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Efforts to revive the Negros Island Region (NIR) are expected to continue in the next administration as Negros Occidental 5th district congressman-elect Emilio Bernardino Yulo expressed support for the proposal in the House of Representatives. “I have made the commitment to support any initiative to revive the NIR,” Yulo told reporters after taking the oath […]
Reelected Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte appealed for national unity following the “highly polarized” May 9 polls. Villafuerte also called on Filipinos to rally behind presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. who is the “clear choice” of a majority of the voters. “All of us have more reason to support the next Philippine leader, given […]
A drivers’ party-list group has vowed to push for the continuation of insurance and fuel subsidy for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers if elected to Congress in the May 9 elections. Dumper PTDA (Drivers United for Mass Progress and Equal Rights – Philippines Taxi Drivers Association) Representative Claudine Diana Bautista-Lim said they are proposing the institutionalization […]
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco led the House of Representatives in mourning the death of Camarines Norte Representative Marisol Panotes. On Friday, Panotes’ daughter, Rosemarie, confirmed her passing in a Facebook post but did not indicate the cause of death of the lawmaker who represented the province’s Second District since 2016. Rosemarie will replace her mother […]
A measure granting the government more power to combat phishing and other online scams is awaiting President Rodrigo Duterte’s signature as the country sees an alarming rise in cyber threats, a lawmaker said. Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte said the expected signing into law of a bill enhancing financial consumer protection “couldn’t have come at […]
Stakeholders in the abaca industry are optimistic that the newly signed law declaring Catanduanes as “Abaca Capital of the Philippines” will further boost this industry and improve the livelihood of abaca planters. Catanduanes Governor Joseph Cua said the new law would provide regular funding from the national government that will help abaca farmers in the […]
Taguig-Pateros Representative Alan Peter Cayetano said disaster response has to go beyond delivering relief goods and must include rehabilitation as well, as he called on the Senate to pass the bill creating the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR). Cayetano made the call as parts of Visayas and Mindanao continue to reel from the aftermath of […]
The Marino party-list group said it will introduce two more crucial provisions in the Magna Carta for Seafarers bill should it be given another term in the House of Representatives in the coming elections.Marino party-list Representative Sandro Gonzalez noted the Magna Carta for Seafarers bill has been pending for two decades in Congress and has […]
The House Ways and Means Committee said it will support any budget or policy request to bolster government efforts to fight the rampant smuggling of agricultural products in the country. Committee chairman and Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Salceda said agricultural smuggling is a long-standing issue that will require the full efforts of the entire government. […]
The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee said smugglers of agricultural products should be prosecuted and held accountable to protect the country’s farmers. During a House hearing, Albay Representative Joey Salceda instructed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to use the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to prosecute cases more strongly against large-scale agricultural […]