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Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas on Monday, May 3, expressed confidence that the proposed Bayanihan 3 law will get strong support and will likely be passed swiftly as soon as regular sessions resume on May 16. `Vargas, chairman of the House Committee on Social Services and a co-author of the bill,...

Veteran director Mac Alejandre has a new trophy to add to his collection. He recently won Best Director at the Samskara International Film Festival in India for "Tagpuan." 'Tagpuan' film poster Mac is happy with the win, naturally. He said, I’m happy because it has made people who worked in the...

Rep. Alfred Vargas Rep. Alfred Vargas of the 5th District of Quezon City has lauded Mayor Joy Belmonte for including 300,000 senior citizens, 20,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs) and 703,000 indigents under the QC ProtekTodo plan. “Being one of the biggest cities in Metro Manila, we must all...

Rep. Alfred Vargas of 5th District of Quezon City JUST A THOUGHT: The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.—Sydney J. Harris XX FINDING SELF IN ‘’TAGPUAN:’’ Rep. Alfred Vargas has taken time off from his congressional duties to produce and act in a movie called Tagpuan, one...

Actor-politician Alfred Vargas always has a soft spot for the less privileged, specifically persons with disabilities (PWDs). Unknown to many, the amputation of his beloved grandmother’s leg due to bone cancer when he was still a young eight-year-old boy exposed him to the challenges faced by a...