Lawmakers yesterday cross party lines in witnessing biggest serbisyo fair - the Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Eastern Visayas, as a total of 241 members of the House of Representatives attended the service caravan that rolled out P1.26 billion worth of government services to 253,000 beneficiaries.
Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said lawmakers crossed party lines and set aside political differences as both majority and minority members of the House of Representatives -- a whopping 241 in total -- decided to witness the BPSF in Eastern Visayas Friday.
“Tayo po ay sobrang natutuwa at napakaraming mambabatas ang dumalo sa ating mega Serbisyo Fair sa Eastern Visayas. Mayorya o minorya, hindi inalintana ang pagkakaiba para masaksihan kung paano ginagamit ng pamahalaan ang pondong ating inilaan para sa mamamayan,” Speaker Romualdez said.
“Dahil iisa ang House of Representatives na ating kinabibilangan, at lahat tayo ay bumalangkas sa national budget at ating pinagdebatehan at inaprubahan ang pondong ilalaan sa pagtulong sa ating mga kababayan. At ito ang nasaksihan natin ng personal nitong katatapos lamang na Serbisyo Fair,” he added.
The leader of the 300-plus members House of Representatives thanked all those who attended the mega BPSF, which had its main service caravan in Tacloban City in Leyte, with mini-BPSFs in Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Southern Leyte and Biliran.
Aside from the 240 lawmakers -- the Speaker being the 241st -- several government officials also attended the BPSF in Eastern Visayas, including Sen. Bong Revilla, Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac, 12 governors, three vice governors, nine mayors and 16 other officials from the Executive Department.
The House members who were present were House Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, Rep. Paul Daza, Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr., Deputy Speaker David “Jay-jay” Suarez, Majority Leader Manuel Jose “Mannix” M. Dalipe, House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Zaldy Co, Rep. Sonny Lagon, Rep. Camille Villar, Rep. Janette Garin, Rep. Jonathan Clemente, Rep. Bienvenido Abante, Jr., Rep. Maria Fe Abunda, Rep. Loreto Acharon, Rep. Romeo Acop and Rep. Ziaur-Rahman “Zia” Alonto Adiong.
Others include Rep. Adrian Jay Advincula, Rep. Maria Jamina Katherine Agarao, Rep. Jose Manuel Alba, Rep. Antonio “Tonypet” Albano, Rep. Jason Almonte, Rep. Marlyn “Len” Alonte, Rep. Mercedes Alvarez, Rep. Jose Alvarez, Rep. James “Jojo” Ang Jr., Rep. Jose “Joboy” Aquino II, Rep. Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay, Rep. Munir Arbison, Jr., Rep. Ma. Rachel Arenas, Rep. Reynante Arrogancia, Rep. Dean Asistio, Rep. Maria Vanessa Aumentado, Rep. Yesser Alonto Balindong and Rep. Robert Ace Barbers.
Also present were Rep. Julienne “Jam” Baronda, Rep. Alfelito “Alfel” Bascug, Rep. Claudine Diana Bautista-Lim Dumper, Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez, Rep. Ching Bernos, Rep. Emmanuel “Tawi” Billones, Rep. Ferjenel Biron, Rep. Lianda Bolilia, Rep. Anna York Bondoc, Rep. Bonifacio Bosita, Rep. Nicanor Briones, Rep. Eric Buhain, Rep. Eleanor “Leah” Bulut-Begtang, Rep. Jorge Antonio Bustos, Rep. Fernando Cabredo, Rep. John Tracy Cagas and Rep. Mary Mitzi Cajayon-Uy.
Rep. Peter John Calderon, Rep. Antonino Calixto, Rep. Luis Campos, Jr., Rep. Rudy Caoagdan, Rep. Carl Nicolas Cari, Rep. Jane Castro, Rep. Arthur Celeste, Rep. Ma. Cynthia Chan, Rep. Joel Chua, Rep. Angelica Natasha Co, Rep. Ma. Victoria Co-Pilar, Rep. Mark Cojuangco, Rep. Ma. Theresa Collantes, Rep. Ambrosio Cruz, Jr., Rep. Ricardo Cruz, Jr., Rep. Midy Cua, Rep. Luisa Lloren Cuaresma, Rep. Sergio Dagooc, Rep. Maximo Dalog Jr., Rep. Nelson Dayanghirang, Rep. Presley De Jesus, Rep. Christopher De Venecia, Rep. Lorenz Defensor, Rep. Alfred Delos Santos, Rep. Ernesto Dionisio Jr. also joined the caravan.
