(Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon 's Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon isn 't offended one bit by Internet trolls ' comparisons between him and "Kokey"--the iconic extraterrestrial character from the eponymous mid-90s Filipino science fiction flick. In fact Ridon...
Amid plans from the House majority bloc to pursue a "Bayanihan 3" measure and provide relief to fuel cost-weary Filipinos, a congressman from the minority bloc did just that. Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal has filed House Bill (HB) No. 8821, or the proposed “National Energy...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon says the New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) must guarantee that the seven people injured by the ceiling collapse at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Good Friday, April 3 are given due compensation. This, as authorities launched an investigation on the...
Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal has filed a measure that would establish clear, enforceable rights for passengers—from booking to boarding, and from delays to claims for compensation. For this purpose, Nazal filed House Bill (HB) No. 245, or the proposed “Air Passengers Bill...
Why not redirect excess government revenues from fuel taxes to a direct subsidy program that would help Filipinos pay their monthly electricity bills? Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Yap floated this suggestion even as he pointed out Tuesday, March 31 that the skyrocketing of global oil...
It 's high time the state-owned Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) invested in critical coastal petroleum storage facilities--something that the country could have immensely benefited from amid the current global fuel crisis. Thus, said House Minority Leader 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino...
Energy authorities must disclose the full basis, safeguards, and timetable behind the temporary suspension of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). Bagong Henerasyon (BH) Party-list Rep. Robert Nazal demanded such from the Department of Energy (DOE) and Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC),...
Murang Kuryente Party-list Rep. Arthur Yap believes that the Philippines must strategically reposition itself even as Asia undergoes major economic transformation in terms of energy security, industrial upgrading, and regional cooperation. Speaking in the context of discussions from the 25th...
“Sa laban ng tsuper, kasama ang komyuter (Drivers fight for themselves and for commuters).” Amid the continuing rise in fuel prices, this was one of the messages of the Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Operator Nationwide (PISTON), along with various groups, during a nationwide transport...
Senior Citizens Party-list Representative Rodolfo “Ompong” Ordanes expressed his deep concern over the recent brutal killing of a retired officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Matalam town, in North Cotabato. The victim, retired Col. Leonardo Songcaya, is the president of the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros will take over the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson, who chairs the committee, said he will give the panel to Hontiveros since he needs to focus on the investigation into...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Saturday, Jan. 24, expressed his optimism for the proposed measures in Congress that seek to reform the country 's prevailing party-list system. In an interview with Usapang Senado on DWIZ, Sotto says this is one of the measures that President...
