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Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles has condemned the recent string of murders involving lawyers, judges, and other workers of the law profession, adding that it could “shake the people’s faith in the country’s justice system.” Lawyer Joey Luis Wee was shot in broad daylight while walking to his office in Cebu on Monday, November 23. […]
As the world commemorates International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged Congress to immediately pass a bill seeking to expand the punishable offenses under the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 (Republic Act 9262) to help stem the tide of VAWC cases, which […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles denounced the recent killings of a lawyer and judge in separate incidents, which adds to growing the list of lawyers, judges, and prosecutors killed since 2016 up to 52. Lawyer Eric Jay Magcamit was gunned down on Tuesday while on his way to a hearing in Quezon, Palawan. Meanwhile, […]
Amid the widespread flooding as a result of the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles on Friday reiterated the need to put up a government body to oversee, manage and care for the 500 kilometer-long Sierra Madre Mountain Range in order to protect the biodiverse area’s forest cover and prevent flooding […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles is urging the government to allocate funds for the creation of permanent, disaster-resilient evacuation centers. “Sa panahon ngayon na nagtatalo para sa espasyo ang quarantine facilities at evacuation centers, ang pinakamalinaw na solusyon ay ang pagpapatayo ng permanenteng evacuation centers,” Nograles said. “We have to deal with the reality […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles welcomed the Civil Service Commission’s announcement to hold the government eligibility exams online. CSC commissioner Aileen Lizada recently said the commission’s examination, recruitment, and placement office had been tasked to come up with alternative ways to conduct the exams. The CSC suspended the first of two pen-and-paper examinations held […]
Legal aid advocate and neophyte lawmaker Rep. Fidel Nograles (Rizal, 2nd District) revealed that the Lakbay Hustisya Foundation will be offering scholarship grants to law students in exchange for rendering free legal services. “We are offering scholarship grants to law students nationwide to encourage them to explore advocacy work, specifically in providing legal aid to indigent Filipinos,” […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to conduct eligibility examinations online so that displaced workers could find new jobs in the government. “I hope the sense of urgency is not lost on the CSC. Napakaraming bakanteng posisyon sa pamahalaan na maaari sanang ibigay sa mga nawalan ng trabaho dahil […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles reiterated his call for Congress to pass a measure that will create a national policy on teenage pregnancy prevention amid reports that about 40 to 50 Filipino children aged 10 to 14 years old give birth every week. The Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) also said that an […]
No-go until all issues are resolved. This is what Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said after the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for issuing a notice to proceed (NTP) to the Chinese contractor of the Kaliwa Dam project despite it having to comply yet with environmental guidelines […]