On top of the mandated 13th month pay, Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has filed a bill that, if enacted, would direct both public and private sector employers to give their employees a 14th month pay, regardless of the beneficiary’s status of employment. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (photo...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino ‘’Koko’’ Pimentel III expressed on Monday Aug. 1 his ‘’deepest condolences’’ to the family and the loved ones of former President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR), the father of the Edsa Revolution and the man who once turned the Philippines as Asia’s "Economic...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman revealed on Monday, August 1, a little-known fact about the late former President Fidel V. Ramos (FVR): He was a staunch advocate of reproductive health (RH). Former President Fidel V. Ramos (left) and Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Reuters, Facebook) "...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri filed on Monday, Aug. 1 filed Senate Resolution (SR) No.72 expressing the profound sympathy and sincere condolences of the Senate on the death of former President Fidel Valdez Ramos, who is fondly referred to as FVR. Ramos, the 12th President of the...
The office of Cavite 4th district (Dasmariñas City) Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. has shared a throwback photo of the congressman and the recently departed former President Fidel V. Ramos. From office of Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga. Barzaga is second from the left, standing. Barzaga's...
Lieutenant General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. is the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Malacañang announced. Lieutenant General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. (Photo courtesy of the Police Regional Office 1) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has designated Azurin to the post on Monday, Aug....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has named Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro (Photo courtesy of the AFP-Southern Luzon Command) Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced...
For Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel, the project name "Build, Build, Build" doesn't matter as long as the actual project will live on under President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s administration. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) Reflecting on the...
Camarines Sur-based congressmen are batting for a three-year Covid-19 pandemic recovery program would allow the release of P500 billion each year as a form of economic stimulus. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte led the...
Saying that the Philippines has long been using an "obsolete law", Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto Sr. has called for the repeal of the National Building Code. Buildings in Makati City. (Alexes Gerard/ Unsplash) Pleyto's call is embodied in House Bill (HB) 1180, titled the “New...
