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Grand proclamation rally ng 'Bagong Legazpi' , dinumog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 04:54 PM

Naging makulay ang grand proclamation rally ng slate na "Bagong Legazpi" ni mayoral candidate Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Alfredo Garbin sa Legazpi City Read more »

Walang pulitika sa pagpapasara sa Zagitsit FM: Garbin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 01:45 PM

Sinagot ni Ako Bicol Partylist Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr., ang lahat ng alegasyon hinggil sa pagpapasara sa Zagitsit News FM na iniuugnay sa pulitika. Read more »

Solon defends bill banning minors from contact sports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 04:04 PM

One of the authors of House Bill 1526, which seeks to ban minors from participating in competitive full-contact sports, hit back at the critics of the measure. Read more »

Wrong court: SC junks petitions vs MMDA provincial bus ban along EDSA

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 11:30 PM

The SC en banc dismissed 3 separate petitions filed by AKO BICOL PARTY-LIST, Albay Rep. Joey Salceda and Bayan Muna Party-list chair Neri Colmenares and others because they violated the high court’s doctrine of hierarchy of courts, based on excerpts of the Court’s December 3, 2019 resolution provided to the media on Friday. Read more »

PNP claims bias vs judge who granted bail to alleged mastermind in Batocabe slay

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 04:59 PM

MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday claimed that the judge presiding over the trial of the murder of Ako Bicol Rep. Rodel Batocabe is biased in favor of suspected mastermind Carlwyn Baldo.   Read more »

Ex-mayor tagged mastermind in lawmaker's slay granted bail, family cries foul

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 08:53 PM

MANILA - Family and colleagues of slain Ako Bicol party-list representative Rodel Batocabe on Saturday hit a Legazpi court’s reported bail grant on an ex-mayor tagged as mastermind behind the lawmaker’s killing.   Read more »

Lawmaker wants Pagcor funds for CHed, PSC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 10:40 AM

MANILA - A party-list lawmaker on Wednesday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to use the revenue from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to help fund the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Read more »

Party-list bloc eyes 2 bets for Speaker, waits for Duterte's 'bulong'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 02 12:04 PM

MANILA - Party-list lawmakers may have narrowed down their choice for the next Speaker to two, but AKO Bicol Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. said President Rodrigo Duterte's pick will still be considered by the coalition. Read more »

ACT-CIS, Bayan Muna get 3 party-list seats as Comelec proclaims winners

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 11:36 PM

The Commission on Elections proclaimed Tuesday winning party-lists entitled to seats in the House of Representatives. Read more »

Backdoor to power: Rise of Duterte-allied party-list seen to boost admin's hold

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 12:42 PM

A party-list group allied with the Duterte administration is the runaway leader in the 2019 midterm elections party-list race, adding to the list of groups pushing for the administration’s legislative agenda in Congress.  Read more »

EXPLAINER: The math behind the party-list system

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 09:38 AM

On Wednesday, May 22, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is expected to proclaim the party-list organizations that won in the recently-concluded midterm polls. Read more »

Bailiwicks deliver victories for party-list groups

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 18 04:49 PM

Votes from political bailiwicks propelled several party-lists to meet the 2 percent threshold needed to secure at least one seat in the House of Representatives. Read more »