House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan announced on the occasion of International Nurses Day his backing of a bill that seeks to raise the minimum monthly base pay of...
(Unsplash) A congressman who works closely worth overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is asking Philippine authorities to clarify with Kuwait what brought about the latter's suspension of all types of work and entry visas for Filipinos. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo noted that on May 10, Kuwait...
NAIA A party-list congressman who experienced a power outage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) wants to know if regular maintenance checks are indeed being conducted at the airport. This, Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan took to task NAIA operator, the Manila...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan. There's nothing wrong with tapping individuals who ran and lost in the May 9, 2022 elections in President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s Cabinet. Thus, said House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan following...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on second reading the measure seeking to redefine the crime of illegal recruitment by a syndicate, particularly when committed by non-licensees or non-holders of authority. House Bill (HB) No.7718...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left), and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Rep. Salo's office, MANILA BULLETIN) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. now has "more choices" when it comes to naming a full-time Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary, should he decide to go that...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (2nd from left) interpellates a Department of Agriculture (DA) official during House panel hearing Wednesday, May 10. (Screenshot from Facebook live) SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta says he will ask for the resignation of Bureau of Plants Industry...
Rowena Guanzon (Twitter) For P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon, one shouldn't keep traveling for the sole purpose of introducing oneself. In a tweet Tuesday, the outspoken Guanzon advised a particular person--presumably a government official--to "work hard" if the person wants to be known....
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co is supporting the House leadership's push to pass the Marcos administration’s 13 remaining priority measures in his capacity as House Committee on Appropriations chairman. Co, in a statement Tuesday, May 9, said: "We...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official-turned-congressman wants to ensure that Philippine National Police (PNP) members know how to properly retrieve and handle data from body-worn cameras (bodycams). In a House Committee on Public Order and Safety...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Association of Women Legislators Foundation, Inc. (AWLFI), chaired by Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez opened on Monday, May 8 a three-day fundraising art exhibition featuring gold art paintings by internationally-renowned South Korean artist Kim...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) As far as House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan is concerned, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has sent a "message" to the Senate to prioritize the passage of the...
