Four Camarines Sur-based congressmen are batting for the increase in salaries of public school teachers, as well as a permanent allowance for their teaching supplies. A teacher giving lessons to students online (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) “Despite their heavy workload and essential...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has explained why the House of Representatives is pursuing Charter Change or Cha-cha this early in the 19th Congress. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Speaking in a recent radio interview, the pro-administration lawmaker...
A House leader has renewed his call for the automatic suspension of excise taxes on fuel amid the successive pump price hikes last month. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) By way of House Bill (HB) No. 5176, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte wants to make permanent the...
A ranking member of the House of Representatives is calling on the Senate to immediately pass its own version of the proposed Magna Carta on Religious Freedom Act. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) According to Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte expects the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to follow through on its vow to launch a no-nonsense campaign against illegal online gambling this year. (Simon Verschure/ Unsplash) Villafuerte recalled that in last...
Rachel Peters's birthday gift to her hubby, Camarines Sur 5th district Rep. Migz Villafuerte, is yet to be delivered. Camarines Sur 5th district Rep. Migz Villafuerte (left) and his wife Rachel Peters (Facebook) But when it does come in a few month's time, it'll definitely be a beautiful bundle of...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has made a case for Charter Change discussions in the House of Representativesyes, Cha-cha again--this 2023. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) “We welcome the decision of the House leadership to put on the fast lane, along...
A ranking congressman is prodding local government units (LGUs) to set up Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration areas in places with there is limited Internet access. (Vojtech Bruzek/ Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte made the call in the interest of improving the...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) should make sure that everything goes smoothly with the planned resumption of the "Libreng Sakay" or free ride program with passenger busses this year. (DOTr) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte made this call after Department of Budget...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte says that the "broad popular support" for the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) should convince its critics to give the controversial measure a chance. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) “With one in every two...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte hopes that the Marcos administration's commitment to continue the previous leadership's infrastructure modernization program would involve the completion of two flagship transportation projects in his home region of Bicol. (Wikipedia) These two...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has hailed President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. for his big achievement in connection with climate change mitigation during the latter's just-concluded state visit to China. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left) and President...
