Assistant Majority Leader and Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles is one of the head-turners in the House of Representatives this 19th Congress. PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (Facebook) That said, the lawyer-legislator still values her Facebook followers' opinion when...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion lauded the move of Japan to fund the Association of Southeast Asian Nation Mentorship for Entrepreneurs Network (AMEN). (RTVM Screenshot) In a statement on Friday, Feb. 10, Concepcion, who is also a member of the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC), said...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has named Bienvenido Y. Rubio as the new Customs Commissioner. Malacañang made the announcement on Friday, Feb.10. Rubio will replace Yogi Filemon Ruiz as the agency's top official. Prior to the appointment, Rubio was the director of the Bureau of...
Malacañang has renamed the Presidential Complaint Center (PCC) to the Presidential Action Center (PACe). (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) It was renamed through Executive Order (EO) No. 15 which was signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Feb. 8 and released by the Palace on Friday, Feb....
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) should try to implement a no placement fee set-up for the Japan labor market. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez made this appeal Friday, Feb. 10 following the commitment of Japanese companies and employers to...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has expressed his sincerest condolences to the families of the two Filipinos who were confirmed to have died due to the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria last Feb. 6. (Jarl Schmidt/ Unsplash) "I am deeply saddened by the loss of our fellow Filipinos in Turkey. I...
The House of Representatives leadership wants the ongoing Charter Change (Cha-cha) discussions to have "special focus" on lifting the restrictive economic provisions of the 36-year-old Constitution. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez's Facebook) This was confirmed Friday, Feb.10 by...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has slammed the country’s transportation officials for "giving up" easily on the Libreng Sakay or free ride program, which will no longer resume this year contrary to earlier plans. (LTFRB) “I hope our transport executives were just joking when...
Ranking House members led by Speaker Martin Romualdez are batting for the creation, operation, administration, and coordination of so-called Special Agricultural Growth Zones (SAGZ) in the Philippines. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) For this purpose, Speaker Romualdez; House...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed new sets of officials in various government agencies, including the commissioner of National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and chief of Army intelligence service. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has filed a bill seeking to lengthen the term of office of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials from the current three years to five years. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Rodriguez filed House Bill (HB) No....
A ranking congresswoman wants the House of Representatives to investigate the utilization of billions worth of government funds on the delay-ridden Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) project, or the national ID project. Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA...
