Congress

Duterte calls on Congress to declare nat’l emergency, grant him “necessary powers” but subject to restrictions for limited period

  (Eagle News)--President Rodrigo Duterte is calling on Congress to declare a national emergency as the country continues in its…

Sotto says Congress will pass bill allowing President Duterte to realign budget; special session slated on Monday

(Eagle News)--Congress will hold a special session on Monday, March 23, to pass a bill that would allow President Rodrigo…

Sotto, Cayetano: Meeting for passage of COVID-19 supplemental budget set

Sotto says Congress special session postponed, Cayetano says it will push through (Eagle News)--The special session of Congress for the…

Go: Senate, House ready to hold special session for supplemental budget on Saturday afternoon

(Eagle News)--Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have expressed readiness to hold the special session of Congress for…

Sotto: Congress likely to hold special session for passage of supplemental budget on Saturday

(Eagle News)--Congress is more likely to hold its special session for the passage of a supplemental budget against the coronavirus…

Two US members of Congress test positive for coronavirus

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Two US lawmakers including a Florida representative on Wednesday became the first members of Congress…

First US Congress member tests positive for coronavirus

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A Florida lawmaker became the first member of the US Congress to test positive for…

US Congress passes final resolution to restrain Trump on Iran

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Congress on Wednesday gave its final approval to a resolution to restrain President…

Cayetano: House to start hearings on bills seeking to renew franchise of ABS-CBN on March 10

(Eagle News) -- The House of Representatives will start on March 10 its hearings on the pending bills seeking to…

House starts preliminaries on ABS-CBN franchise renewal, but says hearings to happen in May or August

(Eagle News) -- The House Committee on Legislative Franchise began on Monday, Feb. 24, its preliminary proceedings on the bills…

Palace: Filing of quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN not an encroachment on power of Congress

(Eagle News) -- The Palace on Tuesday, Feb. 11, denied the filing of a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN was…

US House passes Uighur bill urging sanctions on Chinese officials

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that would apply sanctions against senior…

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