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Sawang-sawa na raw siya sa mga travel advisory na nagbababala sa mga nais tumapak sa Mindanao. Pero saang La La Land dadagsain ng turista ang isang lugar na nasa ilalim ng martial law?

#AnimatED: Gyera ng mga kerida
Ito ba’y bahagi ng nagbabagong hugis ng pulitika? Wala na silang pakundangan sa dangal ng institusyong kanilang kinakatawan?

Con-Con won’t guarantee election of 'right people' – Alvarez
In defending the Constituent Assembly Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez says all elections – even the polls for Constitutional Convention delegates – may be influenced by big businessmen and other vested interests

Pantaleon Alvarez, Duterte’s lieutenant at the House
The man behind Rodrigo Duterte s rise to the presidency plans to leave a mark as the new Speaker of the House of Representatives

Ex-Gloria Arroyo allies nab top posts in House
The House Speaker Minority Floor Leader and a Deputy Speaker once held appointive positions when Gloria Arroyo was still president

Duterte wants Constituent Assembly to amend Constitution – Alvarez
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez says the Duterte administration wants to start the shift to a federal system after the 2019 midterm polls

Federalism 'much deeper change' than war on drugs – analysts
During his first State of the Nation Address President Rodrigo Duterte urges Filipinos to hurry up the federal system of government and to make sure a president with ceremonial powers is elected – even if it s not him

Pantaleon Alvarez is new House Speaker
4th UPDATE Davao del Norte 1st District Representative Pantaleon Alvarez clinches a landslide victory with 251 votes

Alvarez to PDP-Laban lawmakers: Bring back trust in Congress
In the Pulse Asia survey released on April 4 the House of Representatives registered the lowest approval rating top government institutions

Alvarez to probe drug use in Bilibid during De Lima's time
The incoming House Speaker says this should be the subject of a congressional inquiry and not the rising number of drug suspects killed since the Duterte administration took over

LP to seal coalition with PDP-Laban ‘by next week’ – Alvarez
LP member Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilat Jr says the Liberal Party members will finalize their decision in a meeting on July 14

Incoming House Speaker Alvarez: No pork on my watch
But every congressman may propose up to P50M worth of hard projects or infrastructure and P30M for soft projects like scholarships and livelihood assistance

Alvarez: No need for probe into rising drug suspect killings
Incoming House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez finds it futile for legislators to conduct an investigation because Congress does not have prosecutorial powers

Alvarez to Pangilinan, Aquino: Bill seeks to rehabilitate child offenders
Davao del Norte 1st District Representative Bebot Alvarez says House Bill No 2 seeks to prevent the exploitation of young Filipinos by criminal syndicates

Congressmen want 9-year-old kids charged for crimes
UPDATED Davao del Norte 1st district s Pantaleon Alvarez and Capiz 2nd district s Fredenil Castro file an accompanying bill seeking to restore the death penalty

How do you want to elect your Con-Con delegates?
UPDATED There are 3 proposals filed with the House of Representatives calling for a constitutional convention to pave the way for federalism Each seeks a different number of seats and manner of electing delegates

Alvarez files con-con bill for federalism
UPDATED Davao del Norte First District Representative Bebot Alvarez who is expected to be the House Speaker is eyeing to set up a federalist form of government within President Rodrigo Duterte s term

Belmonte backs emergency powers for Duterte vs traffic
The outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives says waiving the bidding for transportation contracts is fine as long as all information are made public

NUP seals alliance with PDP-Laban
The National Unity Party is the latest political party to express support for President elect Rodrigo Duterte s PDP Laban

Belmonte: 'Sizeable number of LP members still on my side'
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr says the party leadership s preferred scenario is for the LP to remain intact even as some of its members coalesce with the new majority bloc in the House

Next Speaker? Pantaleon Alvarez and the ghost of NAIA 3
The newly elected Davao del Norte representative is being eyed by PDP Laban Duterte s party as next House Speaker
