Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) The administration of President Marcos has regained a position of strength, economist-congressman Joey Salceda of Albay's 2nd district said Thursday, Nov. 9. Salceda gave this assessment in light of the...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (MANILA BULLETIN) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said Monday, Oct. 9 that his constituents can always depend on him for help should there be a need for evacuation from Mayon Volcano's wrath. This, after evacuees...
The House plenary. (Speaker’s office) Solons' work in the House of Representatives hasn't been hobbled by "recent events", Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said Wednesday, Nov. 8. Salceda, in a chance interview, gave off the impression that work in the...
DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr.'s recent appointment as Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary will help the Philippines avoid fast inflation moving forward. Thus, said Albay 2nd...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda identified on Tuesday, Nov. 7 the three factors that contributed greatly to the lowering of inflation rate to 4.9 percent for the month of...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda doesn't see any problem with the language of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), but its implementing rules and regulations (IRR) could be a...
A lawmaker emphasized the need for stronger action against e-commerce platforms that enable the sale of illegal cigarettes, suggesting that potential measures like site-blocking could be implemented to address the issue effectively. Albay Representative Joey Salceda, chairman of Committee on Ways...
Manila Bay reclamation (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Malacañang, through the Department of Environment and National Resources (DENR), reiterated on Monday, Oct. 16 the importance of finishing the cumulative impact assessment of the Manila Bay reclamation...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) The relief request by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) from the Central Bank for infusions to the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) is nothing to...
BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio (2nd from left) Albay 1st district Rep. Joey Salceda gave context on Friday, Oct. 6 to the sheer enormity of the Bureau of Customs' (BOC) recent interdiction of P35.4 billion worth of "shabu" shipments. “In Subic, they...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) "It gets better from here." Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda gave this assessment Thursday, Oct. 5 on the reported year-on-year inflation rate of 6.1 percent in September. Salceda,...
Congress is not likely to push for the proposed junk food tax nor an increase in the tax imposed on sugary drinks due to the difficulty in enforcement as well as their mixed impact on health and nutrition. “Junk food tax—I don’t find a way of implementing,” said House Ways and Means...
