Month: October 2018

Sen. Bam continues education advocacy, dedicates new bills for Filipino teachers to his grandparents

Sen. Bam Aquino has filed two measures for the benefit of Filipino teachers and to celebrate their role in the country’s development. 
 
“Ang mga panukalang ito ay pagkilala sa halaga ng ating mga guro sa pagpapalago ng kaalaman ng mga Pilipino,” said Sen. Bam, principal sponsor of the law for free college education. 
 
“Dedicated kay Lola Vicky at Lolo Dondoy ang mga panukalang ito. Para ito sa lahat ng mga teacher na piniling ilaan ang kanilang buhay sa edukasyon para tulungan ang kabataan,” added Sen. Bam, referring to his grandparents from his mother’s side, Dondoy and Vicky Aguirre, who worked on establishing the University of Mindanao in Davao and worked as educators until their retirement. 
 
On Monday, Sen. Bam submitted Senate Bill No. 2057 or the Teachers Compensation and Support Act of 2018 and Senate Bill No. 2058 or the National Teachers Day Act. 
 
Senate Bill No. 2057 aims to ensure just salaries and ensure reasonable working conditions for private and public school teachers. 
 
The measure would create a Private School Teachers Salary Subsidy (PSTSS), which will allow government to ensure that the salaries of qualified teachers from accredited private basic education institutions match those of public school teachers. The PSTSS will prioritize private school teachers in schools and areas that primarily serve students from lower income families. 
 
There will also be free legal assistance, free counselling services, and an education subsidy for qualified and financially disadvantaged teachers who wish to pursue further education. 
 
The Teachers Compensation and Support Act has the support and participation of various organizations, including the Philippine Association of Private Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAPSCU), Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), National Alliance of Private Schools Philippines, Inc. (NAPSPHIL), and the PEAC-Fund Assistance to Private Education (PEAC-FAPE). 
 
With the help of the Teachers Dignity Coalition, Sen. Bam also filed Senate Bill No. 2058 to make Oct. 5 a paid non-working holiday for all teachers. 10 Sen. Bam has passed 27 laws including Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act making education free in public universities and colleges.

Sen. Bam’s privilege speech on gas prices and suspending TRAIN’s excise tax on petroleum products

Good afternoon, Mr. President, dear colleagues!
 
In the past few months, I’ve been meeting many of our students, tricycle drivers, fishermen, market vendors, farmers and seniors to hear their stories and how the government’s policies have affected them over the past months.
 
Sa pag-iikot ko pong ito, mas lumalim ang aking kaalaman sa mga pinagdadaanan ng ating mga kababayan at mas nakikilala ko po ang mga kababayang nating gusto nating matulungan.
 
Tulad ni Ate Lucille na nagtitinda ng gulay sa Tanauan City. Pati raw mga suki niya, nagrereklamo na sa mahal ng bilihin. Sabi pa niya: “Minsan, hindi na nabebenta at nabubulok na lang ang paninda naming gulay.”
 
Tulad po ni Mang Boyong, isang tricycle driver sa Tondo, na pinapaalala sa atin na malaking bagay sa mga tricycle driver tulad niya ang pag-angat ng dalawang piso kada litro ng gasolina.
 
Ang sabi ni Mang Boyong: “Tumataas ang presyo ng gasolina. Sa paghahanap buhay ko hindi na kami nakakaahon sa kahirapan.”
 
Tulad ni Lola Diding na isang senior citizen sa Zamboanga City na nagsabing: “Sa tanda kong ito, umuutang pa rin ako. Pero kahit ayaw na ng katawan ko, babangon at babangon pa rin ako para tulungan ang pamilya.
 
Matinding paghihirap at matindi ring pagsisikap ang dinaranas po ng ating mga kababayan. Lahat po sila, ramdam na ramdam ang matinding pagtaas ng presyo.
 
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Mr. President, dear colleagues, in the past few months, I have stood before you to echo these stories and to propose solutions to this painful price crisis so that our countrymen can find some relief from our sky-high inflation.
 
In the past, I’ve mentioned three actionable solutions:
 
First, to address the rice crisis by appointing effective leadership in the NFA and maintaining our 15-day buffer stock.
 
