Congratulations TOSB 2018

Congratulations to the TEN Outstanding Student of Bicol 2018! Ace John F. Tabuzo from Catanduanes State University! Jessa C. Brioso from Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges! Joan I. Redota from University of Nueva Caceres! Eric P. Mirabueno from Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges! Mika H. Ramos from Mariners Polytechnic Colleges Foundation – Canaman Campus! Mark Adrian A. […]

Ako Bicol Party List’s HB 4890: Approved on Committee Level

House Bill 4890, an act establishing a Human Trafficking Prevention Education Program for the youth has been approved on commitee level after rigorous deliberations. A staunch advocate for vulnerable victims, Deputy Minority Leader Alfredo A. Garbin, Jr., along with fellow Ako Bicol Representatives, principally authored the Bill to prevent trafficking in all its forms, including […]

AKO BICOL leads press conference

As the principal author of House Bill 4890, otherwise known as the Human Trafficking Preventive Education Act, Deputy Minority and Ako Bicol Party List Rep. Alfredo A. Garbin, Jr. led the press conference in observance of the National Awareness Week on the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, which endeavors to create massive awareness […]

AKO BICOL sheds light about affected Bicolanos

AKO Bicol Rep. Rodel M. Batocabe at the meeting of the Committee on Bicol Recovery and Economic Development on February 5, 2018. He shed light about the affected constituents in the recent eruption of Mayon Volcano, stressing out that students displaced are one of the adversely affected by the recent events that transpired.

AKO BICOL discusses plight of teachers

During the plenary session on February 5, 2018, AKO Bicol Rep. Rodel M. Batocabe delivered his speech in the privilege hour to discuss the financial plight of public school teachers caused by the unabated loans by rural banks funded by “big banks”.

AKO BICOL signs MOA for DOLE

AKO Bicol Representative and Deputy Minority Leader Alfredo Garbin with Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Gov. Gov. Al Francis C. Bichara, Legazpi Mayor Noel Rosal, Cong. Joey Sarte Salceda, and Cong. Fernando Gonzalez and other key officials at the MOA signing among the companies participating under DOLE’s Job Start Program. AKO Bicol is one of DOLE’s partners, […]

AKO BICOL visits scholars and graduates

Deputy Minority Leader and Ako Bicol Party List Rep. Alfredo A. Garbin, Jr. personally visited the scholars and graduates under the Special Training for Employment Program (STEP), a commitment between Ako Bicol Party List and TESDA, who chose to volunteer in the mass production of face masks upon receipt of their individual sewing machine, thus, […]

AKO BICOL proposes resolutions to pressing issues

In our endeavor to improve and strengthen the bureaucracy through good governance, Deputy Minority Leader Alfredo A. Garbin, Jr. joins the hearing today of House Committee on Good Government to discuss proposed resolutions seeking approval to address pressing public issues, including the alleged anomalous transactions behind the procurement of Dengvaxia Vaccine and perpetrators be held […]

AKO BICOL fulfills congressional duties

Following the series of relief operations due to the intensifying activities of Mayon Volcano, Deputy Minority Leader and Ako Bicol Party List Rep. Alfredo A. Garbin, Jr. is now back to the House of Representatives (HREP) to fulfill his congressional duties, in which the deliberations on the verified complaint for impeachment against Supreme Court Chief […]

AKO BICOL urges government to re-channel emergency funds

AKO Bicol Partylist Representative Rodel Batocabe, in his privilege speech at the House of Representatives on January 22, urged DepEd to cease the agency’s plan to build Temporary Learning Spaces for the affected students due the recent eruption of the Mayon Volcano. He recommended that the government re-channel the intended funds to be utilized for […]