Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (Kabataan Party-list) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel is challenging the veracity of the Pulse Asia survey results which indicated that a whopping 80 percent of Filipinos favored the return of mandatory Reserved Officers Training Corps (ROTC) for college...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan (Facebook) "A great vote of confidence." That's how House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan described the results of the latest job performance survey of the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. on party-list groups in the...
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles isn't the type to turn down a stick or two of "isaw (grilled intestines)". In fact, she says it's her favorite. PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles (Facebook) In a recent Facebook post, Nograles shared her love for these skewered sidewalk...
Please mind the summer heat, since it can be quite dangerous to your health. (Unsplash) This was practically the message of AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes as Filipinos grappled with high temperatures this summer. "Prolonged exposure to heat may lead to cramps, exhaustion, or worse, a...
The move of the Malaysian government to abolish its mandatory death penalty rule for certain offenses bodes well for Filipinos on death row in that country. Thus, said Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo on Tuesday, April 4, or a day after the Malaysia scrapped its mandatory capital punishment. “This...
Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo ‘Ompong” Ordanes trumpeted on Monday, April 3 the incoming benefit to some four million indigent elderly Filipinos in the form of the P1,000 monthly social pension. “I proudly report to the over four million indigent seniors nationwide that our efforts...
With the feared El Niño phenomenon supposedly just around the corner, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has highlighted the need to immediately institutionalize the proposed Department of Water Resources Management (DWRM). Lee is the author of House Bill (HB) No. 2880, which is among a number of...
Citing the few active registered nurses in the country, a pro-health congressman in pushing for the institutionalization of q scholarship and return service program for nursing students in the current 19th Congress. AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes filed House Bill (HB) No. 6631, or the...
The European Commission's decision to continue recognizing the certificates for seafarers issued by the Philippines speaks well about the competence and efficiency of Filipino seamen. Thus, said KABAYAN Party-list Rep. Ron Salo, chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs. “The...
The House Committee on Appropriations chairman has echoed the call of Speaker Martin Romualdez for Congress to continue funding the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) modernization program. Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co said he is fully aware of the importance of providing sufficient...
The heat is on this summer, and the sheer lack of air-conditioning units in classrooms is just one of the reasons why children should be on vacation and not sweltering in schools. Thus, said House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro as she asked the Department of...
Tingog Party-list Rep.Yedda Marie Romualdez says she is "humbly thankful" after her party-list emerged as no. 1 in terms of job performance rating based on the results of the latest survey carried out by RP-Mission and Development Foundation, Inc. (RPMD) “We are humbly thankful for this honor....
