Rowena Guanzon (Twitter) Did P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon just start a no-rice diet? An X (formerly Twitter) post from the former Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner on Friday, Aug. 4 showed her enjoying a fine bowl of Batangas style goto, but with no plate of "kanin" in...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) The House of Representatives ought to revisit the existing operations manual of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo made this call Thursday, Aug. 2. after he brought up in a House Committee on Public Order and Safety...
Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla (Facebook) Enterprising jail guards at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City enjoy a 10 to 20 percent cut from the financial support that inmates get from their relatives outside the facility. This was bared by...
House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-List Rep. Marcelino Libanan highlighted on Thursday, Aug. 3 the additional P1 billion in compensation funds meant for the victims of the 2017 Marawi siege. “There is another P1 billion...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. indeed has basis to say that prices of goods are "stabilizing", but this benefit may not be felt by common Filipinos. Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who prodded the...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Screenshot from YouTube live) A House inquiry into the status of the implementation of Republic Act (RA) No.11861, also known as the “Expanded Solo Parents Act", is in order. ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo made this call Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 1, during...
(Unsplash) Anti-leptospirosis drugs should be stockpiled at evacuation centers during the rainy season. Thus, said Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes, who noted that diseases like leptospirosis were likely to surge during typhoons. "Leptospirosis is a preventable disease. Sa mga panahong ganito...
SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta (left) and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong (Facebook, Wikipedia) SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta is not one to back down from a war of words, even if the person on the other side of the fence is a retired police general. During plenary session...
From left to right: House Speaker Martin Romualdez, ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo, and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Jocelyn Tulfo (Screenshot from YouTube live) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo formally took his oath on Monday afternoon, July 31 in front of Speaker Martin Romualdez and the rest...
(Unsplash) The appalling conditions inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) has convinced Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan to draft a measure that would create a "Department of Corrections". Yamsuan floated the idea for the new department during a recent House Committee on...
The cash payout at Barangay Opao, facilitated by Tingog Party-list (Tingog Party-list) The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list have inaugurated two new Alagang Tingog Centers (ATC) in the province of Cebu over the weekend. Successfully opened last Saturday, July 29 was an...
(Unsplash) The proposed cash assistance increase under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) should be based on yearly reviews in relation to the country’s inflation rate. Thus, said AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who has proposed changes in the substitute bill amending the 4Ps law...
