Liberal Party (LP) President and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman has once again assailed the House of Representatives' apparent insistence on hopping on the Charter change (Cha-cha) train. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Screenshot from Zoom) "Cha-cha is both out of tune and out of step...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is not giving up on President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. as far as the latter's casting aside of Charter change (Cha-cha) efforts is concerned. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr....
Can the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) be held simultaneously with the election of delegates for the proposed Constitutional Convention (ConCon) in October? Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia talks during a press conference at their office in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday, Jan...
Amid moves in Congress to change the current Constitution, Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. has proposed that 40 percent foreign ownership be allowed in mass media for its improvement. media In a statement, the lawmaker shared several of the amendments he submitted...
Let the House of Representatives proposal to amend the 1987 Constitution to be handled by a Constitutional Convention (Con Con) go through the normal Legislative process. Senator Francis Tolentino, chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon committee, emphasized this after the Lower House’s committee on...
Administration critic Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman believes he knows why the House of Representatives is "rolling fast" with the proposed amendments to the Constitution despite President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s pronouncements that Charter change (Cha-cha) wasn't his priority....
The government is pushing for agro-industrial initiatives as a way to ensure food and human security in the country. FARMERS in Western Visayas are set to receive in-bred rice seeds for wet season planting. (DA-6) The Climate Change Commission (CCC) has met with local officials of Camarines Sur to...
The Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve in Surigao del Norte is "headed for bigger things' as it vies for a global recognition, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) said. Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve (Photo courtesy of CCC) The mangrove reserve site was officially nominated for inclusion to the Ramsar...
Former Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Reynato Puno favors the revision of the entire 1987 Constitution. Former Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Reynato Puno (RTVM) Puno had this to say before the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments, which held on Monday, Feb. 20 its seventh public...
The Constitution of the Philippines, ratified by plebiscite on Feb. 2, 1987, has been in force for 36 years, the longest period of uninterrupted democratic governance in the history of the Republic. President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. has declared that changing the Constitution “is not a priority,”...
by Diana Rose A. Sadili-Chu, Director in SGV Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) The sustainability and long-term value disconnect Sustainability is now top of mind for many leaders because of evolving consumer trends, government regulations and the increasing commitments of...
A group of Camarines Sur solons are batting for the imposition of a "carbon tax" on the use of electricity (CTE) as a way to raise extra funds for climate action initiatives. (Kelly Sikkema/ Unsplash) One of them, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, said such landmark tax can help the...
