Photo shows flooded areas in Naga City, Camarines Sur due to Severe Tropical Storm "Kristine" during an aerial survey conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Oct. 28, 2024. (Photo: AFP) A neophyte solon in the 19th Congress...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan is questioning the Supreme Court's (SC) decision to allow commercial fishing in municipal waters, as he warns of its consequences amid the Philippines’ declining fisheries...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) A Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official-turned-congressman is pushing for the approval of a measure that would provide an initial P500-million investment by the state for...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The new year is now upon us. It is tempting, nay, compelling, to forget the awful and tawdry events that happened in 2024, with its many natural and man-made disasters, if only to try saving our sanity in these trying times. How can we forget the continuing suffering of our...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE The Central Bank recently announced the rollout of the new polymer banknotes series (₱500, ₱100 and ₱50), in addition to the previously released ₱1000 note, which was front-page news as well as meriting a massive two-page colored ad in national- circulation...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE For weeks and even months now, we’ve been witness to political spectacles as in hearings in the senate and congress. First was the investigation of POGOs, which stirred quite a hornet’s nest, leading to the President banning all of them. Then it shifted to an...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has emphasized the need to reevaluate agricultural practices among member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) amid threats...
(Unsplash) A House panel has amplified calls for the Department of Agriculture (DA) to boost development of modern post-harvest facilities in the country’s eastern seaboard as a way to improve fish production and help offset the dwindling catch in...
Bicol Saro Party-list Brian Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan's pending bill on providing free tuition to government employees who are pursuing master’s degrees will be a big boon for public school teachers in...
(Unsplash) The Philippine government must be both “administratively and financially prepared” to address the growing need for a comprehensive system supporting mental health services. This is what House Bill (HB) No.11086, filed by Bicol...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Here I am in Christchurch, on the South Island, the pristine and green Garden City of New Zealand, preparing to return home to the Philippines, with the news that Super Typhoon Man-yi a.k.a. Pepito, just made landfall in Luzon, wondering if my flight will be able to...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) Local government units (LGUs) ought to create a united front against the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) by establishing their respective community-based...
