Rowena Guanzon (Twitter) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon understood the two sides of the headline-grabbing release of the results of the Bar examinations--the happy, euphoric side of the students who passed; and the sad, disheartening side of those who didn't. That's why Guazon practically...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta Have you ever been on the wrong end of a "paluwagan" scheme wherein you didn't get a full payout since you were the last person in line to receive the pooled fund? This is the exact scenario that SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta wants to avert with the...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Rep.Lee's office, MANILA BULLETIN) A neophyte congressman hailed President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday, April 13 for asking the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to postpone the planned fare...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) "Involved leadership." This, according to Ako Bisaya Party List Rep. Sonny Lagon, is how House Speaker Martin Romualdez runs the lower chamber in the current 19th Congress. And this has resulted in high survey ratings for the House of...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (Kabataan Party-list) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel is challenging the veracity of the Pulse Asia survey results which indicated that a whopping 80 percent of Filipinos favored the return of mandatory Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) for college...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan (Facebook) "A great vote of confidence." That's how House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan described the results of the latest job performance survey of the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. on party-list groups in the...
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles isn't the type to turn down a stick or two of "isaw (grilled intestines)". In fact, she says it's her favorite. PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (Facebook) In a recent Facebook post, Nograles shared her love for these skewered sidewalk...
Please mind the summer heat, since it can be quite dangerous to your health. (Unsplash) This was practically the message of AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes as Filipinos grappled with high temperatures this summer. "Prolonged exposure to heat may lead to cramps, exhaustion, or worse, a...
The move of the Malaysian government to abolish its mandatory death penalty rule for certain offenses bodes well for Filipinos on death row in that country. Thus, said Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo on Tuesday, April 4, or a day after the Malaysia scrapped its mandatory capital punishment. “This...
Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo ‘Ompong” Ordanes trumpeted on Monday, April 3 the incoming benefit to some four million indigent elderly Filipinos in the form of the P1,000 monthly social pension. “I proudly report to the over four million indigent seniors nationwide that our efforts...
With the feared El Niño phenomenon supposedly just around the corner, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has highlighted the need to immediately institutionalize the proposed Department of Water Resources Management (DWRM). Lee is the author of House Bill (HB) No. 2880, which is among a number of...
Citing the few active registered nurses in the country, a pro-health congressman in pushing for the institutionalization of q scholarship and return service program for nursing students in the current 19th Congress. AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes filed House Bill (HB) No. 6631, or the...