Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. ha relayed to the House leadership the positive reaction of Malacañang to the planned construction of a third Candaba swamp viaduct. Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Gonzales described President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos...
Expect a third highway alongside the two 5.3-kilometer viaducts crossing the Candaba swampland in Bulacan and Pampanga to be built in the coming months. Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Facebook) This was bared Wednesday, Nov. 30 by Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district...
Deputy Speaker Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. is batting for the construction of a P3-billion flyover in San Fernando City, Pampanga’s capital. Deputy Speaker Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. (Facebook) “The four-lane overhead roadway will greatly ease the flow of traffic within and around San...
Citing the economic and cultural significance of Pampanga's lantern-making industry, Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. is seeking the declaration of the province as "Christmas capital" of the Philippines. 2012’s Ligligan Parul, photo by Ramon F...
The House of Representatives Committee on Local Government has approved a piece of legislation that mandates the creation of Barangay Pulung Bulu in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. The panel– which is chaired by Valenzuela 1st district Rep. Rex Gatchalian–approved on first reading House...
A House leader wants to institutionalize in the 19th Congress a 50 percent reduction on the fee imposed on overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) money remittances. OFWs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) This benefit is the main feature of House Bill (HB) No. 185,...
Two more House of Representatives members have been elected as deputy speaker--Cebu 5th district Rep. Vincent Frasco and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr. Newly-elected Deputy Speakers Rep. Frasco (left) and Rep. Gonzales (right) (Photos from congress.gov.ph) Ilocos Norte 1st district...
Returning Senator Jinggoy Estrada said he is opposed to any moves calling to amend the Constitution and pave way for a two five-year terms for the President. Estrada made his position known after Pampanga Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzeles Jr. filed a resolution reviving the measure that calls for a...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will not be eligible to the proposed term limits and reelection in the bill filed by Pampanga Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr., who sought to reduce the president’s and vice president’s terms to five years, but with one reelection. Pampanga 3rd District Rep....
Self-serving is how ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro described the push for charter change (cha-cha) in the 19th Congress; specifically, the proposed term limit reduction with one allowed re-election. Resolution of Both Houses No. 1–which Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales Jr....
Three members of the Gonzales political family, on May 10, were proclaimed into local posts in the Province of Pampanga following the 2022 elections. Photo from "Aurelio "Dong" D. Gonzales Jr." Facebook page. Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio Gonzales, who served two past terms in the House of...
The recently signed Republic Act (RA) 11711, which greatly increases construction contractor license fees and imposes greater financial and legal penalties on violating building contractors, will protect both the public and private sector from “unscrupulous contractors”. Pampanga 3rd district...
