Lawmaker backs tourism plan of incoming admin
Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas on Monday described as a step in the right direction the incoming Marcos administration’s emphasis ...
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Vargas backs House package for vulnerable sectors, recovery
A legislator on Friday expressed confidence that Congress under the leadership of incoming Speaker Leyte Rep. Martin G. Romualdez will ...
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Stars show support for PM Vargas in Novaliches concert
In a thanksgiving concert attended by over 17,167 District 5 Quezon City residents, Mayor Joy Belmonte affirmed her full support ...
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After receiving death threat, Alfred Vargas fears for his family’s life
Actor and Quezon City 5th district Rep. Alfred Vargas faced the press on Tuesday to release an official statement regarding ...
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Holistic solution to hike tourism output sought
A Quezon City lawmaker has cited the local tourism industry’s robust performance amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, but at the same ...
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QC Congress bet pledges to push free meds policy
Quezon City councilor and congressional aspirant Patrick Michael Vargas, vows to expand and institutionalize the government’s free medicines program for ...
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Vargas promises to push ‘Jobs Next Bill’
Quezon City Councilor PM Vargas has vowed to champion the Jobs Next Bill in the next Congress, which seeks to ...
Read moreSolon urges govt to help struggling private schools
In a Resolution, House deputy majority leader and Rep. Alfred Vargas of Quezon City called for “urgent and decisive” government ...
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Give more benefits to frontliners—solon
A congressional leader has pushed for the enactment of a bill that provides additional allowances and benefits for health care ...
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House probes online discount for the elderly
Two committees of the House of Representatives have approved the consolidation of four resolutions that call for an investigation on ...
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