CEBU CITY – Ako Bisaya party-list Rep. Sonny Lagon denied accusations that he was involved in the disappearance of a group of cockfighting enthusiasts. The Cebuano lawmaker said claims by whistleblower Julie “Dondon” Patidongan that he was part of the so-called “Alpha” were “baseless...
ILOILO CITY – Bisaya Gyud first nominee Greco Belgica said Ilonggos are better off being represented by more than just one party-list. “Baka dalawa na gusto niyo dalawa na inyo party-list (You might want to have two party-lists),” said Belgica, former Presidential Anti-Corruption...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) "Involved leadership." This, according to Ako Bisaya Party List Rep. Sonny Lagon, is how House Speaker Martin Romualdez runs the lower chamber in the current 19th Congress. And this has resulted in high survey ratings for the House of...
Ako Bisaya Party List Rep. Sonny Lagon sees not a "rushing" House Speaker, but an "efficient" one when it comes to the lower chamber's primary function of legislating. Lagon, in a statement Thursday afternoon, said it is in the nature of House Speaker and Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez to...
WALA LANG Looks The Bisaya were called “pintados” for good reason. The author of the Boxer Codex’ chapter 5 admires their tattoos, “…done in the manner of illuminations, painting all parts of the body, such as the chest, stomach, legs, arms, shoulders, hands, and muscles …” Some had...
DIGOS CITY—UniTeam vice presidential bet Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte promised to get Bisaya voters to support Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s presidential campaign. Sara Duterte on stage at the Digos City UniTeam rally (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) "Tayong mga Bisaya, mangangako na...
A House leader has sought to convince Filipinos that online cockfighting or e-sabong "is not the work of the devil", despite its connection to gambling. (Photo from putakputak.com) "We should not demonize the regulation of e-sabong; instead, let's give our fellow Filipinos in the cockfighting...
Bisaya Gyud Partylist filed its certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) on Friday, Oct. 8, for the May 2022 elections. (Comelec photo) Victorino Garay, president of the Bisaya Gyud Partylist, and members of the party-list formalized their bid after filing their CONA at the Harbor Garden of...
