Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) A ranking congressman is prodding authorities to declare a state of calamity in all African Swine Fever (ASF)-affected areas in the country. According to Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, this would allow national...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) should seriously consider carrying out a a nationwide immunization drive on hogs to contain the deadly African Swine Fever (ASF). Thus, said Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte amid fears that the latest ASF surge in the country...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) The European Commission's (EC) decision to extend its recognition of seafarers' certificates issued in the Philippines should prod the Senate to consider the passage of the proposed Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers. Thus, said Camarines...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ought to go "full blast" after Holy Week on its campaign to remind Filipinos to have their SIM cards registered before the April 26 deadline. (Unsplash) Thus, said Camarines Sur...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is crossing his fingers that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) would be able to source funds for the 100 percent increase in the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens. “In the face of the still elevated inflation, the doubling of...
The potential revival of the Masagana 99 program should have a higher target yield of palay (unhusked rice) in order to fulfill President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s election campaign promise of P20-per-kilo rice. Thus, said administration solon Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez's willingness to discuss other modes of Charter change (Cha-cha) with the Senate should result to a key meeting between the two chambers even during the ongoing legislative recess. “Speaker Martin’s openness to any Senate proposal on how to pursue constitutional...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is insisting that the canceled meeting on Charter change (Cha-cha) between Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez and Senator Robin Padilla must still take place, particularly during Congress' summer break. Villafuerte, in a statement...
The Senate leadership should allow the botched meeting between Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez and Senator Robin Padilla to push through, "in the interest of full transparency". Thus, said Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte--one of the more vocal supporters of...
A vocal proponent of Charter Change (Cha-cha) in the House of Representatives says that the chamber would "respect" the Senate’s decision in case it would reject the proposal to create a constitutional convention (con-con). In a statement Sunday, March 19, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay...
One way to find out whether or not Senate Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri is telling the truth about the supposed lack of support for Charter change (Cha-cha) among senators is to actually tackle it in the 24-member upper chamber. Thus, said Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, one of the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is prodding the House of Representatives to approve one of his pet measures amid the continued intrusion of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Filed way back in July 2022 or at the start of the 19th Congress, House Bill ((HB) No.1095 or...
