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Buhay Partylist Rep. Lito Atienza (FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Atienza, a staunch ally of incumbent Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, used the playful phrase in a statement Friday in which he criticized BTS for allegedly mishandling the House of Representatives’ oversight function when Taguig-Pateros Rep. Cayetano was still head honcho of the chamber. Atienza did not explain why he chose the vegetable ampalaya (bitter gourd) to describe Cayetano’s crew, but it can be inferred that he and House Senior Deputy Speaker Doy Leachon view the group the same way. Oriental Mindoro Rep. Leac...

January 14, 2021 Facebook/btsfanpageofficial A former speaker of the Philippines ’ House of Representatives has sparked outrage on social media after announcing his intent to form a new political grouping named after world-famous South Korean boy band BTS. Alan Peter Cayetano, an ally of President Rodrigo Duterte who was ousted as speaker in October, said he would form the BTS sa Kongreso (BTS in Congress) bloc with six fellow lawmakers – Representatives Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte Jnr, Dan Fernandez, Raneo Abu, Mike Defensor, Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado and Fredenil Castro – even...

Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano and Speaker Lord Allan Velasco Probinsyano Ako partylist Rep. Jose “Bonito” Singson lashed at Cayetano’s  “BTS (Back to Service) sa Congress” coalition for acting as “spoiled brats” and for supposedly politicking. “Honestly, they acted like self-entitled, petulant children during their little presscon. They kept on emphasizing that they will continue to work as Congressmen, despite losing their Committee Chairmanships and positions. Since when is this a pre-requisite to work?,” he said in a statement issued after Cayetano’s group held a presser in...

Anakalugusan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor Defensor, speaking during the “BTS sa Congress” coalition launch Thursday, said the current leadership should come clean for the sake of those pining for shuttered television and radio network’s revival. “Siguro kailangang ilinaw na nila yan kasi labas nang labas sa social media, ipapasa daw nila, ayusin nila. Eh kawawa naman pati yung ABS-CBN supporters, and I’m just being fair to them, huwag naman nilang lokohin (I think it’s time for them to clarify that because according to social media posts, they will pass the franchise application....

Published January 7, 2021, 3:12 PM With just over a year left in the six-year term of President Duterte to pursue his Charter change bid, an ally in the House of Representatives said the renewed initiative for amendments to the 1987 Constitution will not likely succeed under a COVID-19 situation that continues to grip the country. Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor said that it is still “not the right time” for Charter reform that is being strongly pushed by staunch Duterte allies Senators Ronaldo de la Rosa and Francis ...