Sudan (Encyclopedia Britannica) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has hailed the Philippine government's efforts to bring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) out of danger's way in Sudan. “I commend the efforts of our government agencies and embassy personnel for their swift action in responding to...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Facebook) Noting that time is of the essence, Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo is prodding authorities to evacuate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Sudan. "I call on the DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs) and the DMW (Department of Migrant Workers) to...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) The United Filipino Seafarers Labor Federation's (UFS) backing of House Bill (HB) No.7325 or the proposed Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers gives the measure credibility. Thus, said Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo as he cited the UFS'...
The move of the Malaysian government to abolish its mandatory death penalty rule for certain offenses bodes well for Filipinos on death row in that country. Thus, said Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo on Tuesday, April 4, or a day after the Malaysia scrapped its mandatory capital punishment. “This...
The European Commission's decision to continue recognizing the certificates for seafarers issued by the Philippines speaks well about the competence and efficiency of Filipino seamen. Thus, said KABAYAN Party-list Rep. Ron Salo, chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs. “The...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo on Monday, March 20, urged Philippine embassies in Muslim-majority countries to intercede on behalf of convicted overseas Filipinos, especially those facing the death penalty, this holy month of Ramadan. In a statement, the lawmaker likewise called on the National...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo recently visited a country in the Middle East that apparently did not have a single distressed overseas Filipino worker (OFW) needing shelter at the Philippine government-run Bahay Kalinga there. That country is the Kingdom of Bahrain. “We are satisfied that in our...
The proposed Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers under House Bill (HB) No. 7325 has been approved on the third and final reading at the House of Representatives, which also granted the escrow deposit provision that would protect seafarers from so-called ambulance chasers or lawyers who file claims...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo is seen here enjoying a Pakistani breakfast. But he's not in Pakistan. And he's not in the Philippines, either. Salo found this Pakistani restaurant in Deira, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The veteran lawmaker is currently on an 11-day trip to the Middle...
With the campaign period for the presidential elections just a few weeks away, it is now ‘too late in the day” to amend any provision of the 1987 Constitution. House of Representatives facade Senior members of the Lower House Committee on Constitutional Amendment aired this stand following the...
The House Committee on Revision of Laws conducted a virtual meeting Thursday, Sept. 2 to approve a bill that will legalize marriages solemnized under virtual proceedings. virtual marriage Chaired by Zambales Rep. Cheryl Deloso-Montalla, the House panel unanimously adopted the substitute bill to...
The House of Representatives delivered on one of the legislative priorities listed by President Rodrigo Duterte in last Monday’s State of the Nation Address when it passed on third and final reading the bill proposing the establishment of the Philippine Virology Science and Technology Institute....
