THE chairman of the House committee on Metro Manila development on Wednesday said adopting the efficient contact tracing model in Baguio City will help boost government’s battle to quell coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic.

HOUSE senior Deputy Minority Leader and Iloilo Rep. Janette Garin on Wednesday slammed Sen. Richard Gordon’s alleged falsified and twisted statements on Senate blue ribbon committee report recommending the filing of criminal charges against her and others in connection with the diversion of a P10.6-billion fund from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).

THE House committee on ways and means has approved the draft substitute bill for the franchise granting permission to the leading conglomerate San Miguel Corporation’s plan to put up an international airport in Bulacan.

COLLEGE students who suddenly lost means to continue their education because their parents were laid off due to coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) crisis may soon be able to continue their studies if a bill filed by Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas becomes a law.

MARINDUQUE Rep. Lord Allan Velasco on Wednesday welcomed the approval of his bill by the House committee on local government declaring every February 21 as Araw ng Marinduque, calling it a recognition of the colorful history of the province and its people.

THE “power bloc” of the House of Representatives on Tuesday said the Supreme Court (SC) is critical in making sure that the energy future of the Philippines is stable and secure, as they also cited the Malampaya power plant as a platform that significantly fuels up the economy and could thus be seen as long-term national partner in this regard.

THE House of Representatives on Tuesday received for its scruitiny and approval President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte’s proposed P4.506 trillion 2021 national budget to reset and rebound the economy from the devastation of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic.

TWO Mindanao lawmakers on Tuesday condemned in the strongest possible terms the deadly Monday’s twin bombings in Jolo, Sulu and asked the government to immediately bring the perpetrators to justice.

HOUSE Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez on Tuesday said he is hoping the newly-ratified P165.5 billion “Babangon Tayo Fund” or the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) roadmap for economic recovery will give an initial life-restoring boost to the country’s economy.

THE House committees on public order and safety and on appropriations have approved a consolidated bill, including the proposed law of Tingog party-list Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez and her husband, House Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez seeking to modernize the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).

A HOUSE leader on Monday warned the government and his colleagues in Congress against an increase in mental problems among Filipinos due to the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic.

A House leader on Monday called on the Governance Commission on Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations (GCG) to review the qualifications of officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and determine whether they are “good fit” for their posts in the state health insurer.

THE House committee looking into fund irregularities in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Monday called for the scrapping of the insurer’s “case rates” and its interim reimbursement mechanism (IRM) for hospitals.