Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) A House leader is prodding the Senate to speed up passage of its version of the measure calling for the construction of permanent evacuation centers nationwide. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte made this call even as he...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte hailed authorities on Tuesday, April 25 for heeding his to call to defer the deadline for SIM card registration under Republic Act (RA) No.11934 or the SIM Registration Act. “We welcome...
A SIM card A ranking congressman is making a last-ditch effort to convince the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to extend the deadline for SIM card registration as provided for under Republic Act (RA) No.11934, or the SIM Registration Act. “This is an 11th-hour...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Did you know that the Philippines--despite its extensive coastlines--imports nearly 550,000 metric tons (MT) or 93 percent of its requirement for salt? As such, congressmen led by Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, through a...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte With hardly 40 percent of the country’s subscriber identity module or (SIM) cards registered, Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said its time for authorities to think about the extension provision in Republic Act (RA) No.11934 or the...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) A ranking congressman is prodding authorities to declare a state of calamity in all African Swine Fever (ASF)-affected areas in the country. According to Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, this would allow national...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) should seriously consider carrying out a a nationwide immunization drive on hogs to contain the deadly African Swine Fever (ASF). Thus, said Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte amid fears that the latest ASF surge in the country...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) The European Commission's (EC) decision to extend its recognition of seafarers' certificates issued in the Philippines should prod the Senate to consider the passage of the proposed Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers. Thus, said Camarines...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) ought to go "full blast" after Holy Week on its campaign to remind Filipinos to have their SIM cards registered before the April 26 deadline. (Unsplash) Thus, said Camarines Sur...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is crossing his fingers that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) would be able to source funds for the 100 percent increase in the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens. “In the face of the still elevated inflation, the doubling of...
The potential revival of the Masagana 99 program should have a higher target yield of palay (unhusked rice) in order to fulfill President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s election campaign promise of P20-per-kilo rice. Thus, said administration solon Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez's willingness to discuss other modes of Charter change (Cha-cha) with the Senate should result to a key meeting between the two chambers even during the ongoing legislative recess. “Speaker Martin’s openness to any Senate proposal on how to pursue constitutional...