The student government president’s key platform legislation was stopped Sunday night after a mistake rendered the bill invalid.

By Rodney Jaleco, ABS-CBN North America Bureau February 21, 2012 WASHINGTON D.C. –Congressman Scott Rigell and his wife Teri hosted dinner last week in their handsome home near Capitol Hill for Philippine Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. It was one of those evening socials, a staple of the diplomatic and political circuit in the nation’s [...]

Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. has been mounting a charm offensive on Capitol Hill to push the SAVE Act, a trade bill pending in Congress that would provide duty-free access for US textiles entering the Philippines and Philippine apparel shipped to the US.

Facing pressure from constituents, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) came out against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) on Monday.

The following is a copy of the remarks by the President on tax credits included in the American Jobs Act And The New Executive Actions That Will Help Get Veterans Back To Work: