(Unsplash) With signal no.1 hoisted over most of Bicol, Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co bared on Wednesday morning, April 12 that his group is ready to provide assistance to locals affected by Tropical Depression "Amang". "The safety and well-being of the Bicolanos, especially during times of...
Flags of the Philippines (left), United States (Unsplash) The increasing tension between world powers United States (US) and China should be enough reason for the Philippines to back out of the scheduled "war games" with the western country. Thus, said House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co believes that House Speaker Martin Romualdez's prior experience as majority leader has benefitted the lower chamber in terms of passing measures in the soonest possible time. Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (right)...
The expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States (US) is practically transforming the former into an "American colony" once again. Thus, said House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro in a statement on...
A good first impression from the new Bureau of Customs (BOC) chief. That's how Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co described the P16.6-billion revenue surplus recorded by the BOC for the first quarter of 2023. "I congratulate the BOC and it's new leader Commissioner [Bienvenido] Rubio for exceeding...
TUTOK TO WIN Party-list Rep. Sam Verzosa recently shared on Facebook photos of him and fellow House of Representatives members during a trip to South Korea. Heading the Philippine delegation was Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Based on his uploads about the trip,...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, March 30, rejected the suggestion of Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list Rep. France Castro to resume peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte did not mince words when she hit back at the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list for its suggestion to hire 30,000 public school teachers and construct new classrooms to address the education crisis in the country. In a statement,...
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes says there is a need to increase the so-called "sin taxes" being imposed in the country. Reyes, vice chairman of the House Committee on Health, said that amending the Sin Tax Reform Law of 2012 to this effect would help fund Universal Health Care (UHC) and...
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes placed a spotlight on Sunday, March 19 on Filipinos' unusually high--and downright unhealthy--salt intake. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an adult should only have a maximum intake of less than 2,000 milligams (mg) of sodium per day. However,...
Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers' daily earnings won't get reduced as a result of the implementation of the government-subsidized nationwide fare discount. Drivers United for Mass Progress and Equal Rights-Philippine Taxi Drivers Association (DUMPER-PTDA) Rep. Claudine Bautista-Lim made this...
Alliance of Filipino women Gabriela said one of the solutions to alleviate the suffering of Filipinos is to make an adjustment to the country’s wage system. This wage increase, according to Gabriela, is the solution to “people’s poverty.” “In a time when prices are soaring and the real...
