Tag: Congress

Arroyo, 11 other lawmakers stripped of key posts for anti-death penalty vote

  (Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Wednesday night formally stripped from their posts lawmakers with key positions who voted against the passage of the death penalty bill, including House Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Along with Pampanga Rep. Arroyo, 11 other lawmakers holding chairmanship posts were removed from their positions after majority leader Rodolfo Fariñas moved to have their posts declared vacant. The following committee chairmanships were declared vacant: civil service, chaired by Vilma […]

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Bill re-imposing death penalty approved in Lower House

(Eagle News) — With 216 “yes” votes and 54 “no” votes, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to reimpose the death penalty in the country. House Bill 4727 was passed on Tuesday, March 7, just six days after its second reading approval on voice voting. This time, through nominal voting, there was only one abstention, as lawmakers expressed their votes before the passage of the bill. Only drug-related […]

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Only drug offenses covered in death penalty bill which passed 2nd reading in House

  (Eagle News) – The House of Representatives passed on second reading early Wednesday evening (March 1) the controversial death penalty bill, even as opposition congressmen tried to block its passage. House Bill 4727 was passed in just less than a minute, through a voice vote, after the House agreed that only drug offenses would be covered by capital punishment. The death penalty will also not be mandatory since there can be a choice between […]

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Veterans chief is ‘designated survivor’ during Trump speech

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Veterans Affairs chief David Shulkin was absent from President Donald Trump’s address to Congress Tuesday, as he was chosen to be “designated survivor,” the White House said. It is a longstanding US custom for a member of the cabinet to stay away from the Capitol during presidents’ addresses to Congress, also attended by the vice president and cabinet members and lawmakers. This is done so that someone would be left […]

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Opening Congress speech, Trump decries threats to US Jewish centers

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump opened his maiden speech to Congress on Tuesday by asserting his commitment to civil rights and condemning the recent wave of threats targeting Jewish centers across the United States. “Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of Black History Month, we are reminded of our nation’s path toward civil rights and the work that still remains,” Trump began by saying. “Recent threats targeting Jewish community […]

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Trump to work with Muslim allies to defeat IS: excerpts

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump is pledging to work with Muslim countries to fulfill his campaign pledge to defeat the Islamic State group. According to excerpts from a planned speech to a joint session of Congress, Trump will dismiss the jihadist group as “a network of lawless savages that have slaughtered Muslims and Christians, and men, women and children of all faiths and beliefs.” “We will work with our allies, including our […]

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Trump to promise tough immigration laws, ‘historic’ tax reform

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump will use a maiden prime-time speech to Congress to flesh out his policy agenda Tuesday, promising tougher immigration enforcement and “historic tax reform.” “By finally enforcing our immigration laws, we will raise wages, help the unemployed, save billions of dollars and make our communities safer for everyone,” he is expected to say, according to excerpts released by the White House. “Our economic team is developing historic tax […]

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Final say on death penalty revival still with Congress, says Malacañang

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that the final say regarding the revival of the death penalty remains with the Congress. Abella said that although the revival of the death penalty is one of the campaign promises of President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang concedes that the power remains with the Congress. This is despite previous pronouncements from President Duterte pushing for the revival of the death penalty. In a statement, Communications […]

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House committee approves emergency powers bill for traffic crisis

  (Eagle News) – The Committee on Transportation of the House of Representatives approved on Wednesday, January 18, House Bill 544 or the Traffic Crisis Act of 2016 that seeks to provide remedies to the traffic problem in the country through emergency powers. There were 12 amendments made to the bill during the resumption of the committee hearing. The committee said the traffic crisis was concentrated in metropolitan areas such as in Metro Manila, Metro […]

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Senate leadership assures public: Constitution will still prevail

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Senate leadership assured the public that the Constitution will still prevail in the face of fears about martial law. During his speech in the oath-taking ceremony of the Trustees and Officers of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce in Davao City on Saturday, Duterte said he does not want to stay in power, assuring the public on fears of a martial rule. But his theoretical pronouncement analyzing why the […]

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Republicans lock horns with Trump as new Congress sworn in

by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — House Republicans were forced to back down Tuesday on plans to gut a congressional ethics office as Donald Trump rebuked them over the move, in an embarrassing clash with the president-elect on the day the new Congress was sworn in. When Trump takes office on January 20, Republicans will run both chambers of Congress and the White House for the first time since 2007, […]

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Duterte says he is ready to leave, pushes Congress on federal gov’t shift

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is ready to step down in two or three years’ time if Congress would be able to lay the groundwork for a federal system of government. As a matter of fact, he said, he is even ready to leave office anytime if the people truly would not want him to continue as President. In his speech during the awarding ceremonies for the Ten Outstanding Young […]

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