Second, immediately complete the roll-out of mitigating measures under the TRAIN Law, including the unconditional cash transfer program and the pantawid pasada program, and ensure the financial help will cover the needs of poor Filipino families.
 
Third is to roll-back and suspend TRAIN’s excise tax on petroleum products.
 
Dear colleagues, even as we were debating the TRAIN Law last year, we were already concerned about the inflationary effects of taxing petroleum and increasing the price of fuel.
 
The next scheduled increase in the excise tax on petroleum is in January – in 3 months. Under the TRAIN Law, there will be an increase of another 2 pesos per liter for diesel and gasoline, and another 1 peso for kerosene.
 
My fellow senators were so concerned about the excise tax on fuel and its effect on the prices of goods that the principal sponsor, Sen. Angara, even agreed to include my proposed safeguards to the Department of Finance.
 
We thank Sen. Angara for graciously including these safeguards, he even called it Aquino Amendment, in the interpellations. And these were included in the final Senate version of the TRAIN Law.
 
Dalawa po ang safeguards na isinama natin at inasahan nating magsisilbing proteksyon: una – base sa pagtaas ng presyo ng krudo sa world market; at pangalawa – base po sa inflation.
 
Ito po specifically, ang final version ng panukala dito sa Senate version, and I quote:
 
“For the period covering 2018 to 2020, the scheduled increase in the excise tax on fuel as imposed in this section shall be suspended when any of the following conditions have been met:
 
One, the average Dubai Crude Oil Price for the first fifteen days of the month based on Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS) reaches or exceeds eighty dollars per barrel cost, insurance, and freight (CIF); or
 
Two, when the inflation rate exceeds the higher end of the annual inflation target range set by the DBCC or the Development Budget and Coordination Committee and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).”
 
Pinagbotohan po natin ang mga probisiyong ito. Pasado po ito sa Senado. Wala pong tumutol.
 
Ngayon, Mr. President, pagkatapos ng pagpupulong ng bicameral conference committee, nag-iba ang mga safeguard na ito. Ito naman po ang final version ng TRAIN Law:
 
“For the period covering 2018 to 2020, the scheduled increase in the excise tax on fuel as imposed in this section shall be suspended when the average Dubai crude oil price based on Mean Of Platts Singapore or MOPS for three (3) months prior to the scheduled increase of the month reaches or exceeds eighty dollars (USD 80) per barrel.”
 
Alam ho natin, matagal ko nang sinasabi, nawala ang safeguard based on inflation. 
 
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At ang nawalang safeguard na ito ang pinagbasihan ng inihain naming Senate Bill Number 1798 o tinatawag nating Bawas Presyo Bill. 
 
Iyan po ang lagi nating binabanggit sa ating kapulungan at hindi pa rin po ako nawawalan ng pag-asa na ipapasa po natin ang panukalang ito sa lalong madaling panahon.
 
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Pero ang naisamang safeguard sa final version ng TRAIN Law ay ang safeguard ukol sa presyo ng krudo sa mundo.
 
Sa probisyong ito ng batas, ititigil po ang dagdag buwis sa petrolyo sa Enero kung umabot o lumampas ang presyo ng krudo sa mundo sa 80 dollars per barrel for three preceding months.
 
Alam ho natin na January 1 ang buwan ng pagtaas. Three preceding months begins this October. 
 
To be honest, the specific amount of 80 dollars per barrel did not come from this representation, it actually came from the Department of Finance; sila po ang nagtalaga ng presyong iyan. 
 
To be very specific again, noong panahon pong pinagbotohan natin ang TRAIN Law, ang presyo ng krudo sa mundo ay 55 dollars per barrel. Palagay ko hindi inasahan talaga na aabot sa 80 dollars per barrel ang presyo ng krudo sa mundo.
 
Mr. President, world crude oil price based on MOPS first breached 80 U.S. dollars per barrel last September 27, when it 80.40 U.S. dollars per barrel. 
 
Yesterday, Mr. President, world crude oil price based on MOPS was at 80.80 U.S.D. per barrel.
 
