Philippine House Committee on Ways and Means
Committee on Ways and Means | |
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| 20th Congress | |
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| History | |
New session started | To convene on July 28, 2025 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | Vacant |
Minority Leader | Vacant |
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| Committee on Ways and Means | |
The Philippine House Committee on Ways and Means, or House Ways and Means Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.
Jurisdiction
[edit]As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction is on the fiscal, monetary and financial affairs of the national government including tariff, taxation, revenues, borrowing, credit and bonded indebtedness.[1]
Assassination of Mauricio Pulhin
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In the afternoon of June 15, 2025, 61-year-old Mauricio "Morie" Pulhin, the committee's Technical Staff director, was attending his daughter's birthday party in a gated subdivision in Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City when two motorcycle-riding assailants drove by and shot him at close range. Although he was rushed to the Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, he was pronounced dead upon arrival.[2] Police officials noted that based on evidence, the shooting was carefully planned out by the assailants.[3]
House Speaker Martin Romualdez issued a statement the next day denouncing the "brutal act of violence in the strongest possible terms" and called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation.[4]
On June 24, police authorities separately arrested two of the seven[5] suspected perpetrators of Pulhin's assassination, with one of the suspects, an alleged middleman given the alias "Balong", testifying that an unmarried couple were behind the attack.[6][7] Balong claimed that Pulhin was targeted due to his intention to file charges of estafa and theft against the couple.[8]
Members, 20th Congress
[edit]As of June 30, 2025, all committee membership positions are vacant until the House convenes for its first regular session on July 28.
Historical membership rosters
[edit]19th Congress
[edit]18th Congress
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES" (PDF). congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. p. 35. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Flores, Dominique Nicole (June 16, 2025). "Father's Day turns tragic: House employee shot dead at daughter's birthday celeb". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines: Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ ABS-CBN News (June 16, 2025). Patay ang isang 63-anyos na lalaki na empleyado ng Kamara. Facebook (in Filipino). Meta Platforms, Inc. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
Sa inisyal na imbestigasyon ng PNP, lumabas na pinag-aralan nang maigi ng mga salarin ang pamamaril.
- ^ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (June 16, 2025). "Romualdez asks gov't agencies to go after House staffer's killers". Inquirer.net. Manila, Philippines: Inquirer Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on June 16, 2025. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ Amor, Luwela (June 26, 2025). "QCPD continues manhunt for couple, 3 others linked to killing of House employee". DZRH News. MBC Media Group. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
Balong is one of the first two suspects arrested by QCPD and is among the seven individuals now facing murder charges filed before the Quezon City Prosecutor's Office.
- ^ Delizo, Michael (June 24, 2025). "2 arrested over House employee's killing". ABS-CBN News. Manila: ABS-CBN Corporation. Archived from the original on June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Argosino, Faith (June 25, 2025). "Romualdez warns suspects in House official's slay: Law will find you". Inquirer.net. Manila, Philippines: Inquirer Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Quismorio, Ellson (June 25, 2025). "Romualdez hails Torre for capture of 2 suspects in House exec's slay". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "House Committees - Ways and Means". House of Representatives. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ "HOUSE COMMITTEES - WAYS AND MEANS". congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
