Filipino-Korean Jasmine Bacurnay Lee returned to South Korea’s National Assembly as a lawmaker. Rep. Lee was reelected as a proportional representative of the Green Justice Party after Rep. Ryu Ho-jeong resigned from the party last January to join the New Party political party. Rep....
CEBU CITY – A party-list representative expressed confidence that the campaign promise of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. of bringing down the price of rice to P20 per kilo is still possible. AGRI party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee discusses a bill that he filed that aims to reduce the price of rice...
DAVAO CITY – Almost 5,000 families here affected by flooding caused by the trough of a low-pressure area received relief assistance from Davao City Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte on Thursday, February 8. DAVAO City Rep. Paolo Duterte's office distributes aid to flood victims in Davao City....
CEBU CITY – The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) welcomed the approval on third and final reading of a bill establishing an LTO district office in the province of Bohol. LTO-7 Regional Director Glen Galario thanked Bohol Rep. Vanessa Aumentado for proposing House Bill No. 9652...
DAVAO CITY – Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte bared on Sunday, January 28, that most members of the House of Representatives feel intimidated by House Speaker Martin Romualdez. REP. Duterte (Keith Bacongco) In the candlelight prayer rally at San Pedro Square here, Duterte recalled working...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte recently visited his father, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, in his home here and gave him a special gift. DAVAO City Rep. Paolo Duterte gifts his father a pack of 'polvoron' or powdered shortbread during a recent visit to his house in...
DAVAO CITY – Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte here provided aid on Friday, January 19, to around 800 families in this city affected by flash flood and landslides triggered by heavy downpour from the shear line weather system. REP. Duterte (fifth from left) Duterte, through the Pulong Pulong ni Pulong (PPP)...
DAVAO CITY – Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte here released on Saturday, January 13, a report on his achievements in Congress, with an interactive infographic of accomplishments throughout his leadership. Duterte presented the “Mobile Kitchen” through Pulong Pulong ni Pulong (PPP) program as among his...
For Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, paid signatures for the People's Initiative (PI) calling for an amendment to the 1987 Constitution are not valid. "Kung ang mga pirma ay binayaran, or mayroong compensation o may kapalit na mahalagang materyal or pwedeng pangako, para...
DAVAO CITY – Fifty-nine students from private universities and colleges in the Davao region received cash grants for their tuition from Rep. Paolo Duterte here and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Wednesday, January 10. CHED-Davao chief administrative officer Maria Bonjeavem Alger...
DAVAO CITY – Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte here has disagreed with the People’s Initiative for constitutional amendments. In a statement on Tuesday night, January 9, Duterte said that someone informed him that PBA party-list Rep. Margarita “Migs” Nograles is spearheading the PI in this city....
Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar (Rep. Villar’s office) Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar is pushing for the creation of a nationwide program that would provide barangays all over the country with free access to digital learning resources. House...