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This congressman-diver knows why the PH just won the World’s Leading Dive Destination award

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Dec 17 09:42 PM

“Bawat dive spot dito sa Pilipinas ay talagang kanya-kanyang katangian na magugustuhan ng different kinds of divers”   Read more »

House defers 2021 budget deliberations for NSC, NICA

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 06:19 AM

After a 2-hour-long interpellation Tuesday night, the House of Representatives deferred its budget deliberations on the 2021 budgets of the National Security Council (NSC) and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA).  Read more »

Discussion heats up as House deliberations on death penalty resume

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 05 08:25 PM

The House Justice Committee on Wednesday resumed deliberations on bills seeking to reintroduce the death penalty, more than a week after President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated during his State of the Nation Address his call for the passage of the measure. Read more »

Lawmaker denies House 'railroaded' passage of anti-terror bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 11:15 AM

A lawmaker said Thursday the controversial anti-terror bill was not "railroaded" but the House of Representatives had invoked a prescribed limit on debates. Read more »

Biazon withdraws as anti-terror bill sponsor a day after defending it

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 11:44 PM

MANILA - A lawmaker who sponsored the controversial anti-terror bill which critics fear could be used to suppress free speech and harass those who go against President Rodrigo Duterte, withdrew as author of the legislation a day after defending it. Read more »

Silent spreaders: Are symptom-free COVID-19 patients contagious?

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 03:26 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III raised eyebrows on Wednesday when he told senators there was no evidence that COVID-19 patients with no symptoms could infect others, a major concern as new coronavirus cases in the Philippines breached the 13,000 mark. Read more »

Di pagsipot ng Health chief sa House hearing ikinadismaya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 08:25 PM

Dismayado ang mga mambabatas nang hindi sumipot si Health Secretary Francisco Duque III sa pagdinig ng Kamara kaugnay sa pagtugon ng gobyerno sa banta ng novel coronavirus.  Read more »

Biazon: Scrapping VFA poses risk to national security

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 02:30 PM

MANILA - A lawmaker on Friday expressed concern that the threat to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) would compromise national security. Read more »

Biazon wants PH aviation authorities to halt incoming flights from Wuhan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 09:14 PM

Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon said he wants the CAAP to suspend incoming flights from Wuhan city to prevent the spread of the new virus apparently originating from that city. Read more »

THROWBACK: Ex-senator Biazon's mission in 1965 Taal Volcano eruption

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 08:21 PM

The 1965 volcanic activity left around 200 people dead and is considered one of Taal's deadliest eruptions.    Read more »

Temporary ramp in Alabang viaduct may cause carmageddon elsewhere: Biazon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 13 12:58 PM

MANILA - The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) appears to have not been consulted by the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) on the construction of another ramp in Alabang. Read more »

Gov't agencies sinabon sa Kamara dahil sa 'transportation crisis'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 08:18 PM

Tila naubos ang pasensiya ng mga mambabatas dahil nanindigan ang mga opisyal ng ilang ahensiya ng gobyerno na walang krisis sa transportasyon. Read more »

PH lawmaker welcomes apology from owner of Chinese ship involved in Reed Bank incident

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 06:30 PM

The owner of the Chinese ship involved in the Reed Bank incident apologizes hours before Philippine Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to arrive in China. Read more »

Mandatory first-aid training sa tourism sector isinusulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 09:00 PM

Isinusulong ngayon ang panukalang gawing mandatory ang first-aid training sa mga nagtatrabaho sa tourism industry, na lusot na sa isang komite sa Kamara. Read more »

Even military personnel may fall prey to corruption: Biazon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 09:39 PM

MANILA - Former Customs chief and now Muntinlupa Representative Ruffy Biazon believes changing the personnel in the Bureau of Customs is not enough to curb corruption.   Read more »

Panukalang 2019 budget, may 'isiniksik' na P55 bilyong 'pork'?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 04:11 PM

Hindi umano makausad ang usapan sa Kamara tungkol sa panggastos ng gobyerno sa susunod na taon dahil nagkakagirian dahil sa isiningit na alokasyon para sa ilang piling mambabatas. Read more »

PNP dapat magkaroon ng mental health program - Biazon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 08:40 AM

Ito ang isinusulong ni Muntinlupa City Rep. Ruffy Biazon kasunod ng napabalitang pananampal ng isang pulis sa isang bus driver. Read more »

'Threat to privacy, security': Lawmaker slams national ID bill

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 02:13 AM

Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate on Monday slammed the proposed national ID system, citing fears it could be used to silence critics of the administration and a possible threat to privacy. Read more »

House probe on China missiles sought

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 02:02 PM

House Committee on National Defense vice chair Ruffy Biazon has asked his colleagues to mount an inquiry into China's reported installation of missiles on artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

Sandigan denies lawyers' plea to abandon Relampagos in 'pork' cases

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 12:30 PM

The Sandiganbayan 7th Division has denied the request of the lawyers of former budget undersecretary Mario Relampagos to withdraw as counsel of the latter in the pork barrel scam cases involving Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon. Read more »