By DEE AYROSO
Speakership
Tags: House of Representatives
‘Groundhog Day’ in Congress
Of all the films in all the cable channels in all the world, they had to show the Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day inside the members’ lounge of the Philippine House of Representatives. Seeing the character Phil Connors enduring an ‘eternal recurrence’ in the movie made me realize that it’s an apt metaphor for Congress…
Luis V. Teodoro | Fear Itself
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Posted by Bulatlat.com His prose may be too fancy for some people’s taste, but former Chief Justice Reynato Puno was right, as usual. Never having been in the best of health, Philippine democracy’s on a stretcher on its way to the Intensive Care Unit, and could be…
Gov’t Should Buy Petron Shares, Piston Says
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat Posted 8:42 p.m., May 14, 2008 The Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (Piston) is calling on the Senate and the House of Representatives to investigate the government’s decision to sell the 40 percent share of Petron to Ashmore Group instead of buying share that will…
March to Congress: Workers To Press for Wage Hike, Tax Exemption
Hundreds of workers are set to troop to the gates of the House of Representatives in Quezon City when Congress resumes session on Jan. 16. They will press for the immediate passage of wage increase bill in the face of escalating prices and government promise of tax exemptions and other non-wage benefits. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA…