A measure that seeks to give additional benefits to social workers amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has been filed in the House of Representatives. (Photo from Alfred Vargas's Facebook) House Bill (HB) No. 10810, filed by Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas, recognizes...
Quezon City 5th district representative Alfred Vargas has hit the apparent delay in the Department of Health's (DOH) finalization of the guidelines detailing the Cancer Assistance Fund (CAF) and the promotion of awareness for the National Integrated Cancer Control Act (NICCA). Quezon City 5h...
Newly crowned WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo is slated to defend his title against Mexican boxer and former WBC super bantamweight titlist Rey Vargas. WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo (Showtime Boxing) A week after becoming the new king of WBC's featherweight division, Magsayo will...
Screenshot from PSA Forum The PBA has scheduled a board meeting next week to decide the fate of the season-ending Governors’ Cup which is currently on hold due to the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the meeting which was called by chairman Ricky Vargas will...
Define American’s guide to creating genuine immigration TV and movie flicks We got hold of Telling Authentic Immigrant Stories: A Reference Guide For The Entertainment Industry from Define American, a non-profit organization committed to humanizing immigrants through media. Why do genuine...
Andray Blatche (FIBA image) PBA chairman Ricky Vargas believes that naturalized players should be given the opportunity to play as locals. Vargas made this sentiment weeks after former Gilas Pilipinas mainstays Andray Blatche and Marcus Douthit expressed their desire to play in the league. Though...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial The PBA said it will wait for the ongoing surge of COVID-19 cases to subside before action in the season-ending Governors’ Cup can resume. Members of the league’s Board of Governors approved the decision of the PBA Commissioner’s Office to extend the earlier...
PBA chairman Ricky Vargas The PBA is keen to sending the best teams possible for its foray in the East Asia Super League’s regional tournament which could start in Oct. 2022. PBA chairman Ricky Vargas made this commitment Thursday, Dec. 2 a day after the league formalized its entry in the EASL...
Ed Picson The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has voted longtime executive director and secretary-general Ed Picson as its new president during Thursday’s online elections. Outgoing president Ricky Vargas, who now assumes chairmanship, nominated Picson to continue their...
The congressional bid of controversial Pharmally Biological Company executive Rose Nono Lin has been questioned anew, this time by a Quezon City resident who sought her disqualification as candidate for lack fo residency. Rose Nono Lin Through her lawyer Ma. Lourdes Fugoso-Alcain, QC voter Annalou...
Rep. Alfred Vargas (left) and brother PM “They also found in combat the closest brotherhood they ever knew. They found selflessness. They found they could love the other guy in their foxhole more than themselves. They found that in war, men who loved life would give their lives for them.” Thus...
The establishment of a centralized weighing scale to be called “Timbangan ng Bayan” in all public and private markets will be mandatory under a bill endorsed for enactment in the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Trade and Industry has submitted for plenary deliberation House...
