Understanding the preferences of people their own age group, Camarines Sur Reps. Migz Villafuerte (5th district) and Luigi Villafuerte (2nd district) are pushing for the swift approval of a package of work protection mechanisms and incentives for the so-called freelance or gig economy. This, as...
Citing an unaddressed problem in the labor sector, Camarines Sur solons Rep. Luigi Villafuerte and Migz Villafuerte are batting for the establishment of a Tripartite Council to fix once and for all the country’s chronic job-skills mismatching. “Driven by outdated education systems and the...
Camarines Sur-based lawmakers are prodding the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Transportation (DOTr) to expand the scope and duration of its month-long toll-free transport of farm produce. Rep. Migz Villafuerte of the province 's 5th district and Rep. Luigi Villafuerte of the...
Camarines Sur 5th district Rep. Migz Villafuerte has echoed the call of the House Legislative Energy Action and Development (LEAD) Council to suspend for two months the collection of value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products. Villafuerte, chairman of the House Committee on Information and...
Renewable energy (RE) is now the name of the game following Malacañang 's declaration of a national energy emergency. In this regard, Camarines Sur 5th district Rep Migz Villafuerte has highlighted two solar-powered irrigation projects in his province that are seen to benefit 1,854 farmers...
The trend of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the west could work wonders in addressing the national housing backlog if successfully adopted in the country. This is basically the gist of House Bill (HB) No. 8813, filed by Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep Luigi Villafuerte and 5th district Rep. Migz...
Congressmen from Camarines Sur in Bicol--a major producer of Filipinos ' beloved ube--have unveiled plans of making the distinctive purple yam a big-time export, in the same way that matcha or green tea has turned into a major dollar-earner for Japan. To achieve this, Rep. Luigi Villafuerte...
Camarines Sur 5th district Rep. Migz Villafuerte is prodding the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to work immediately with local government units (LGUs) in finally implementing Republic Act (RA) No. 12254 or the E-Governance Act. Specifically, Villafuerte wants the...
House Deputy Majority Leader Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luigi Villafuerte has reiterated the need for a Bill of Rights on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to protect Filipinos from fake news, algorithmic discrimination, and invasion of their privacy. Villafuerte made this call in a recent Facebook...
House Deputy Majority Leader Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. Luigi Villafuerte is championing the Philippine National Police 's (PNP) plan to tap drones in its anti-smuggling and other anti-crime operations within forested and coastal villages. Villafuerte said this pitch, which came...
The House Committee on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is now finalizing the bill that would protect mobile phone users against unsolicited digital communications. Rep. Miguel Luis “Migz” Villafuerte, chairman of the panel, said the technical working group (TWG) is now...
The Davao City Council passed a resolution supporting World Physical Therapy Day 2025 on Tuesday, Sept. 9, underscoring the vital role of physical therapists in preventive, curative, and rehabilitative health care. In a privilege speech, Councilor Lorenzo Villafuerte, chairman of the Committee on...
