Suffice it to say that the Villafuertes of Camarines Sur are on top of the world right now following the May 9 elections.
From left to right: Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, Governor Luigi Villafuerte, and 5th district Rep. Migz Villafuerte. Family patriarch, Rep. LRay Vil
The Senate and House of Representatives are set to resume session today, more than three months after the national campaign period began and two weeks after the national and local elections.
(PNA file photo) LEGAZPI CITY - The Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) reported on Thursday that more local government units (LGUs) in the region with previously confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF) are now free of the pestilence and have been removed from the quarantine list. In an interview, Emily Bordado, DA-5 spokesperson, said 10 municipalities and three cities in four provinces of the region are now ASF-free and have been upgraded from "red" to "pink" zone. "Red" zones are infected areas while "pink" zones serve as a buffer, where ASF is not present but adjacent to an infected zone. "Areas included were Bulan and Santa Magdalena in Sorsogon; Canaman and Iriga City in Camarines Sur; Daraga, Malilipot, Malinao, Pio Duran, Polangui, Bacacay, Ligao City and Tabaco City in Albay; and Sta. Elena in Camarines Norte," she said. Bordado added that seven more municipalities are done with the sentinel protocol but need to subm
The Villafuertes won by a landslide in Camarines Sur in this year’s elections and have all been proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as the winners in their respective electoral races on May 9. LRay Villafuerte was reelected to his third term as the premier province’s second district representative…
Sen. Leila de Lima on Saturday marked the first year of her detention at the Philippine National Police detention center in Quezon City.
Ahead of the anniversary of her arrest, the Senate minority and various rights groups called on the Philippine government to release her immediately.
The Department of Justice initially charged De Lima for drug trading, but over the months, the state prosecutors filed motions to amend the charges and indict the senator on conspiracy to commit drug trading instead.
De Lima is known as one of the most outspoken critics of President Rodrigio Duterte's administration.