Cavite 4th district Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Government officials ought to set an example to the public to prove that it's already safe to eat fish that was caught in the Mimaropa region, which was affected by MT Princess Empress oil spill. Cavite 4th district Rep....
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization's (WHO) lifting of the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) declaration in connection with Covid-19 should prod Philippine authorities to do away with the eTravel requirement for...
From left to right: Onions, the House plenary, Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolfo "Arnie" Teves Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) The House of Representatives will resume plenary sessions tomorrow, Monday, May 8, in the afterglow of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s five-day United...
United States (Unsplash) The hiring of some 75,000 Filipino seafarers by American firms "highlights the strong partnership between the Philippines and the United States (US)". Thus, said Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo, who hailed the "momentous occasion" in a statement on Wednesday, May 3. "I am...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is optimistic that the Biden adminiatration would hasten discussions on the planned joint maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s...
Cagayan de Oro City 2 nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez on Monday, May 1 called on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to consider recalling the country’s ambassador to Beijing as a show of protest and displeasure over the near-collision incident between a Philippine Coast Guard...
House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teacher's party-list Rep. France Castro on Monday, May 1, urged the Marcos administration to rechannel the budget of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to fund the fuel subsidies for Occidental Mindoro. "Nasasayang...
A ranking congressman highlighted on the eve of Labor Day three of his longstanding proposals that aim to provide Filipino workers with a decent life. "As we celebrate Labor Day this May 1, we recognize the indispensable role of labor as the backbone of our economy and society, and thus, we stand...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Rep. Duterte’s office) Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is highlighting ahead of Labor Day a measure seeking to create an additional division in the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) in a bid to further improve the body’s...
ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro (MANILA BULLETIN) ACT Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro has strongly condemned on Saturday, April 29 what she described as China’s latest attack on the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). "Aside from filing a diplomatic protest, steps must be undertaken...
House Deputy Speaker and TUCP Party-list Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza (Facebook) Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) Party-list Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza believes that the upcoming meeting between President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his American counterpart President Joe...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) A House leader is prodding the Senate to speed up passage of its version of the measure calling for the construction of permanent evacuation centers nationwide. Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte made this call even as he...
