ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Contributed photo) ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has described his first day on the job as congressman as "exciting", even as he acknowledged the need for him to continue learning. "Syempre kailangan nating makinig dahil kumbaga sa school bagong pasok tayo...
House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan said Sunday, July 23 that the projected severe El Niño episode might derail the Philippines' current economic upswing. As such, Libanan asked the government ahead of President Ferdinand Marcos...
1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero (Facebook) The 1-Pacman Party-list Rep. Mikee Romero-led House Committee on Poverty Alleviation will launch a summit on child malnutrition and stunting on Monday, July 24, the same day of the opening of the second regular session. “We want to address these...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) Former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary Erwin Tulfo is poised to become the 312th active member of the House of Representatives in the 19th Congress. This, after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) finally issued Tulfo's...
Rowena Guanzon (Twitter) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon believes that the planned transfer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to the Office of the President (OP) would ultimately result to a more responsive agency. "Yes to transfer of PhilHealth to the Office of...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Rep. Salo's office) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo believes that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will champion the cause of overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 24. Salo, chairman of the House...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan has filed a measure that would slap hefty penalties against individuals found guilty of phishing and other forms of online fraud. The measure, House Bill (HB) No.7976, seeks to define economic...
(Unsplash) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has reiterated his call for the creation of a Department of Water Resources amid the lingering threat of El Niño, or the extended dry season. “Kailangang paghandaang mabuti ng pamahalaan ang El Niño, lalo pa at inaasahan na makakaapekto ito sa mga...
(Tingog Party-list) The office of House Speaker Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list has facilitated the release of P10,000 in cash assistance each to 31 cancer patients at the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) in Quezon City. The beneficiaries were the same patients that took part in...
(ACT Teachers Party-list) Makabayan solons ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro and Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas will let their outfits do the talking on the day of the State of the Nation Address (SONA). Castro's office sent to House of Representatives reporters Thursday, July 20...
From left to right: 4Ps Party-list Rep. JC Abalos, House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos, and former Mandaluyong City mayor Menchie Abalos. (Facebook) An extraordinary idol and an exceptional...
P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon (left) and theatre actress Lea Salonga (Twitter, Wikipedia) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon has sided with award-winning theater actress Lea Salonga on the issue of the latter's viral video wherein she was seen telling off fans who reportedly barged...