The Senior Citizens Party-list has partnered with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) for the Legal Assistance Program for Senior Citizens. The memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed by Senior Citizens Rep. Rodolfo “Ompong” Ordanes and IBP National President Allan Panalong. National...
An official who can 't follow the Constitution has no right to vie for the highest position in government. Thus, said House Deputy Minority Leader Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña on Wednesday, April 8, in reference to presidential aspirant Vice President Sara Duterte, who was the...
A clear attempt to mislead the Supreme Court (SC) and the Filipino people. That 's how Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon described the latest attempt from the camp of Vice President Sara Duterte to stop the House of Representatives ' impeachment proceedings against the latter. Ridon,...
Faster inflation last March means there 's now even more reason for the House of Representatives to immediately pass the measure seeking an increase in Personnel Economic Relief Allowance, or PERA. Deputy Minority Leader ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio on Tuesday, April 7...
1Tahanan Party-list Rep. Nathaniel Oducado has filed a measure seeking additional paid leaves for Filipino workers, following reports of worsening stress among professionals and declining productivity due to lack of work-life balance. Oducado filed for this purpose in the current 20th Congress...
The current fuel price crisis could quickly morph into a food crisis if the necessary interventions aren 't taken. Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre gave this warning on Monday, April 6, ahead of another round of hefty pump fuel price hikes. "The ongoing fuel crisis is not just a...
(Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon 's Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon isn 't offended one bit by Internet trolls ' comparisons between him and "Kokey"--the iconic extraterrestrial character from the eponymous mid-90s Filipino science fiction flick. In fact Ridon...
Amid plans from the House majority bloc to pursue a "Bayanihan 3" measure and provide relief to fuel cost-weary Filipinos, a congressman from the minority bloc did just that. Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal has filed House Bill (HB) No. 8821, or the proposed “National Energy...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon says the New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) must guarantee that the seven people injured by the ceiling collapse at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Good Friday, April 3 are given due compensation. This, as authorities launched an investigation on the...
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal has filed a measure that would establish clear, enforceable rights for passengers—from booking to boarding, and from delays to claims for compensation. For this purpose, Nazal filed House Bill (HB) No. 245, or the proposed “Air Passengers Bill...
Why not redirect excess government revenues from fuel taxes to a direct subsidy program that would help Filipinos pay their monthly electricity bills? Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Yap floated this suggestion even as he pointed out Tuesday, March 31 that the skyrocketing of global oil...
It 's high time the state-owned Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) invested in critical coastal petroleum storage facilities--something that the country could have immensely benefited from amid the current global fuel crisis. Thus, said House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino...