Lawmakers on Thursday said the financial assistance to public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and the fuel subsidy for the agriculture sector should not be considered as election campaign spending. House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez welcomed the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow the distribution of P6,500 financial…
FLIGHTS BACK. A Cebu Pacific aircraft at the Calbayog Airport in Samar in this undated photo. An official in Samar has welcomed the resumption Cebu-Calbayog flights of Cebu Pacific on March 29, 2022 after two years of pandemic hiatus.(Photo courtesy of Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento) TACLOBAN CITY - The congressional representative of Samar province welcomed on Tuesday the resumption of the Cebu-Calbayog flights of Cebu Pacific airlines after two years of pandemic hiatus. Samar First District Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento said the return of flights to Calbayog City will boost their local tourism industry. "Today, we welcome back Cebu Pacific Air to the Great City of Waterfalls and The Gateway of Samar! I congratulate Cebu Pacific Air on its 26th anniversary. I thank them for staying true to their commitment to make everyone fly. I am very grateful that they have heard and accepted my appeal to reinstate the Cebu - Calbayog route starting this March 29th, 2022 for twice-weekly flights (Tues
INTEGRITY PLEDGE. Samar First District Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento signs an integrity pledge for peaceful elections in the province on Tuesday (March 29, 2022). The signing is an expression of commitment to attain secured, accurate, free, and fair elections this year.(Photo courtesy of DJ Rene Castino) TACLOBAN CITY - Candidates in Samar province have signed an integrity pledge on Tuesday expressing their commitment to attaining secured, accurate, free, and fair elections this year. Key officials witnessed the signing of a peace pact at the Philippine Army's 8th Infantry Division headquarters in Catbalogan City, Samar. Specifically, local politicians committed not to resort to vote-buying, violence, misinformation, and cyber-attacks. They also pledged to follow minimum public health standards during rallies. Present during the event were National Security Adviser Secretary Hermogenes Esperon, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Gen. Andres Centino, Philippine Nationa
WITH their power of taxation and despite reservations from the government’s economic team, the Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee has strongly recommended to the leadership of the House of Representatives approval of House Bill 10488 reducing excise tax on fuel products. In a letter to Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, the…
An "Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc Committee" will convene in the House of Representatives next week to tackle possible solutions to the problem of runaway domestic fuel prices.
(Photo from House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco's Facebook) This was confirmed by House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco Friday afterno