Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Facebook, Malacañang photo) A one-time ally for former president Rodrigo Duterte has sided with House Speaker Martin Romualdez on the issue of confidential...
Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Vice President Sara Duterte's sought confidential funds are better off given to "more appropriate" agencies like National Security Council (NSC)....
Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (left), expelled Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. (Facebook) Who said that none of Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr.'s House colleagues sided with him? Davao del Norte...
Ramon "Mon" Tulfo Jr. (left) gets sworn in as a member of Partido Reporma (Partido Reporma) The Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez--led Partido Reporma welcomed on Wednesday, Aug. 9 veteran journalist Ramon "Mon" Tulfo Jr. into its fold. "Partido...
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday, June 28 expressed his solidarity with Muslims in the Philippines and around the world as they celebrate the occasion of Eid'l Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Photo courtesy...
(Unsplash) Davao del Norte 1st district Representative and former House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez has underscored the need to address the "overlooked issue" of battered husbands within marriages. Alvarez made the call on Saturday, June 17, a day before the celebration of Father's Day. “Sa mga...
Marijuana leaves (left), Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (Unsplash, Facebook) If Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez would have his way, he would start decongesting cramped local prisons by freeing who he describes as "non-violent marijuana (cannabis) offenders"....
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) What if Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez told you that Philippine Independence Day should be celebrated today, May 18, and not June 12 as we were taught in schools? “We should correct an important part of our history: the misleading...
House Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 2nd district Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (left), and Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (Facebook) Two former House Speakers are now seeking the legalization of medical cannabis or marijuana in the current 19th Congress. This, after Senior...
Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (Facebook) While other lawmakers are preoccupied with legislation to hike workers' pay, Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez wants to put focus on another important need of Filipino laborers--happiness at home. Alvarez emphasized...
The marijuana plant (left) and Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (Unsplash, Facebook) A "family day" to be held in favor of the decriminalization of marijuana will take place Thursday, April 20, in Quezon City, and none other than Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon...
Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez (Facebook) Davao del Norte 1st district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez is calling on the government to do away with what he described as "parasitic entities" in the bureaucracy as a way to save precious public funds. Alvarez, a former House Speaker,...