House Speaker Martin Romualdez has cited what he called "striking parallels" between the killings of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo last March 4 and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Rodel Batocabe over four years ago. In a statement Sunday, March 12, Romualdez said that he found it "highly...
Here's a sad fact: government workers who serve as grassroots implementers of the P103-billion Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are at risk of becoming poor themselves due to the contractual nature of their jobs. Realizing this, House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino...
Bicol and the rest of the country will definitely feel the pili nut craze of countries in the European Union (EU), now that the export deal for the product will push through. Thus, said Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, in the reaction to the resumption of dried pili nut exports from the...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee is prodding the government to extend the payment term for modern jeeps, saying this would make the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) Modernization Program "acceptable" to drivers and operators. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee Lee made this to transportation...
The iconic look of traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) must be kept in the ongoing and painstaking switch to modern jeep models. (MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee made this appeal to transportation agencies Thursday, March 9 during the House Committee on Transportation's...
P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon took to Twitter recently to vent about the string of "bad news" that Filipinos have been receiving. Former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon (Photo from Rowena V. Guanzon / Facebook page/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "This month our...
If the recent public utility jeepney (PUJ) strike showed anything, it's that having alternative transportation like motorcycle taxis can be a lifesaver for Filipino commuters. Angkas riders (MANILA BULLETIN) According to Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Margarita "Migs" Nograles,...
The measure seeking to grant indigent job applicants a 20 percent discount when paying fees and charges for certain government certificates and clearances is inching closer toward enactment. 1PACMAN partylist Rep. Michael “Mikee” Romero (Mikee Romero blogspot / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
The Philippine government must be quick on its feet to secure its supply of African swine fever (ASF) vaccines for the local hogs industry. (Unsplash) "Sana ay umaksyon agad ang pamahalaan para makakuha ng supply at maipamahagi ito sa ating mga stakeholder sa lalong madaling panahon (Hopefully our...
ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Rep. Rey Reyes has slammed the seeming lack of a focused government response to the worsening child labor problem in the country. (Unsplash) “The half a million jump in the number of child laborers in the country from 2020 should be raising red flags. This is...
Three people--including two officials of a cold storage facility--were cited in contempt Tuesday, March 7 by the House Committee on Agriculture and Food during the panel's ongoing inquiry on the agricultural hoarding issue. SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (Screenshot from Zoom) This, after...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has advised his party-mate and birthday celebrant Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos to "follow in the footsteps" of his father, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers...
