The unmitigated disaster that was the New Year's flight cancellations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has one congressman worrying about whether or not the affected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) would get fired by their foreign employers. A standard passenger at NAIA awaits news...
A member Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives smells something "fishy" with the technical glitch that paralyzed the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Sunday, Jan. 1. ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro noted in a statement Monday, Jan. 2 that the glitchwhich...
If Deputy Minority Leader and Bagong Henerasyon Party-List Rep. Bernadette Herrera would have her way, she would have government prioritize Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) over the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Bagong Henerasyon Party-List Rep. Bernadette Herrera Herrera, in a...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez and two other ranking members of the House of Representatives have given P2 million in financial assistance to evacuees in Misamis Occidental, which has been hit by floods. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker's office) This was bared by Tingog Party-list in a...
A Makabayan bloc member in the House of Representatives is prodding President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to reopen peace talks with the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP). President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro made this call a...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo praised on Tuesday, Dec. 27 the Filipinos who chose to register their subscriber identity module (SIM) cards on the first day of the effectivity of the SIM Registration Law. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo "I commend the Filipino people for their enthusiasm to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s "Kadiwa ng Pasko" program ought to be institutionalized by Congress so that it may help more Filipinos. AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Tuesday,...
Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles celebrated Christmas this year with three of her best furry friends. (PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles's Facebook) "Merry Christmas from Migs, Popsy, Arrow & Loki!" wrote the congresswoman in Facebook post on Christmas day, Sunday,...
Members of the House of Representatives always seem to multiply with each passing Congress, be it due to the results of the elections or a piece of legislation. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) One such bill filed in the 19th Congress, House Bill (HB) No.6651, could ultimately...
Be upfront and transparent with the prices of your products. (John Schnobrich/ Unsplash) This was House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan's warning to online retailers Wednesday, Dec. 21, amid Filipinos' last-minute Christmas shopping. “Online retailers who do not put...
Suffice it to say that P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon flatly rejects the supposed pronouncements from the Department of Trade Industry (DTI) that P500 is adequate budget for a Filipino noche buena. The at-times feisty Guanzon took to Twitter on Tuesday, Dec. 20 to give a particular...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta recently learned first-hand just how handsomely Filipino construction workers in Guam are getting paid. (Alexander Mils/ Unsplash) Marcoleta took part in a fact-finding mission in the United States (US) territory that lasted from Dec. 11 to 15. The mission...
