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All local government units (LGUs) shall harmonize their respective land use plans with a science-based national framework, under a measure cleared recently by the House of Representatives to let the government carry out a unified “ridge-to reef” (R2R) approach to the protection and productive use of lands along with the development of infrastructure and settlements […]
Amid the recent government freeze on the onboarding of new drivers and riders by Transport Network Companies (TNCs) and Motorcycle Taxi Platform Providers (MTTPs), lawmakers led by Camarines Sur (CamSur) representatives Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte are asking Congress to finally legalize the use of motorcycle taxis as a safe, efficient and economical means of […]
Camarines Sur Representatives (CamSur) Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte have welcomed sustained action taken by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) to check the proliferation of fake news, as they lauded the PCO’s joint efforts with the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on checking disinformation and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfakes. The two […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) Rep. Migz Villafuerte is backing a proposal in the 13-committee House mega panel tackling the global oil shock to suspend for two months the collection of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products, “to relieve the burden of the now outrageous fuel prices, which, unless eased, could possibly shove as many 1.34 […]
Deputy Majority Leader Luigi Villafuerte and Camarines Sur (CamSur) Rep. Migz Villafuerte want the government to build Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), which are more commonly known as “granny flats” or “backyard homes,” to help close the national housing backlog that already ballooned to 6.5 million units as of 2025. Popular in countries like the United States (US), Australia, […]
The irksome sight of so-called “spaghetti” wires dangling from posts in urban centers might soon be gone, once senators clear their version of a newly-approved House Bill (HB) tasking electricity distribution, cable and telecommunications companies (telcos) to assume full responsibility for the safety, maintenance and orderly management of their overhead power and communications lines, according […]
Camarines Sur Rep. Migz Villafuerte has welcomed the initiative by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) to pursue with prominent institutions of the legacy media a concerted effort to uphold responsible journalism and fend off disinformation and misinformation, which, he said, has been pervading the internet and undermining democratic governance. Villafuerte said the PCO’s move to seal […]
Two committees of the House of Representatives are doubling down on their combined efforts to put together a substitute bill penalizing fake news at this time when the unbridled spread of bogus reports intended to disinform or deceive the public has become such “a grave threat to our democratic institutions, public health and social cohesion,” […]
Camarines Sur Reps. Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte have shot down a proposal by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for the government to discontinue exempting senior citizens from the 12% Value Added Tax (VAT) as part of fiscal consolidation reforms to reduce our debt and narrow the budget deficit. At this time […]
Camarines Sur representatives Luigi Villafuerte and Migz Villafuerte want the Senate to join the House of Representatives in standing up for line workers in the electric power and telecommunications (telecom) industries by passing a House-approved measure providing mandatory insurance plus other benefits to these indispensable crews with high-risk jobs. The rest of the windfall that await […]