ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Screenshot from Zoom) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has interpreted Malacañang's tapping of Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. as a "clear indication that the government is taking a military approach to resolving the conflict in...
Senator Cynthia Villar Pro-farmer group Magsasaka Party-list has hailed Senator Cynthia Villar's recent appointment as “Ambassador of the Women in Organic Agriculture in Asia” by a group of organic farming advocates across the continent. “Senator Villar’s appointment comes at a time when...
(Unsplash) Close to 2,000 individuals from an evacuation site in Albay will soon benefit from a water supply system project of Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co. Nearing completion according to Co's office is the level 1 water supply system in San Andres Elementary School, which presently serves...
House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN) Makabayan bloc solons have refiled a bill seeking a uniform scheme for the refund and rebooking of airline tickets in flights affected by prolonged natural disasters or pandemics. The proposal is embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8556, or the Pandemic Airfare...
Kabayan Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo says bloggers and vloggers should again be allowed to cover this year's State of the Nation Address (SONA), but only after hurdling some criteria. "Traditional media create a more formal means of communicating with the...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook) An additional burden to Filipino commuters. That's how Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro described the impending fare hikes on Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) and LRT Line 2 (LRT-2). "Commuters are still reeling from...
1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero (Facebook) 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero recently filed a measure institutionalizing a comprehensive food stamp program that involves the use of "tap cards". The measure, embodied in House Bill (HB) No.8532, aims to aid all poor households in the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left) and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook, Zoom) The Department of Agriculture (DA) needs a full-time secretary who can offer better solutions to the problems confronting the agriculture sector. Thus, said ACT Teachers Party-list Rep....
(Unsplash) The reliance of young people on so-called influencers and social media platforms as their primary sources of news and information contributes to the lowering of the public's intellectual quotient (IQ). Thus, said House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Facebook) Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas has blamed what she described as the "borderline softcore pornography"-themed films that have been streaming online as contributing factors to the harmful stereotyping of women and normalized gender-based...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co has sent a reassuring message to his fellow Bicolanos amid the uncertainties brought by Mayon Volcano's likely eruption. "We stand in solidarity with our fellow Bicolanos who have been displaced from their homes due to...
Former senator Leila de Lima (Senate PRIB) Makabayan solons Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro have expressed disappointment over a Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court's (RTC) junking of former senator Leila de Lima's petition for bail. "We, in...
