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Forecasters downgraded Typhoon Fengshen, which cut a deadly path across the Philippines, to a tropical storm Monday as it moved into the South China Sea.

While there is an obvious shortage of health workers in the country, a doctor-lawmaker has stressed the need for an “equitable distribution” of doctors and nurses, especially in the grassroots.

Lawmakers grilled a Department of Budget and Management (DBM) official on Wednesday, Feb. 22, about how much the government would need to spend to create the proposed Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR). Malasakit at Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Anthony Golez Jr. (Photo from House of Representat

Two committees in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 22, began deliberations on the proposed creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR), which will lead the management of disasters and improve the country’s institutional capacity for disaster risk reduction. The 19th Congr

BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN Abang Lingkod Partylist Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano announced that he will add P8 million to the funds for the Bacolod City

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, August 10, said it fully supports the passage of House Bill No. 1709 entitled “An Act Defining and Declaring Vote-Buying as a Heinous Crime." Comelec/MB Filed by Malasakit at Bayanihan Rep. Anthony Golez, Jr, the bill seeks to escalate the el

Comelec acting spokesperson John Rex Laudiangco (File photo) MANILA - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday expressed its support for the measure seeking to declare vote-buying as a heinous crime. "The Comelec, through Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia, fully supports the passage of HB (House Bill) No. 1709 entitled "An Act Defining and Declaring Vote-Buying as a Heinous Crime", authored and filed by Malasakit at Bayanihan Rep. Anthony Golez, Jr.," said Comelec act...

Rep. Anthony Golez Jr. (Malasakit at Bayanihan Party-list) filed House Bill No. 1709 or the “Vote-Buying is a Heinous Crime Act” that punishes political parties, organizations, and other agents for giving and offering money “or anything of value,” including employment, in exchange fo a vote.

Malasakit@Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Anthony Golez wants to criminalize both the acts of vote-buying and vote-selling, which is believed to be a common activity during every election season. Workers check the printed official ballots to be used for the upcoming 2022 National and Local Elections a