Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (left) and DOF Secretary Benjamin Diokno (Screenshots from YouTube) Simply put, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Benjamin Diokno thinks that imposing a billionaires' tax is a bad idea. Diokno was asked of his...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A neophyte congressman is calling on the government to do everything it can to address food inflation amid rising hunger in the Philippines. "Hindi po nakapagtataka na mas maraming mga kababayan natin ang nagugutom dahil patuloy pa rin ang pagtaas...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo speaks to House reporters on his first day on the job last July 24. (Contributed photo) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has been given an important task in the House of Representatives. During plenary session Wednesday, Aug....
(Unsplash) Deeply concerning. That's how Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes described the supposed plan of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to market the Philippines as a manufacturing hub for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs). ...
Manila Bay reclamation (Contributed photo) Citing concerns from the United States (US), ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is urging the House of Representatives to investigate the status of the Manila Bay reclamation project, particularly its impact on national...
Rowena Guanzon (Twitter) Did P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon just start a no-rice diet? An X (formerly Twitter) post from the former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner on Friday, Aug. 4 showed her enjoying a fine bowl of Batangas style goto, but with no plate of "kanin" in...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) The House of Representatives ought to revisit the existing operations manual of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo made this call Thursday, Aug. 2. after he brought up in a House Committee on Public Order and Safety...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla (Facebook) Enterprising jail guards at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City enjoy a 10 to 20 percent cut from the financial support that inmates get from their relatives outside the facility. This was bared by...
House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-List Rep. Marcelino Libanan highlighted on Thursday, Aug. 3 the additional P1 billion in compensation funds meant for the victims of the 2017 Marawi siege. “There is another P1 billion...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. indeed has basis to say that prices of goods are "stabilizing", but this benefit may not be felt by common Filipinos. Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who prodded the...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Screenshot from YouTube live) A House inquiry into the status of the implementation of Republic Act (RA) No.11861, also known as the “Expanded Solo Parents Act", is in order. ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo made this call Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 1, during...
(Unsplash) Anti-leptospirosis drugs should be stockpiled at evacuation centers during the rainy season. Thus, said Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes, who noted that diseases like leptospirosis were likely to surge during typhoons. "Leptospirosis is a preventable disease. Sa mga panahong ganito...
