Abono Representative Robert Estrella tells the agriculture department its dependency on rice imports as the country braces for the potential harsher impacts of El Niño in 2024 is tantamount to a 'white flag surrender'
The power of the purse belongs to the House of Representatives, and for this reason the lower chamber has embarked on a mission to pass the P5.268-trillion proposed national budget for 2023 on or before Oct. 1 this year.
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A vice chairman of the House Committeec on Appropriations wondered out loud Monday, Sept. 5 whether or not President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. knew enough about the country's laws, particularly those that pertain to sugar importation.
Bukidnon Rep. Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. (left) and Pres
SUPPORT. The Zubiris show full support to presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during the Bukidnon leg of UniTeam's rally in Malaybalay City on March 31, 2022. Shown in photo are Bukidnon Gov. Juan Miguel Zubiri, Marcos Jr., and Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri (left to right), who is seeking reelection. (Photo from Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri's Facebook page) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The Zubiri family in Bukidnon has affirmed the mutual support between its members and presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the UniTeam slate. In a Facebook post Saturday afternoon, Sen. Juan Miguel, who is seeking reelection, said Marcos has endorsed the candidacy of their family's local political ticket in the province, led by his father, Gov. Jose Maria Zubiri. The senator also made a remark after a video clip circulating online insinuating that Marcos "refused" the elder Zubiri as he gestured to the presidential candidate to have his hand raised. In Philippine politics, the raisin