The Department of Justice believes that a “criminal organization” linked to Negros Oriental 3rd District Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. is likely responsible for the murder of governor Roel Degamo and several other killings in the province.
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It was his defiance of his fellow lawmakers’ call for him to return to the country and show up for work that “warranted” the 60-day suspension of Negros Oriental 3rd district Rep. Arnolofo Teves Jr., according to a colleague in the House of Representatives.
Davao del Norte 1st district and former House Speaker, Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez floated on Tuesday, Feb. 21 the possibility of the Philippines being a future exporter of "good" cannabis or marijuana.
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Alvarez made these remarks during the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs'
Ako Bicol Party List Rep. Raul Angelo Bongalon (Photofrom Rep. Bongalon's Facebook page) LEGAZPI CITY - A party list lawmaker on Monday pushed for a measure seeking to create a legal scholarship and return service program for students who would want to pursue and become part of the law profession. Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Raul Angelo Bongalon on Feb. 1 filed House Bill 7035, or an Act amending Republic Act No. 7662, otherwise known as the Legal Education Reform Act of 1993, that seeks to establish the said program by appropriating funds and for other purposes. In a statement, he said the party list knows the importance of providing free, fast, appropriate and adequate legal services for Filipino citizens. The bill, Bongalon said, aims to provide opportunities to the people, especially the youth who wish to study law but cannot afford the tuition and other school fees. "Through this bill, the following benefits will be granted to our citizens who will be subject to t