The 23-strong House minority bloc held its first meeting of the year on Wednesday, Jan. 25 with a certain presidential son as their special guest. 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (left) and Vinny Marcos (right) (Facebook) No, it wasn't Senior Deputy Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st...
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon questioned the planned move of the Marcos administration to import sugar when “milling season” in the country has begun, hinting at the possibility of someone financially benefiting from it. Ex-Comelec commissioner and P3PWD...
Brutal, deplorable. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo That's how Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo described the killing of Jullebee Ranara, a 35-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) in Kuwait. “I vehemently condemn the brutal and deplorable killing of our kabayan, Ranara. I express my sincerest...
Officials and personnel of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Agriculture (DA)--including clerks and security guards--ought to be subjected to a thorough, top to bottom lifestyle check. Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes (Screenshot from Facebook) Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray...
A House leader wants the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to take action against what she describes as “ambulance-chasing labor lawyers“ who target maritime manning companies. PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The modus operandi of these lawyers...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan believes that the plan to privatize the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) won't solve its perennial problem of congestion. (PNA) “NAIA’s problem is lack of land for expansion. No new parallel runway can be built there...
Agriculture stakeholders "should be given a seat at the table" in the government's fight against agricultural smuggling. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Facebook) Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee as he called for greater collaboration between the government and the agriculture...
Paint, anyone? P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon could not help but take a swipe at TV host and vlogger Alex Gonzaga-Morada for her now-deleted but viral birthday party video where she was seen smearing icing on a waiter’s face. P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (left) and actress...
In its latest biennial report in December 2022, the European Commission’s Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List identified the Baclaran, Cartimar, Divisoria and Greenhills markets in Metro Manila, Philippines as offering a wide range of counterfeit goods on retail and wholesale basis. This is the...
Calling age a "constant barrier" for otherwise very capable senior citizens, Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is prodding the private sector to broaden job opportunities for elderly Filipinos. Eduardo Barrios/ Unsplash For this purpose, Duterte penned and filed House Bill (HB) No.2384, or...
A "selective enforcement" on the law on smuggling. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) That's how Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes described the Bureau of Customs' (BOC) action against the flight attendants of the Philippine Airlines (PAL) who allegedly...
Election season has long been over for us hoomans in the Philippines. But tell that to the dogs. (Rowena Guanzon's Twitter) Specifically, P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon's cute little pooch, Dolly. In a tweet Monday, Jan. 16, Guanzon shared a photo of Dolly in a pink dress that the latter...
