Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. said that he will call for the resignation of all Department of Agriculture (DA) officials should prices of onions once again reach P600 to P700 per kilo. Barzaga, who attended the House Committee on Agriculture and Food's hearing Wednesday, May 10 on the...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Government officials ought to set an example to the public to prove that it's already safe to eat fish that was caught in the Mimaropa region, which was affected by MT Princess Empress oil spill. Cavite 4th district Rep....
Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (left) and Leah Cruz. (Contributed photo, HREP website) The House Committee on Agriculture and Food will continue its hearing on the agricultural hoarding-slash-price manipulation issue in May 11. This was confirmed by committee chairman, Quezon 1st...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (Facebook) The results of the latest Octa Research survey proves that the country’s top government officials are indeed "doing a good job". Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. gave this assessment Thursday, April 20, as the congratulated the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) A "go-getter" Speaker of the House of Representatives. That's how Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. described House Speaker Martin Romualdez, who according to the results of the latest Pulse Asia survey on top Philippine officials...
A respected veteran congressman has described Speaker Martin Romualdez one of the most hardworking leaders the House of Representatives has ever seen. Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (left) and House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook, Speaker's office) Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. has thanked local police operatives for quickly arresting a robbery-slay suspect who had a P1.1- million bounty on his head. In a Facebook post Sunday, April 3, Barzaga shared to his followers that suspect Angelito Erlano alias "Kulet" has admitted to...
A fuming Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. is taking maritime authorities to task for the deaths of 29 passengers of MV Lady Mary Joy 3, which caught fire a few days ago off the waters of Basilan. Barzaga said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina)...
Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. has highlighted the huge reward money that had been gathered from local officials in the search for Queen Leanne Daguinsin's supposed killer. A publication material or pubmat shared by Rep. Barzaga on his Facebook Thursday night, March 30 bared that the...
Will the House of Representatives stick to its proposed constitutional convention (con-con) or switch gears to a constituent assembly (con-ass)? Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr., a member of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments, says it's simply too early to answer that...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers is backing a proposal for the two chambers of Congress to appoint respective teams or representatives that will "tackle and settle the row" on Charter change (Cha-cha). Barbers, a longtime supporter of constitutional revision, had this to say on...
Is the potential unicameral system in the legislature the root of senators' apprehension on Charter change (Cha-cha)? This question was brought up by Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. on Friday, March 17 during Surigao del Norte 2nd Rep. Robert Ace Barbers' radio program "Kape Kape Muna"...
