The House minority bloc won't oppose the planned merger of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) for as long as Filipino farmers and fishermen won't get left out in the cold. 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) This was the simple...
If an electric cooperative in the countryside is charging 30 percent higher than the rate of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco), chances are there's something wrong. That's why House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan penned and filed House Resolution (HR) No. 846, which...
Here's a sad fact: government workers who serve as grassroots implementers of the P103-billion Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) are at risk of becoming poor themselves due to the contractual nature of their jobs. Realizing this, House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan gave a rather touching birthday message to Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos on Tuesday afternoon, March 7. House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (left) and Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro...
There's a need to quantify in hard numbers the cost and benefit of the proposed economic Charter change (Cha-cha) in the House of Representatives. House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (Contributed photo) Thus, said House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino...
How about an "air traffic czar" to help the government fix headaches like the perennial congestion of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA)? House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan made this pitch for a new position...
There is now more "clarity" in the agricultural hoarding issue that's being investigated by the House of Representatives. Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Contributed photo) This, after the House Committee on Agriculture and Food chaired by Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan joined the many well-wishers of Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile on the latter's 99th birthday on Tuesday, Feb. 14. House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (left) and Chief Presidential Legal...
An onion industry stakeholder revealed to congressmen Tuesday, Feb. 14 an alleged "modus" which allows the Department of Agriculture (DA) to arbitrarily issue import permits for onions, much to the detriment of Filipino farmers. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan wants the Mandarin language be promoted in all school levels in the country, if only to help improve Filipinos' competitiveness in the international labor market. House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (Facebook) “If we...
An "apolitical" secretary or agency chief is what the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) needs. House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Thus, said House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan on Sunday, Jan. 29...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan has clarified the circumstances surrounding his recent meeting President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s youngest son, Vinny. 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (left) and Vinny Marcos (Facebook) “The truth is, we were...
