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The House of Representatives on Wednesday elected Bicol Saro Party-list Representative Terry Ridon as chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts, completing the roster of committee leaders that comprise the powerful Quad Comm set to resume its sweeping investigation into extrajudicial killings, illegal drug operations and organized crime syndicates. The election of Ridon, a lawyer […]
Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante has been reelected as chair of the House Committee on Human Rights, vowing to push for the passage of critical legislation and to continue the fight for justice and accountability. “I am grateful for the opportunity to continue the work we started. There is still much we need to […]
Lawmakers attended a Thanksgiving Mass at the Manila Cathedral in preparation for the start of the 20th Congress. TINGOG Party-list Representative Jude Acidre said the Mass was not just ceremonial, but a gesture of faith as Congress faces the start of a new three-year term. “With all the challenges we’re facing, with all the problems […]
“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”Quoting Proverbs 29:2, Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. hailed the reelection of Speaker Martin Romualdez, calling his reelection “a victory for justice, for accountability, and for human rights”. Abante, who chaired the House Committee on Human […]
Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. launched his Mobile Clinic Program during the relief operations in Barangay Tabun, Mabalacat City. Via the Mobile Clinic, Lazatin personally delivered medical assistance to 40 evacuated families staying at the Barangay Tabun Covered Court. Aside from medicines, the Mobile Clinic also has an in-house Medical Technologist conducting […]
4Ps Party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan filed a resolution in the House of Representatives congratulating and commending eight-division world boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao for his performance in his recent fight against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios. In House Resolution No. 59, Libanan said Pacquiao’s return to the ring and his courageous showing against a younger, […]
In an effort to put an end to online and off-site gambling including e-sabong, Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. filed House Bill No. 1876 seeking to prohibit the same and providing penalties thereof. The former chairperson of the Committee on Human Rights and one of the lead panels of the Quad Committee in […]
Bukidnon 2nd District Representative Jonathan Keith Flores urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the banks they regulate to “let their social good purposes overcome the temptations that come with billions of pesos in online gambling transactions.” “It is time for serious introspection for the banking community. Online gambling goes against the avowed corporate values, missions, […]
Pampanga 1st District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. launched the first ‘Malunggay Ice Cream’ in the First District of Pampanga to be distributed to day care students as part of Lazatin’s initiative to promote nutrition among young children. The Malunggay Ice Cream is funded by Lazatin out of his own pocket and will be distributed to […]
Reelected Manila Representative Joel Chua and Bicol Saro Party-list Representative Terry Ridon cautioned against what they described as the possible misuse of the one-year bar rule in the ongoing impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte. The lawmakers underscored that the rule which bars the filing of more than one impeachment complaint against the same […]