Other attendees include Rep. Michael John Duavit, Rep. Alan Dujali, Rep. Alan 1 Ecleo, Rep. Yevgeny “Bambi” Emano, Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga, Rep. Felimon Espares, Rep. Gerardo “Gerryboy” Espina, Rep. Robert Raymund Estrella, Rep. Antonieta Eudela, Rep. Dan Fernandez, Rep. Antonio Ferrer, Rep. Juliet Marie Ferrer, Rep. Jonathan Keith Flores, Rep. Manuel Fortes Jr., Rep. Vincent Franco Frasco, Rep. Jaime Fresnedi, Rep. Arnulf Bryan Fuentebella, Rep. Edsel Galeos, Rep. Albert Raymond Garcia, Rep. Dante Garcia, Rep. Maria Angela Garcia, Rep. Jose Arturo Garcia, Jr., Rep. Pablo John Garcia, Rep. Tirdo Edwin Gardiola, Rep. Greg Gasataya, Rep. Ciriaco Gato Jr., Rep. Mark Go, Rep. Anthony Rolando Golez and Rep. Richard Gomez.
Also in attendance were Rep. Ruwel Peter Gonzaga, Rep. Sandro Gonzales, Rep. Michael Gorriceta, Rep. Ramon Guico Jr., Rep. Ivan Howard Guintu, Rep. Rhea Mae Gullas, Rep. Ramon Rodrigo “Rodge” Gutierrez, Rep. Teodorico Haresco, Rep. Charisse Anne Hernandez, Rep. Bernadette Herrera, Rep. Lolita Javier, Rep. Olga “Ara” Kho, Rep. Ricardo Kho, Rep. Wilton “Tonton” Kho, Rep. Jefferson Khonghun, Rep. Glona Labadlabad, Rep. Virgilio Lacson, Rep. Daphne Lagon, Rep. Jojo Lara, Rep. Carmelo “Jon” Lazatin, Rep. Wilbert Lee, Rep. Antonio Legarda Jr., Rep. Jocelyn Limkaichong, Rep. Roy Loyola, Rep. Gerville Luistro, Rep. Isidro Lumayag, Rep. Edward Vera Maceda and Rep. Eleandro Madrona.
Others include Rep. Marissa Magsino, Rep. Oscar Malapitan, Rep. Allen Jesse Mangaoang, Rep. Doris Maniquiz, Rep. Alfred Marañon III, Rep. Ruth Mariano-Hernandez, Rep. Mario Vittorio Mariño, Rep. Carlito Marquez, Rep. Eric Martinez, Rep. Bai Dimple Mastura, Rep. Bingo Matugas, Rep. Raymond Mendoza, Rep. Luz Mercado, Rep. Lani Mercado-Revilla, Rep. Peter Miguel, Rep. Romeo Momo, Rep. Michael Morden, Rep. Ma. Nava Lucille, Rep. Jernie Jett Nisay and Rep. Juan Fidel Nograles.
Also spotted in the “grandest” BPSF ever were Rep. Khymer Adan Olaso, Rep. Edwin Olivarez, Rep. Harris Ongchuan, Rep. Francisco Paolo Ortega, Rep. Emmarie Lolypop Ouano-Dizon, Rep. Jose Gay Padiernos, Rep. Joseph Stephen Paduano, Rep. Mohamad Paglas, Rep. Wilter Palma, Rep. Arnan Panaligan, Rep. Augustina Dominique Pancho, Rep. Rosemarie Panotes, Rep. Emerson Pascual, Rep. Romulo Peña, Rep. Johnny Pimentel, Rep. Eddiebong Plaza, Rep. Salvador Pleyto, Rep. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas, Rep. Franz Pumaren and Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo.
