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VILLAFUERTE LAUDS EXTENSION OF ‘LIBRENG SAKAY’

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte extolled President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (BBM) over the weekend for implementing among his very first acts as the country’s 17th Chief Executive the continuation of the Libreng Sakay (Free Ride) transport program in the metropolis to help ease the economic woes of commuters, especially students and their parents, saddled with ever-rising fuel […]

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VILLAFUERTE BATS FOR ANTI-ONLINE SEXUAL ABUSE ACT

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte urged  President Duterte to sign into law a bill that will strengthen the protection of children against online abuse and sexual exploitation. The House of Representatives and the Senate recently ratified the bicameral conference committee (bicam) report on the proposed Anti-Online Sexual Abuse or Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) Act. The Anti-OSAEC bill ratified […]

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VILLAFUERTE BACKS MARCOS ADMIN’S AGRI PRIORITY

A lawmaker lauded the decision of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to head the Department of Agriculture (DA) when he assumes office on June 30 as it puts a premium on agriculture ahead of a looming global food crunch. Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte said it is a “wise decision” for the incoming administration to prioritize […]

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VILLAFUERTE TO GOV’T: IMPLEMENT OIL RESERVE PLAN

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is hoping the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (BBM) will consider putting up a national strategic petroleum reserve (SPR)—a long-conceived government plan that has “sadly crawled at a snail’s pace” at the Department of Energy (DOE)—especially now when domestic pump prices of fuel are close to reaching […]

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VILLAFUERTE LAUDS ‘TIMELY’ JUDICIARY MARSHALS LAW

A lawmaker said the new law creating the Office of Judiciary Marshals (OJM) would not only provide better security to trial judges but also facilitate the efficient delivery of justice in the country.  Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte said President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of Republic Act (RA) No. 11691 or the Judiciary Marshals Act is […]

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JUDGES’ SECURITY ENSURED WITH MARSHALS LAW

A new law signed by President Duterte last month that created the Office of Judiciary Marshals (OJM)  will not only provide security to members of the country’s court system but will also help ensure the efficient and effective delivery of justice in the country, Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte said. “When our judges and justices […]

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VILLAFUERTE TO DUTERTE: SIGN WASTE REDUCTION BILL

A lawmaker asked President Rodrigo Duterte to sign into law a measure seeking to make producers and their distributors responsible for proper management and disposal of their plastic packaging waste. Camarines Sur Representative Luis Raymund Villafuerte said the measure, which has been ratified by both chambers of Congress and transmitted to Malacañang for President Duterte’s […]

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DUTERTE URGED: SIGN LAW ON SENIORS’ PENSION HIKE

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has expressed hopes that President Rodrigo Duterte before he leaves office by end-June, would sign into law an amendatory law doubling the monthly pension of indigent senior citizens to P1,000. One of its co-authors, Villafuerte said this pro-elderly measure only needs Duterte’s approval as both the Senate and the House […]

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STREAMLINING OF ELECTION SPENDING BAN RULES URGED

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) must streamline its rules on the 45-day election ban on public spending and expedite actions on pending requests for exemptions. Camarines Sur 2nd District Representative LRay Villafuerte said the Comelec could speed up its action on applications for exemptions on fund releases or disbursements by giving itself a deadline of […]

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USE ONLINE DATABASE TO AID OFWS — VILLAFUERTE

A lawmaker urged the secretary of the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to immediately set up an online database system to track and deliver timely legal and welfare services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte said DMW Secretary Abdullah Derupong Mama-o of the new department should provide legal aid […]