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VILLAFUERTES: MAKE BICOL UBE AS POPULAR AS MATCHA

Camarines Sur (CamSur) solons led by Deputy Majority Leader Luigi Villafuerte have a fine proposal on transforming the local cultivation and international sale of purple yam or “ube,” of which Bicol is a major producer, into a multibillion-dollar global industry for the Philippines—in the same way that matcha or green tea is now a major […]

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₱1K MONTHLY FUEL SUBSIDY FOR SMALL FISHERS PUSHED

With small fishers weighed down by fast shrinking incomes amid incessantly rising fuel costs and declining fish catch, Camarines Sur Reps. Luigi Villafuerte and Migz Villafuerte see a compelling reason for the Congress to legislate a program providing a monthly fuel subsidy of ₱1,000 to municipal fisherfolk plus their automatic enrollment in the National Health Insurance […]

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VILLAFUERTES WANT ESPORTS COMMISSION CREATION

With electronic sports (esports) adding a gold to the Philippines’ medal haul  in the ongoing 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand, House Deputy Majority Leader Luigi Villafuerte and fellow Camarines Sur Rep. Migz Villafuerte are leading a congressional push for the creation of a Philippine Esports Commission (PEC) to serve as the primary policy-making and […]

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GOV’T URGED TO HIRE MORE PUBLIC SCHOOL COUNSELORS

House Deputy Majority Leader Luigi Villafuerte believes that the government has to set aside a much bigger outlay for hiring and assigning guidance counselors and other mental health professionals to all public elementary and high schools plus state universities and colleges (SUCs) to help students deal with mental health issues—and hopefully turn back the alarming […]