The Supreme Court has directed the leadership of the House of Representatives to pave the way for the assumption of National Unity Party (NUP) congressman Lord Allan Jay Velasco as the “rightful representative”  of the lone district of Marinduque.

The Committee on Appropriations of the House of  Representatives has given the go-signal to a measure creating a Professional Regulatory Board of Nursing in line with  government efforts to further improve the country’s health care system.

After President Benigno Aquino III thumbed down a measure raising monthly pensions for Social Security System members by P2,000, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has proposed that  Malacanang and the SSS board provide for a smaller increase in benefits to partially ease the plight of retirees in the private sector.

President Benigno Aquino III plans to meet with members of the House of Representatives this week to make another pitch for the passage of the Basic Law on the Bangsamoro Region when the Congress resumes session on Jan. 18, 2015.

The Games and Amusements Committee of the House of Representatives is investigating reports that officials of the  Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) have been extending hospital aid to their affluent relatives and friends.