A proposed measure that would provide additional benefits, such as free medical check-up and allowances, to people under the government’s Witness Protection Program (WPP) has been filed at the House of Representatives. Witness Protection Program (Image from Department of Justice) The House...
The House Committee on Constitutional Amendments will stay the course on its Charter change (Cha-cha) deliberations. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Jr. (left) and Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Panel chairman, Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez gave this...
Power rates in Mindanao region are expected to go down soon thanks to the completion by next month of the transmission link between Visayas and Mindanao by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said on Monday, Feb. 13. Cagayan de...
The House of Representatives leadership wants the ongoing Charter Change (Cha-cha) discussions to have "special focus" on lifting the restrictive economic provisions of the 36-year-old Constitution. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez's Facebook) This was confirmed Friday, Feb.10 by...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has filed a bill seeking to lengthen the term of office of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials from the current three years to five years. Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) Rodriguez filed House Bill (HB) No....
Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos says she wants to see "change" in the Philippines "before she dies". Clarita Carlos (Facebook) The political science expert gave this tongue-in-cheek statement in her presentation during the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments' third...
The House Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday, Feb. 7, approved, subject to style and corresponding committee report thereof, a proposed bill amending The Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Act of 2009 to ensure the reinvestment of proceeds from the sale of REIT shares in the Philippines....
Carla Abellana was asked about Tom Rodriguez and their failed marriage in Bea Alonzo's "Lie Detector Test" vlog. Among questions asked: Did she ever wish her breakup with Tom Rodriguez wasn't as public? Carla gave an affirmative response, relating: "I mean, sino naman ang may gusto na maging public...
Did you watch the 90s quiz show "Battle of the Brains" growing up? Orion Dumdum then and now (Screenshots from Zoom meeting) If so, then you probably received a blast from the past Monday morning, Feb. 6 when one of its more memorable contestantsOrion Dumdum of Ateneo de Manila University--appeared...
Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez favors the expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States (US). Cagayan de Oro 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (Facebook) “I support that decision (EDCA expansion)," Rodriguez, a...
The House of Representatives will resume its discussions on Monday morning, Feb. 6 on measures seeking to revise the 1987 Constitution in the current 19th Congress. The huge Philippine flag inside the House plenary (PPAB) Like the previous public hearing, the Charter Change or Cha-cha talks will be...
Overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) may enjoy tax- and duty-free balikbayan boxes if this House bill, authored by Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, is passed into law. Inspection of balikbayan boxes by Customs Commissioner Yogi Filemon Ruiz (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) House Bill (HB) No....
