The next Philippine president may now choose to take his or her oath of office before a punong barangay (barangay head) as stated under a new law, instead of following the well-established tradition of being sworn in by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has rejected a proposed inquiry by a member of the House of Representatives into the -million money laundering scam, saying the chamber will only step in if there are aspects that need to be clarified in the ongoing Senate probe of the heist.

The Commission on Elections will conduct a massive information campaign to educate voters on the additional features of its Vote Counting Machines (VCMs) to help ensure credible and clean elections on May 9, 2016.

The leadership of the House of Representatives is calling on all candidates in the May 2016 local and national elections to voluntary declare and observe a political ceasefire this Holy Week to properly mark this period of prayer and meditation.

The House of Representatives has mourned the loss of  former Senate President Jovito Salonga,  whom it described as a staunch defender of our freedoms and a  “bastion of Philippine democracy.”