The proposed Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers under House Bill (HB) No. 7325 has been approved on the third and final reading at the House of Representatives, which also granted the escrow deposit provision that would protect seafarers from so-called ambulance chasers or lawyers who file claims...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo is seen here enjoying a Pakistani breakfast. But he's not in Pakistan. And he's not in the Philippines, either. Salo found this Pakistani restaurant in Deira, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The veteran lawmaker is currently on an 11-day trip to the Middle...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo couldn't help but thank President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. following the passage of his pet measure, the proposed Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and...
Refusing to dismiss them as mere "statistics", Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo called on the Philippine government to immediately address the cases of the reported 83 Filipinos placed on death row abroad. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo calls for swift government action on the cases of the...
If it's too good to be true, then it probably is. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (center) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo gave this reminder to Filipinos here and abroad amid reports that foreign criminal syndicates have been exploiting some of them in so-called cryptocurrency scams. "We must...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has expressed elation over the inclusion of his pet measure--the proposed Salt Industry Development Bill--on President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s list of priority legislation for this year. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and President Ferdinand...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has expressed his sincerest condolences to the families of the two Filipinos who were confirmed to have died due to the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria last Feb. 6. (Jarl Schmidt/ Unsplash) "I am deeply saddened by the loss of our fellow Filipinos in Turkey. I...
The proposed Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers has been approved by the Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs in the House of Representatives. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo, committee chairman, oversaw on Thursday, Feb. 9 the deliberations and subsequent...
The chairman of the House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs favored the temporary suspension of deployment of first-time and newly-hired domestic workers to Kuwait, which the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) announced Wednesday, Feb. 8. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left) and OFW...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has thanked local shipowners for committing to accommodate cadets for their shipboard training, free of charge. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Rob Salo (Facebook) “One of the biggest concerns facing our maritime students is their failure to undergo shipboard training....
Insisting that the current 1987 Philippine Constitution is no longer responsive to the needs of the people, Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo on Sunday, Jan. 29, called for a Constitutional Convention (Con-con) to amend the 1987 Constitution and usher in economic growth and national development....
House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs Chairman Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo accompanied the family of Jullebee Ranara in claiming the overseas Filipino worker's (OFW) remains upon its arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Friday night, Jan. 27. Kabayan Party-list...
