A House leader can't help but agree with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s dream of transforming the Philippines into a "leading agricultural resource hub". President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has witnessed the conferment of The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun to former Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. by the Government of Japan. Former Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. (Ali Vicoy) The ceremony was held at the Malacañang Palace on...
Did you know that Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte has a long running annual taekwondo tournament? (Photo from www.pulongduterte.com) Apparently, the sport also had a lot to do with molding the character of the 47-year-old, second-term congressman. The Pulong Taekwondo...
More Kadiwa stores opened at different locations in Metro Manila on Friday, Nov. 25, over a week after the "Kadiwa ng Pasko" project was launched nationwide, Malacañang said. Kadiwa store in Caloocan City (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Press Secretary) The Kadiwa outlets are located in eight...
Deputy Speaker Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. is batting for the construction of a P3-billion flyover in San Fernando City, Pampanga’s capital. Deputy Speaker Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Facebook) “The four-lane overhead roadway will greatly ease the flow of traffic within and around San...
A lifeline for poor cancer patients and their families. (National Cancer Institute/ Unsplash) That's how Deputy Speaker and Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar described her measure, House Bill (HB) No.5686, which she filed in the current 19th Congress. If enacted, the bill would...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged the government healthcare institutions and private sector to further collaborate in a bid to improve health insurance operations in the country. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Press Secretary) Marcos raised the need to further strengthen the...
A Puerto Princesa mayor-turned-congresman wants all low-tide elevations, high-tide features, and an area of three nautical miles around the Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough Shoal declared as a marine protected area. (Wikipedia) For the purpose, Palawan 3rd district Rep. Edward Hagedorn filed...
House leaders have guaranteed the enactment of the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023 before the end of the current year, possibly even before Christmas. The House contingent to the budget bicam meeting on Nov. 25, 2022 (Speaker's office) “We have sufficient time, we will finally...
Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos achieved another milestone in his young political career on Friday, Nov. 25. House (left column) and Senate contingents to the budget bicam meeting (Speaker's office) This, after neophyte solon Marcos took part in the first day of the Bicameral...