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House Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), under its new leadership, to overhaul its ₱250.8-billion flood control plan for 2026, saying billions of pesos have been poured into projects that fail to protect the provinces most vulnerable to flooding. During the House committee on appropriations hearing, Libanan […]
The Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) voiced profound concern over CHED’s implementation of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) program, which shows that many SHS graduates from Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) families have not been able to benefit from the Tertiary Education Subsidy. The assessment was shared during the joint hearing of the […]
House Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan and Eastern Samar Representative Christopher Sheen Gonzales have forged a partnership with the University of the Philippines (UP) Manila’s School of Health Sciences to build a sustainable, community-rooted health workforce for Homonhon Island, Eastern Samar. Under the initiative, UP Manila, led by Chancellor Dr. Michael Tee, will open a special […]
Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. has filed a bill to enhance the incentives and benefits received by Barangay Health Workers (BHWs). House Bill No. 3710 seeks to provide a monthly honorarium for BHWs amounting to no less than P3,000 and additional incentives and benefits, including hazard allowance; subsistence allowance; transportation allowance; one-time […]
Congressman Leandro Legarda Leviste filed a case against Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Batangas 1st District Engineer Abelardo Calalo for Direct Bribery, Corruption of Public Officials, Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices, and violations of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials, at the Office of the Batangas Provincial Prosecutor.“This goes beyond […]
Misamis Oriental 1st District Representative Karen Artadi Lagbas filed the “Non-Conventional Motorcycles Reclassification Act” (House Bill 2133) to formally recognize three-wheelers in Philippine law, amend the 1964 Land Transportation Code, and protect their use as affordable transport and livelihood. “Three-wheelers in the Philippines are recognized only by an LTO administrative order, not by law. We need to upgrade […]
“Show up or shut up.”This was the message of Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. to Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong for refusing to apologize to lawmakers and instead doubling down on broad accusations linking members of Congress to irregular flood control projects. Abante, chair of the House Committee on Human Rights, said Magalong’s […]
Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. welcomed the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) directive ordering e-wallet operators to remove in-app links to online gambling, calling it “much-needed victory” in the camping against gambling, but warning that “the war is far from over.” “This is a win for those of us who have been fighting […]
Eastern Samar Representative Christopher Sheen Gonzales has filed two priority measures in the House of Representatives seeking the construction of modern fishports with ice plants and cold storage facilities in the coastal towns of Dolores and Oras in his home province. Gonzales said the proposed facilities will help fisherfolk reduce post-harvest losses, preserve the quality […]
Manila 6th District Representative and House Committee and Human Rights Chair Benny Abante urged the Bureau of Immigration (BI) not to rush the deportation of American pastor Jeremy Ferguson, who is accused of child abuse in Pampanga, until a proper and thorough investigation is conducted.Abante stressed that while the welfare of children must always be […]