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(Eagle News)–Congress will hold a special session on Monday, March 23, to pass a bill that would allow President Rodrigo Duterte to realign national budget funds that are available to address issues stemming from the coronavirus disease 2019. According to Senate President Tito Sotto, who met with Palace representatives, Senator Bong Go and Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, among others, in Malacañang on Saturday, the session would be held at 10 a.m. It was still unclear […]
(Eagle News)–A member of the staff of a lawmaker who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 has passed away. “We are deeply saddened to announce that a member of the Congressional staff of one of our Members passed away less than an hour ago,” House of Representatives Secretary General Atty. Jose Luis G. Montales said. Montales did not identify the fatality but said he was a male. He said the Department of Health confirmed […]
(Eagle News)–The House of Representatives will observe social distancing measures when it convenes for a special session for the passage of a supplemental budget against the coronavirus disease 2019. In a statement, Cayetano said this was to “ensure that the proceedings will be safe and secure for all those who will be attending.” “We will keep everyone updated as soon as we are able to set a date for the convening of the special session,” […]
(Eagle News)- Another employee of the House of Representatives’ Printing Service has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement issued on Tuesday, March 17, House Secretary General Atty. Luis Montales said that the employee last reported for work on March 5, went on leave on March 6, and was admitted to the hospital on March 7 where he was initially diagnosed with dengue. “The doctors later tested him for COVID-19 on […]
(Eagle News)–The House of Representatives employee who tested positive for the novel coronavirus has passed away, a congressman said on Sunday, March 15. PBA Rep. Jericho Nograles said the patient passed away at 1:45 a.m. today. Earlier, the House suspended work for a month as a precaution against the virus. With a report from Meanne Corvera
Skeletal force allowed to work from home (Eagle News)–Work in the House of Representatives is suspended from March 16 to April 12. A memo to employees said Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano’s decision to adopt “a work schedule parallel to the one to be implemented by the Executive Department as announced by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on 12 March 2020” was made “with the health and safety of the employees” in mind. “The Office of the […]
(Eagle News)–The Senate and the House of Representatives garnered a very good net satisfaction rating, and the Supreme Court and the Cabinet a good one in the recent Social Weather Stations survey. The December 2019 survey by the SWS found 73% satisfied and 11% dissatisfied with the performance of Senate, 63% satisfied and 12% dissatisfied with the House of Representatives, 62% satisfied and 13% dissatisfied with the Supreme Court, and 56% satisfied and 11% […]
(Eagle News)–The franchise of ABS-CBN will expire in May, not March, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Monday, Feb. 24. According to Guevarra, this was because based on records, Republic Act No. 7966, the law that granted the company the license to operate for 25 years, was published on April 19, 1995. He said the law, although enacted on March 30, 1995, provides itself that it would become effective 15 days after the date of […]
(Eagle News)–The Senate committee on public services on Monday, Feb. 24, kicked off its hearings on ABS-CBN’s franchise, which is set to expire on March 30. The panel led by Senator Grace Poe began the hearings even if the House of Representatives has yet to start its own hearings on the same. The House has slammed the Senate’s move as “unconstitutional,” but at least two senators have argued the Senate could conduct the hearings. Senator […]
(Eagle News)–The House of Representatives has plans of passing measures creating the Departments of Filipino Overseas and Foreign Deployment, Water Resources, and Disaster Resilience before the next recess in March. In a statement, House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez said the House will soon vote on second reading on the proposed law creating the DFO to “keep an eye on the safety and protection of overseas Filipinos, including seafarers and household service workers.” So far, it […]
(Eagle News)-Work in the House of Representatives is suspended tomorrow, Jan. 13. An advisory from the House said the special meeting set by the Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs to discuss the repatriation of Overseas Filipino Workers in Iraq and other countries and the case of OFW Jeanelyn Villavende is also postponed. It will instead be reset to a later date. The Engineering Department and Security Bureau will maintain a skeletal force, however. “Let’s pray for […]
BATTLE CREEK, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump railed against a Democratic Party “consumed with hatred” after he was impeached Wednesday for abuse of power and obstructing Congress. “While we’re creating jobs and fighting for Michigan, the radical Left in Congress is consumed with envy and hatred and rage, you see what’s going on,” the Republican leader seethed at campaign rally in the state. “These people are crazy.” Trump said the Democratic Party, […]
