House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan says Congress should consider adopting the Australian model when it comes to restricting minors’ access to social media, in the aftermath of the deadly Tacloban City school shooting Libanan said the June 22 tragedy should...
A serious El Niño threat needs an innovative response from the government. That 's why House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan is urging local government units (LGUs) and community organizations to tap the P1-billion People’s Survival Fund (PSF). Libanan...
A ranking congressman is pushing for a House inquiry into the government’s actions against schistosomiasis or “snail fever"--a long-neglected disease that continues to ravage poor farmers, fisherfolk, and their family members in provinces across the Visayas and Mindanao. “Schistosomiasis is...
Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan gave props to his counterpart in the House of Representatives--Majority Leader Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos--for steering key measures in the chamber during a very difficult time in its history. Libanan did so in his sine...
Who says the government doesn 't have money to help aspiring doctors get through medical school? According to House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan, the government has set aside P186 million this year for a national scholarship program aimed at helping...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan has welcomed the recent passage of a bill establishing a new state-run college of medicine at Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) in Borongan City. Libanan says the move is expected to strengthen medical education and...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan says it 's now "justified" for the country’s 17 regional wage boards to roll out a fresh round of minimum wage increases starting this June. “There’s no question that a new round of regional wage hikes is now...
Who says energy regulators can 't crack down on unjustified fuel price hikes under the deregulated regime? House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan insisted on Sunday, April 19 that the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) retain...
Why not use annual earnings from the Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project to bankroll new critical coastal petroleum storage facilities under the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC)? House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino "Nonoy" Libanan made this suggestion on Sunday, April 12,...
House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan finds nothing wrong with Petron Corp.’s procurement of 2.48 million barrels of low-priced crude oil from Russia amid fuel price and supply concerns. “We are under a state of national energy emergency, and any additional...
It 's high time the state-owned Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) invested in critical coastal petroleum storage facilities--something that the country could have immensely benefited from amid the current global fuel crisis. Thus, said House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino...
Don 't forget about the coconut farmers. House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan is urging the national government to provide direct financial subsidies to coconut farmers and workers who would be adversely affected by the looming temporary suspension of mandatory...
