ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) If he would have his way, ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo said he would love to join the House of Representatives' version of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. "Gusto ko sana (What I want is hopefully), I would love...
ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo is raring to go to work, with some 120 draft bills ready to be filed. Tulfo himself shared this to reporters during a chance interview Wednesday, May 31 when he occupied his office in...
ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo has explained his status in the House of Representatives. In an interview with House reporters Tuesday night, May 30, Tulfo said that he cannot fully assume the position of congressman until the resolution of...
House Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe (left) and ACT-CIS Party-list nominee Erwin Tulfo (Contributed photo) Former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary Ewin Tulfo took his oath of office Tuesday night, May 30 as the third nominee of ACT-CIS Party-list. House Majority Leader...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (rightmost) leads the distribution of P10,000 ayuda to displaced sugar farmers in Balayan, Batangas. (Speaker's office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has led the distribution of P10,000 worth of cash assistance or "ayuda" each to some 800 sugar farmers in Batangas...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) A rookie congressman told a handful of government agencies to "get their acts together"--literally--in a bid to establish protocols that can be followed in case of environmental disasters like the MT Princess Empress oil spill. Bicol Saro...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – It’s business as usual in the House of Representatives. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda and Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Jill Bongalon on Friday, May 26, said their work has not been affected by the “demotion” of Pampanga Rep. Gloria M. Arroyo from Senior Deputy Speaker to Deputy...
Rowena Guanzon (MANILA BULLETIN) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon is upset with the Marcos administration's intention of implementing a food stamps program, saying it shows just how deeply mired the country is in poverty. Guanzon aired her sentiments in a series of tweets Friday, May 26....
( Unsplash) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has welcomed the recent second-reading passage of the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act, which seeks to address a big irony in the local salt industry. Embodied in House Bill (HB) No. 8278, the measure seeks to revitalize the salt...
Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto (left) and P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (Facebook, Twitter) The persons with disabilities (PWDs) sector should have more seats in the House of Representatives. Thus, said Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto in a statement Friday, May 26 as he...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has a proposed a way for the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) to save up to P16 million in electricity fees from the operations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3....
PNP (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) A Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official-turned-congressman has told the Philippine National Police (PNP) to step up its procurement of body-worn cameras or bodycams. This, after Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan learned...
