Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) If it were up to him, Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers would fix through Charter change (Cha-cha) the way the country carries out elections. ...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has asked authorities to look into reports that certain mysterious Chinese nationals are buying multiple lands and properties in different parts of the...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has filed a bill that would grant tax incentives to cremation facilities that would help law enforcement authorities in their effort to destroy seized illegal drugs faster. This is spelled out in...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) In the spirit of the Christmas season, the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs decided Wednesday morning, Dec. 6, to release from detention former Mexico, Pampanga mayor Teddy Tumang, who had earlier been...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz (MANILA BULLETIN/ Facebook) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers had to put SMNI program anchor Jeffrey "Ka Eric" Celiz in his place Tuesday, Dec. 5...
(Unsplash) The chairman of the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs believes that the Philippines should be able to impose death penalty on foreigners who bring in illegal drugs, in the same way that foreign governments implement it against Filipinos. Surigao del...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has aired concerns over the possible link between the bombing of Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi City and a military operation in Maguindanao. ...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed on third and final hearing the measure that seeks to institutionalize a Contraband Detection and Control System (CDCS) in penal and detention facilities across the country. Garnering 208 affirmative...
(Unsplash) A House bill that seeks to end the proliferation of prohibited objects inside penal, custodial, and detention facilities is being pushed for immediate passage by House Committee on Dangerous Drugs Chairman Rep. Robert Ace Barbers. Through House...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN Never, ever make public the details of an executive session with House members if you were part of it. Former Mexico town, Pampanga mayor Teddy Tumang learned this the hard way, after he was...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) tagged the town of Mexico, Pampanga as a transshipment point for illegal drugs during a House committee hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 15. Attending the...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN) No summa cum laude graduate can best Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. when it comes to agriculture. Majority congressman Surigao del...