Author: Ellson Quismorio
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Herrera says economic Cha-cha could end forced Pinoy labor migration
House Deputy Speaker Bagong Henerasyon (BH) party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera said Sunday economic Charter change could potentially erase the phenomena of forced migration among Filipino jobseekers.
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Allow Pinoy healthcare workers to be hired abroad – solon
Filipino healthcare workers should be allowed to get hired abroad, where the earning prospects are better, said Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor Sunday.
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Surigao solon Pimentel urges Shell not to delist from PSE
Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel urged Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. to keep itself listed at the Philippine Stock Exchange amid the difficulties caused to business by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Cayetano promotes new coalition ‘BTS sa Congress’ on Facebook
Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano promoted his new coalition, “BTS sa Congress,” in a Facebook post Saturday featuring a selfie of him with President Duterte.
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Solon believes 2020 holiday season caused COVID infection uptick
Number-crunching congressman Rep. Joey Salceda of Albay has reason to think that Filipinos' recent holiday celebration – as reserved as it may have been in some areas due to quarantine rules – might have caused an increase in COVID-19 infectivity rate.
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Paltry initial COVID vaccine budget blamed on Cayetano
Deputy Speaker Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza blamed the previous Cayetano Speakership for the measly initial appropriation for COVID-19 vaccine procurement under the 2021 national budget.
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For Atienza, Cayetano allies are ‘Ampalaya Boys’
House Deputy Speaker Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza has re-christened the Alan Peter Cayetano-led "BTS" coalition as "Ampalaya Boys."
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House should lead by rehiring casual, contractual workers — solon
Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor prodded on Friday the House of Representatives to take the lead in the rehiring of casual and contractual employees.
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Rodriguez tells House panel to speed up Cha-Cha passage
Deputy Speaker on Legal Affairs, Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez wants the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments to "step on the gas" as far as its economic Charter Change (Cha-Cha) discussions are concerned.
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Bare plans on ABS-CBN franchise renewal –Defensor
Anakalugusan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor asked the House leadership under Speaker Lord Allan Velasco (Marinduque) to make public its true plans for ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal.
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Alan chides Lord for burying his brainchild DCC panel
Taguig-Pateros Rep. and former speaker Alan Peter Cayetano chided the current House leadership Thursday for “killing off” the Defeat COVID-19 Ad Hoc Committee (DCC).
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House of Representatives wants to probe vaccine issue too
It’s the House of Representatives’ turn to hold a high-profile public hearing on the COVID-19 vaccination issue.
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Cayetano-led BTS to rivals: ‘Isaksak niyo sa baga niyo’
The Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano-led "BTS sa Congress" coalition isn't after the House Speakership, members of the group said in a press conference Thursday afternoon.
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Cayetano forms own ‘band’ in Congress
Alan Peter Cayetano's "band" in the House of Representatives is back together under the controversial coalition name, "BTS sa Congress."
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House official slams Roque for vaccine remarks
House Minority Leader, ABANG LINGKOD Party-List Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano castigated Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque Thursday over what he described as "insensitive and arrogant statements" regarding anti-COVID vaccines.
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Surigao solon highlights high-tech lab for COVID tests
Surigao del Norte now has a state-of-the-art biomolecular laboratory (BM lab) that local authorities can use in their battle to control the spread of COVID-19.
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Solon makes case for foreign land ownership amid Cha-Cha talk
Marikina City Rep. Stella Quimbo justified on Wednesday the need to amend the Constitutional prohibition on land ownership by foreigners, which is a touchy subject for a lot of Filipinos.
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Majority, minority solons hit ‘bad timing’ argument vs. Cha-Cha
Congressmen from either side of the fence dispelled on Wednesday the notion that the timing of the renewed Charter Change (Cha-Cha) talks was questionable, if not downright bad.