(PNA) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan has expressed high hopes for the proposed Bureau of Immigration (BI) Modernization Act, which has recently moved forward in the House of Representatives. “We are counting on the full automation and digitization of the BI’s...
(Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) They'd better not erect a condominium on the site of the burned down Manila Central Post Office building. This was practically Rowena Guanzon's concern on Monday, May 22 after the whole country saw the historic edifice in the heart of Manila slowly get consumed by...
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Rep. Lee's office) A party-list congressman who supports fisherfolks has vowed legislative action in a bid to declare the critical Verde Island Passage (VIP) a protected area. "Suportado natin ang panawagan na ito, at makakaasa po kayo na maglalabas tayo ng...
From left to right: 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero; US National Guard Bureau chief, General Daniel Hokanson; and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Alejandro NacNac. (Rep. Romero's office) 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero was dressed to the nines as he...
Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) A high-ranking congressman has attested to the competence and value to the legislature of House Speaker Martin Romualdez amid rumors that there is a plot to unseat him. In a Facebook post Saturday, May 20,...
Newly-installed House Senior Deputy Speaker Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. "will remain a steady and reliable ally" of Speaker Martin Romualdez. Thus, said Party-list Coalition Foundation, Inc. (PCFI) President and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co in a statement Friday,...
Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (left) and Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co. (Facebook) Investing in modern rice mills can be a game changer for the Philippine rice industry, according to Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co. Co shared this thought--and many others--during his recent...
The chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs is confident that the Philippine delegation sent to Kuwait would be able to address the issue on the oil-rich nation's visa suspension on Filipino workers. “I am fully convinced that the delegation will diligently pursue the best...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan wants the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to finally put an end to the perennial backlog on fire trucks in the country. In a public hearing of the House Committee on Public Order on Tuesday,...
From left to right: Shamcey Supsup-Lee, Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel, and Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez (Speaker's office) If you say that all three women standing in front are breathtakingly lovely beauty queens, you're correct. But the woman standing rightmost is a...
(MANILA BULLETIN) A pro-agriculture congressman is batting for a monthly fuel subsidy of not less than P1,000 for municipal fisherfolk. “Despite the fishing sector's major contribution, our fishermen continue to be among the fundamental sectors' poorest people," AGRI Party-list Rep Wilbert T. Lee...
(Unsplash) Concerned over reports that 2,478 women died of maternal causes in 2021, AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes appealed to government to give pregnant women easier access to medical services. Reyes, a rookie lawmaker in the 19th Congress, highlighted the need to bring health services to...
