” D. Crisologo initiated the donation of six ambulances to the Quezon City local government unit (LGU) to boost its capacity to respond to the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID) pandemic.

HOUSE Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez on Thursday assured the swift passage of the Bayanihan to Recover as One bill or the Bayanihan II under Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano’s leadership should President Rodrigo Duterte decide to call a special session for its approval.

A LAWMAKER on Tuesday said the Department of Health (DoH) should make sure that it has the funds to properly compensate the fresh medical graduates who will be deployed in Central Visayas to help the fight against coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19).

THE House of Representatives has been asked to investigate whether the Energy Regulation Commission (ERC) was remiss in its regulatory oversight task in allowing the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) to raise its transmission charges.

THE chairman of the House committee on Metro Manila development on Tuesday said he is confident that the proposed single bus lane along EDSA will improve traffic flow as he welcomed Malacañang’s decision allowing roadworthy traditional jeepneys to ply the roads again soon.

THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Monday assured the joint House hearing that it would stop ABS-CBN Corporation from airing its programs using other channels, stressing this is covered by its cease and desist order (CDO) against the television network last May.

A MINDANAO House leader on Monday urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to now prepare for the reintroduction of subjects on good manners and right conduct (GMRC) and values education in schools.

THE Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya Para sa Mamamayan (AGHAM)) and its president, Angelo B. Palmones, called on the Department of Emergy (DOE) and Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to fast track the smart meters in the Philippines.

A House leader on Sunday urged Malacañang to include in the proposed national budget for next year an allocation for the purchase by the Department of Education (DepEd) of laptops for all 880,000 public school teachers.

THE Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) against coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) was urged to arrange for the immediate repatriation of up to 16,000 stranded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are ready to go home.

THE chairman of the House committee on basic education and culture on Sunday urged the country’s leading private corporations to avail of tax incentives by donating badly needed online learning tools for public elementary and high school students.