Others were Rep. Eduardo Roa Rama, Rep. Crispin Diego Remulla, Rep. Bryan Revilla, Rep. Ramon Jolo Revilla III, Rep. Ray Reyes, Rep. Noel “Bong” Rivera, Rep. Florida Robes, Rep. Eulogio Rodriguez, Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, Rep. Geraldine Roman, Rep. Jesus Jurdin Romualdo, Rep. Laarni Lavin Roque, Rep. Manuel Sagarbarria,
Rep. Princess Rihan Sakaluran, Rep. Dimszar Sali, Rep. Janice Salimbangon, Rep. Ron Salo, Rep. Ma. Alana Samantha Santos, Rep. Irene Gay Saulog, Rep. Lorna Silverio and Rep. Richelle Singson.
Rep. Kristine Singson-Meehan, Rep. Steve Chiongbian Solon, Rep. Lordan Suan, Rep. Horacio Suansing, Jr., Rep. Miakela Suansing, Rep. Josefina Tallado, Rep. Gus Tambunting, Rep. Joseph Tan, Rep. Keith Micah Tan, Rep. Reynolds Michael Tan, Rep. Stephen James Tan, Rep. Samier Tan, Rep. Emigdio Tanjuatco III, Rep. Leody Tarriela, Rep. Jose “Bong” Teves, Rep. Tobias Reynald Tiangco, Rep. Irwin Tieng and Rep. Erwin Tulfo also attended.
Others were Rep. Ralph Tulfo, Rep. Raul Tupas, Rep. Kristine Alexie Tutor, Rep. Allan Ty, Rep. Alfonso Umali, Jr., Rep. Christian Unabia, Rep. Roberto Uy, Jr., Rep. Rolando Valeriano, Rep. Gerardo Valmayor, Rep. Patrick Michael Vargas, Rep. Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso, Rep. Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon, Rep. Ria Vergara, Rep. Samuel Verzosa, Rep. Zaldy Villa, Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte, Rep. Miguel Luis Villafuerte, Rep. Linabelle Ruth Villarica, Rep. Joseph Gilbert Violago, Rep. Brian Yamsuan, Rep. Christian Tell Yap, Rep. Edvic Yap, Rep. Eric Go Yap, Rep. Christopherson Yap, Rep. Divina Grace Yu, Rep. Jeyzel Victoria Yu, Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo, Rep. Amparo Maria Zamora, Rep. Maria Carmen Zamora and Rep. Ysabel Maria Zamora.
Many local government officials also graced the affair, such as Surigao del Norte Gov. Robert Lyndon Barbers, Biliran Gov. Gerard Roger Espina, Eastern Samar Gov. Ben P. Evardone, Laguna Gov. Ramil L. Hernandez, Southern Leyte Gov. Damian Mercado, Guimaras Gov. JC Rahman Nava, Misamis Occidental Gov. Henry Oaminal, Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan, Leyte Gov. Carlos Jericho Petilla, Samar Gov. Sharee Ann Tan, Misamis Oriental Gov. Peter Unabia, Zamboanga del Sur Gov. Victor Yu, Davao Oriental Vice Gov. Nelson Dayanghirang, Jr., Surigao del Norte Vice Gov. Eddie Gokiangkee and Davao del Norte Vice Gov. De Carlo “Oyo” Uy.
“This is a first in our history, hundreds of government officials including the people’s representatives gathering in one place to see first-hand how the program of our President directly benefits the people. Kaya nagpapasalamat tayo sa lahat ng walang-sawang tumutulong sa atin dito sa BPSF,” Speaker Romualdez said.
“At napakaimportante na masaksihan ito ng ating mga mambabatas, lalo na’t papasok na tayo sa budget season at pag-uusapan naming muli ang paglalaan ng pondo para sa social protection. Kita na natin ang mga mukha ng kababayan nating natutulungan sa bawat pisong inilalaan natin sa mga programa ng gobyerno,” he added.
The House of Representatives is set to start its budget hearings on the P6.352 trillion proposed 2025 national budget next week.
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