Having no salary means having no need to pay income tax. P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (Facebook) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon espoused this logic via Twitter on Wednesday, Feb. 8. "Hindi ako magbabayad ng taxes. Hindi naman ako sinweldohan ni Speaker Martin eh. Walang sueldo,...
The chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs favored the temporary suspension of deployment of first-time and newly-hired domestic workers to Kuwait, which the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced Wednesday, Feb. 8. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and OFW...
The measure seeking to grant indigent job applicants a 20 percent discount when paying fees and charges for certain government certificates and clearances has moved forward in the House of Representatives. 1-PACMAN Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero (Facebook) This, after the 1-PACMAN Party-list Rep....
P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon has welcomed Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr.’s clarification Tuesday, Feb. 7 that the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program can't cure mental health issues. P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (Facebook)...
Did Erwin Tulfo foreshadow a full-time return to ACT-CIS Party-list? Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) Last week, Tulfo posted on Facebook pictures of himself participating in what appeared to be an outreach program of the popular party-list. "MASARAP PONG BALIKAN ANG IYONG PINAGMULAN (It feels good to go...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has thanked local shipowners for committing to accommodate cadets for their shipboard training, free of charge. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Rob Salo (Facebook) “One of the biggest concerns facing our maritime students is their failure to undergo shipboard training....
P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon couldn't help but voice out her concern regarding Malacañang's recent announcement that it had approved the creation of a Water Resource Management Office (WRMO). P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (Facebook) For Guanzon, such office runs the risk of...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel is asking the Marcos administration to declare a mental health emergency in the country as a way to address the unprecedented number of suicides and attempted suicides among Filipino youth the past year. (Unsplash) In a statement Thursday, Feb. 2, Kabataan...
OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa Magsino wants the House of Representatives to look into the state of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who have been placed on "death row" or those facing capital punishment in other countries. (Ye Jinghan/ Unsplash) For this purpose, Magsino authored and filed House...
A member of the House minority bloc is backing the efforts of Vice President and Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte in addressing the challenges hounding the country’s basic education system. BH Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera (left) and Vice President Sara Duterte “I...
With 271 affirmative votes, the measure mandating full insurance coverage to farmer-beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) during natural calamities was passed on third and final reading on Tuesday, Jan. 31. (MANILA BULLETIN) Approved during Tuesday's plenary session was...
To be noticed by your "crush" is probably one of the most universal desires out there, and even House of Representatives members are no exception to this. Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (Facebook) Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles wasn't...
