Gabriela Partylist files ‘Bawal Bastos sa Eleksyon’ bill seeking to disqualify candidates who make misogynistic or discriminatory remarks during electoral campaigns on Tuesday (April 8, 2025). (📸: Gabriela Women’s Party) @pnagovph
PCO Secretary Jay Ruiz calls for tighter regulation of social media and a collaboration between the PCO, DOJ, and DICT to combat disinformation during the House Tri-Committee on Friday (Mar. 21, 2025). (📸:HoR) @pnagovph
"Passing the national budget is not a crime.”
READ | House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe defends the 2025 budget process as a "constitutional duty" amid graft complaints vs. Speaker Romualdez, lawmakers over alleged ₱241B "insertions." @pnagovph
WATCH: The House of Representatives endorses the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte to the Senate after 215 lawmakers backed the move—surpassing the required one-third threshold.
House Labor and Employment Committee approves P200 across-the-board daily minimum wage hike under a substitute bill consolidating House Bills No. 514, 7568 & 7871. @pnagovph
Marikina Rep. and acting House appropriations chair Stella Quimbo says the 2025 General Appropriations Act is “lawful, valid, and fully enforceable.”
Quimbo: “Any suggestion of impropriety is unfounded and appears to be politically motivated.” @pnagovph
The House Quad Committee cites former Mandaluyong police chief PCol. Hector Grijaldo in contempt once again for refusing to answer lawmakers’ questions. He will be transferred from House detention to Quezon City Police Station 6. @pnagovph
Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Elizaldy Co confirms stepping down as House Appropriations chair, citing health concerns: “The highly demanding nature of my role has taken its toll, and I now need to prioritize seeking the medical attention necessary for my well-being.” @pnagovph
The House of Representatives declares the chairmanship of the Committee on Appropriations vacant, removing AKO Bicol Rep. Elizaldy Co from the post. @pnagovph
Malacañang suspends work in government offices and classes at all levels in the cities of Manila and Pasay on Jan. 13, 2025, for the ‘National Rally for Peace’ of the Iglesia Ni Cristo. @pnagovph
WATCH | President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. troops the line with Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., during the AFP’s 89th Founding Anniversary at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Friday. @pnagovph 📹: RTVM
The event, themed “Sandigan ng Sambayanan Tungo Sa Bagong Pilipinas,” honors the AFP’s commitment to Honor, Service, and Patriotism. The celebration features the conferment of awards to exemplary personnel and units, and the re-launching of the AFP Museum.
READ | President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has issued Administrative Order No. 28, granting year-end Gratuity Pay to Contract of Service (COS) and Job Order (JO) workers in government for Fiscal Year 2024. @pnagovph
The House adopts the Quad Committee’s report recommending charges against ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, Senators Bong Go & Bato Dela Rosa, and 5 others for crimes against humanity over EJKs linked to the previous administration’s drug war. @pnagovph
JUST IN: Voting 198-4 with no abstentions, the House of Representatives approves on third and final reading House Bill 11144, which seeks to postpone the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. @pnagovph
The House Quad Committee cites former PDEA chief Wilkins Villanueva in contempt for refusing to answer lawmakers’ questions. His detention is set to begin on Jan. 13, 2025, after the congressional Christmas recess. @pnagovph
HB 11192 proposes stricter regulation for the allocation and utilization of confidential funds, while HB 11193 seeks to enhance oversight on special disbursing officers handling confidential funds. (📸: House PPAB)
House Good Government and Public Accountability Committee Chair Joel Chua leads the filing of House Bills 11192 & 11193 to regulate the use of confidential and intelligence funds, following the panel’s probe into alleged fund misuse by the OVP and DepEd under VP Sara Duterte.