ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook) An additional burden to Filipino commuters. That's how Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro described the impending fare hikes on Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) and LRT Line 2 (LRT-2). "Commuters are still reeling from...
1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero (Facebook) 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero recently filed a measure institutionalizing a comprehensive food stamp program that involves the use of "tap cards". The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8532, aims to aid all poor households in the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook, Zoom) The Department of Agriculture (DA) needs a full-time secretary who can offer better solutions to the problems confronting the agriculture sector. Thus, said ACT Teachers Party-list Rep....
(Unsplash) The reliance of young people on so-called influencers and social media platforms as their primary sources of news and information contributes to the lowering of the public's intellectual quotient (IQ). Thus, said House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Facebook) Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas has blamed what she described as the "borderline softcore pornography"-themed films that have been streaming online as contributing factors to the harmful stereotyping of women and normalized gender-based...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co has sent a reassuring message to his fellow Bicolanos amid the uncertainties brought by Mayon Volcano's likely eruption. "We stand in solidarity with our fellow Bicolanos who have been displaced from their homes due to...
Former senator Leila de Lima (Senate PRIB) Makabayan solons Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro have expressed disappointment over a Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court's (RTC) junking of former senator Leila de Lima's petition for bail. "We, in...
An Waray party-list has filed a Motion for Reconsideration (MR) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in relation to the decision of the Second Division to cancel the party's registration. In its 35-page MR submitted on June 5, An Waray said that the Comelec's decision should be reversed and...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Photo from ACT Teachers Party-list) Makabayan lawmaker ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has issued very specific challenges to newly-appointed Cabinet officials Gibo Teodoro and Dr. Ted Herbosa. Teodoro was installed as Department of National...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Friday, June 2, that the Second Division has granted the petition to cancel the registration of An Waray Party-list after its failure to comply with laws, rules or regulations relating to elections. In a statement sent by Comelec spokesman John...
Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (Facebook) A "stiffer disciplinary action" awaits embattled Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. for his continued absence without official leave. This was practically guaranteed by the House Committee on Ethics and...
CAMALIG, Albay – More than 3,000 residents here have benefited from the Tarabangan Caravan of Ako Bicol party-list in partnership with the Albay 2D Office, the provincial government, and other private and government agencies. Held at the newly constructed Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) command...
