All work and no play makes Rufus Rodriguez a dull congressman.
In a surprising display of disco moves, Cagayan De Oro 2nd district Rep. Rodriguez took a break from writing bills and resolutions for the 19th Congress by--how else? Dancing.
Rodriguez was listening to Elton John's 1972-released classic bop "Crocodile Rock" during a bill-writing session when he suddenly felt the need to groove with the song.
He posted a video of himself rocking to the beat on his Facebook page.
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“While working on additional bills to be filed in the 19th Congress for several weeks now and listening to the Billboard Top 100 Songs in 1973 in CD, I can’t help but dance in my seat to Elton John’s Crocodile Rock at No. 7 in 1973,” Rodriguez wrote in his post on Thursday, July 7.
“Sayaw while ga trabaho mga higala! Pawala sa kapoy (Dance while working, friends! It gets rid of fatigue),” he added in Bisaya.
Representatives of the 19th Congress, since July 1, have been on a legislative filing spree.
As per the House of Representatives Legislative Information System, Rodriguez filed 1,015 bills and resolutions during the previous 18th Congress, making him the most prolific legislator among 302 solons.
On his first day in the 19th Congress on July 1, he filed 12 House bills (HBs), namely:
-Establishing A Campus Of The University Of Science And Technology Of Southern Philippines (USTSP) In Barangay Balubal, CDO City, To Be Known As The Ustsp-Barangay Balubal, CDO Campus, And Appropriating Funds Therefor;
-Establishing A College Of Medicine In The University Of Science And Technology Of Southern Philippines-CDO City Campus In CDO City, Province Of Misamis Oriental, To Be Known As The “University Of Science And Technology Of Southern Philippines-College Of Medicine”, And Appropriating Funds Therefor;
-Providing For The Construction Of A 240 Kilometer Trans-Mindanao Superhighway Connecting Four Provincial Capitals In The Caraga And Northern Mindanao Regions To The Laguindingan International Airport, And Appropriating Funds Therefor;
-Establishing In Barangay Tablon, CDO City, Province Of Misamis Oriental, A Satellite District Hospital Of The Northern Mindanao Medical Center, To Be Known As The Barangay Tablon-Northern Mindanao Medical Center Satellite District Hospital, And Appropriating Funds Therefor;
-Strengthening The Mindanao State University System And Appropriating Funds Therefor;
-Imposing A Logging Ban In CDO City And Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof;
-Declaring The City Of CDO A Mining-Free Zone And Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof;
-Establishing The Cdo Sendong Memorial Eco-Parks And Shrines In The City Of CDO And Appropriating Funds Therefor;
-Converting The CDO (Bugo) School Of Arts And Trades (Cobsat) In The City Of CDO, Province Of Misamis Oriental, Into A Technical Education And Skills Development Authority (Tesda)-Supervised And Administered School To Be Known As The Polytechnic Institute To Be Known As The CDO Polytechnic Institute (Copi), And Appropriating Funds Therefor;
-Declaring CDO River And Its Immediate Environs Located In CDO City, Province Of Misamis Oriental A Cultural Heritage Zone;
-Establishing A Technical Education And Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Training And Assessment Center In Barangay Camaman-An, CDO City, To Be Known As The CDO City Tesda Training And Assessment Center, And Appropriating Funds Therefor; and
-Distinguishing The Dao Tree Located Within A Secondary Forest In The Integrated Forest Management Agreement (Ifma) Area Of The E. Pelaez Ranch In Bayombong, Barangay Cugman, CDO City As The CDO Heritage Tree, Declaring It A Tourist Attraction, And Appropriating Funds Therefor.