A House of Representatives mega panel in the Philippines has been urged to investigate the impact of the fuel price crisis on the labor sector and unemployment rate, in addition to its effects on transportation and agriculture.

The House committee on public information has approved the Right to Information Act or the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill, which mandates public access to official records with certain exceptions.

A House panel in the Philippines has convened to discuss a relief package aimed at addressing the ongoing oil and energy crisis.

A substitute bill to abolish the travel tax has been approved by the House of Representatives' committee on ways and means in the Philippines after two hearings on its potential effects.

The Philippine House committee on justice will resume formal hearings this week on impeachment complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte, after lawmakers deemed the cases 'sufficient in form, in substance'.