A deputy speaker in the House of Representatives is batting for the inclusion of electric motorcycles in the recently issued Executive Order (EO) No. 12, which imposes zero percent tariff on electric vehicles. Deputy Speaker and TUCP Party-list Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza (Facebook) According to...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta confronted alleged "Sibuyas Queen" Lilia Cruz on Tuesday, Feb. 14 regarding the alleged bouncing checks that the latter used in the past to pay onion farmers. Lilia Cruz (left) and SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Screenshots from Zoom) Marcoleta, one...
There is now more "clarity" in the agricultural hoarding issue that's being investigated by the House of Representatives. Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Contributed photo) This, after the House Committee on Agriculture and Food chaired by Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan joined the many well-wishers of Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile on the latter's 99th birthday on Tuesday, Feb. 14. House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (left) and Chief Presidential Legal...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has expressed elation over the inclusion of his pet measure--the proposed Salt Industry Development Bill--on President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s list of priority legislation for this year. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and President Ferdinand...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan wants the Mandarin language be promoted in all school levels in the country, if only to help improve Filipinos' competitiveness in the international labor market. House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) “If we...
A ranking minority solon is throwing her full support behind the Land Transportation Office's (LTO) plan to digitize its processes and operations by the third quarter of 2023. Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera “The LTO can be assured of our full support in its push towards...
Assistant Majority Leader and Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles is one of the head-turners in the House of Representatives this 19th Congress. PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (Facebook) That said, the lawyer-legislator still values her Facebook followers' opinion when...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has expressed his sincerest condolences to the families of the two Filipinos who were confirmed to have died due to the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria last Feb. 6. (Jarl Schmidt/ Unsplash) "I am deeply saddened by the loss of our fellow Filipinos in Turkey. I...
Ranking House members led by Speaker Martin Romualdez are batting for the creation, operation, administration, and coordination of so-called Special Agricultural Growth Zones (SAGZ) in the Philippines. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) For this purpose, Speaker Romualdez; House...
The proposed Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers has been approved by the Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs in the House of Representatives. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo, committee chairman, oversaw on Thursday, Feb. 9 the deliberations and subsequent...
The Committee on Poverty Alleviation in the House of Representatives has approved the substitute bill on measures seeking to expand the government's Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). (PPAB) Approved by the 1-PACMAN Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero-chaired panel during a recent public hearing...
