(MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos’ campaign promise to bring rice prices down to P20 per kilo has been given new life thanks to the House Murang Pagkain Super-committee's plan to pursue it. This was according to the super-panel’s overall...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The newly-formed Murang Pagkain Super-committee in the House of Representatives has traced the “biggest agricultural price manipulation case" involving rice--the Filipino staple food--to the previous Duterte administration....
(MANILA BULLETIN) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has advised the Philippine government to "adapt" amid concerns that the peso slide against the United States (US) dollar would persist well into 2025. Incidentally, January...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Albay second district Rep. Joey Salceda has allocated P6 million from the Medical Assistance for Indigent Program fund for three hospitals in Catanduanes for the hospitalization of patients from six municipalities severely affected by super typhoon "Pepito." ...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says President Marcos ultimately made the right call in enforcing a huge reduction on rice tariffs, since the move is...
Rice prices from earlier this year. (MANILA BULLETIN) President Marcos' allies in the in the House of Representatives are still not giving up on the Chief Executive's dream of achieving P20 per kilo rice. This, after Albay 2nd...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez says President Marcos' intervention programs on the country’s inflation problem are bearing fruit. ...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda underscored on Wednesday, Oct. 2 that the Philippine creatives sector--which covers artists, artisans, producers--were "the biggest winners" in...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay - House Committee on Ways and Means chairman and Albay Rep. Joey Salceda filed his Certificate of Candidacy as governor of this province on Tuesday morning, October 1. LAWYER Jong Bonafe shows the Certificate of Candidacy of Rep. Joey Salceda for governor of Albay on...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – House Committee on Ways and Means chairman Rep. Joey Salceda announced on Sunday, September 29, that he is running for governor in Albay in the 2025 mid-term elections. ALBAY Rep. Joey Salceda (center) endorses Hisham Ismail (left) for mayor and Luis Gutierez (right)...
Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism The proposed measure that seeks to implement a value added tax (VAT) refund mechanism for non-resident tourists in a bid to encourage more spending is now one step away from becoming law. During...
(Unsplash) Hommittee on Ways and Means chairperson and Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said he will push the House of Representatives to adopt the proposed Senate measure that seeks to implement a value added tax (VAT) refund mechanism for tourists to...
