LUCENA CITY, Quezon – House Deputy Speaker and Quezon Rep. David C. Suarez has filed House Resolution No. 513 commending Ahtisa Manalo for fourth place finish in the 74th Miss Universe pageant in Nonthaburi, Thailand. "In that single moment on the Miss Universe stage, she did not just answer a...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte called for a full Commission on Audit investigation into the distribution of the Department of Social Welfare and Development Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations program during the midterm elections here. In a statement on...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Rep. Janette Loreto-Garin has sought the expansion of Razon-owned MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE Power) to southern Iloilo province. Garin has filed House Bill No. 6292 to amend Republic Acts (RA) No. 11212 and 11918 and facilitate inclusion. RA 11212 gave MORE Power the...
DAVAO CITY – Pwersa ng Pilipinong Pandagat party-list Rep. Harold Duterte welcomed on Monday, Nov. 24, the filing of charges and arrest of individuals implicated in the flood-control scandal. In a statement, Duterte described the development as an initial but insufficient step toward full...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Construction of the Hall of Justice here has officially begun. House Deputy Speaker David C. Suarez led the groundbreaking on Thursday morning, Nov. 20, in Barangay Mayao Parada. Attending the event were Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Midas Marquez, SC Associate...
SARIAYA, Quezon – Alona party-list Rep. Tina Talavera congratulated Ahtisa Manalo for finishing third runner-up in the 74th Miss Universe pageant in Thailand on Friday, Nov. 21. Talavera said she is proud of Manalo 's achievement. She said Manalo is a pride of Quezon province for...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte criticized former Philippine National Police chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III’s remarks on the impending arrest of a staunch ally, Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, over the charges he is facing before the International Criminal Court. In a Facebook...
BACOLOD CITY – The Visayan Bloc called on government colleagues and the public to look past political drama and distractions and declared their strong support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. amid ongoing corruption controversies. “We urged everyone to unite behind the reforms that strengthen...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte filed on Tuesday, Nov. 18, two key legislative measures, one calling for an urgent congressional inquiry into the alleged P100-billion insertions in the proposed 2025 national budget, and another requiring random hair follicle drug...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte reiterated his longstanding call for mandatory hair follicle drug testing for all government officials, following Sen. Imee Marcos’ disclosure about her brother, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday night, Nov. 17. In a statement...
ILOILO CITY – Two construction companies formerly linked to Uswag Ilonggo party-list Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr. are among the contractors that bagged contracts in the alleged P100-billion budget insertions this year revealed by former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co. They are Iloilo-based...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Albay Rep. Raymond Adrian Salceda said Wednesday that super typhoon ‘’Uwan’’ caused an estimated P3.71 billion in damage in the third district, severely affecting infrastructure, agriculture, and local livelihood. About P2.8 billion came from infrastructure losses,...