Some of the oil industry experts that we have consulted with have said that this price is likely to go higher in the next three months, and will only drop sometime next year.
 
Kung ganito po ang mangyayari, meron pong mandato ang gobyerno na itigil ang pagtaas ng excise tax sa petrolyo ngayong 2019.
 
Klaro po iyan sa ating batas! Nasa final version po iyan ng TRAIN Law.
 
Ngunit mga kaibigan, ang hindi po klaro ay ang proseso at pamamaraan ng pagsuspinde nito.
 
Mr. President, pagdating sa Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), hindi napaghandaan ang proseso ng suspensyong ito.
 
Kung makikita po ang buong probisyon, makikita nating mayroong dalawang provided. 
 
Provided, That the Department of Finance shall perform an annual review of the implementation of the excise tax on fuel and shall, based on projections provided and recommendations of the Development Budget Coordination Committee, as reconciled from the conditions as provided above, recommend the implementation or suspension of the excise tax on fuel: Provided, further, That the recommendation shall be given on a yearly basis.
 
Meron po tinutukoy na annual review ng Department of Finance at ng DBCC. 
 
Ang tanong, kalian po gagawin ang review na ito? Ano ang batayan ng grupong ito sa kanilang posibleng pagsuspinde sa parating na dagdag na excise tax sa ating mga petroleum products. 
 
Kung ako ang tatanungin, mas gugustuhin ko na automatic dapat ang suspension ng dagdag na excise tax on fuel. Ibig sabihin niyan, pag umabot ng tatlong buwan at lampas sa 80 dollars per barrel ang presyo ng krudo, dapat po automatic suspension na iyan.
 
Ngunit iyong final version ng TRAIN, mayroong nakalagay na dalawang provided. Provided that there is an annual review, provided that this recommendation shall be given on a yearly basis.
 
Iyong tanong natin, na sana matulungan tayo ng Senado upang iklaro ito, para sa atin dito sa mga mambabatas, at para sa publiko. Kailan gagawin ang annual review na ito, ano ang basehan ng kanilang recommendation. Ito ba’y simpleng nag-breach na sa 80 dollars per barrel for three months. Alam ko po, nababasa ko sa pahayagan, marami na sa atin dito ang nagsabing kapag umabot na sa 80 dollars per barrel, kapag nag-average out na ng tatlong buwan ang 80 dollars per barrel ng crude oil, kailangan isuspinde ang pagtaas ng buwis ngayong January 1.
 
Ang hinihiling natin, konting kasiguraduhan, konting kalinawan, pagiging clear kung ano ang patakaran dito sa suspension na nakalagay sa TRAIN Law.
 
Para sa mga mambabatas, para sa akin, na siya pong nagmungkahi sa mga safeguard na ito, dapat automatic ang pagsuspinde ng pagtaas ng buwis kung lumampas na sa 80 dollars per barrel ang average price for three months ng krudo sa mundo.
 
Ang mahirap po ay kung umabot tayo ditto sa nakasaad na batayan sa batas pero dahil walang review o dahil walang recommendation ng administrasyon, hindi itutuloy ang pagsuspinde nitong pagtaas ng excise tax na alam naman nating nagpapabigat sa kalagayan ng napakarami nating mga kababayan.
 
The Senate must call on the DOF to issue clear and actionable guidelines, timelines, rules and regulations on how the suspension can possibly work.
 
Alam po natin na ang basehan dito, October, November, December na mga buwan ng presyo ng krudo sa mundo. Alam din natin na mayroong annual review, alam nating January 1 ang araw ng pagtaas ng excise tax. Ibig sabihin iyan, in these next three months, habang binabantayan natin ang presyo ng krudo sa mundo, kailangan po matuloy ang annual review, kailangan maging malinaw iyong rekomendasyon ng DOF at ng DBCC dito po sa January 1 increase.
 
Hindi pa po natin pinag-uusapan kung itong increase na ito, ay kung ma-delay man o ma-suspend, ay babalik ba o hindi.
 
There’s very, very short time here Mr. President. Napakaikli po ng panahon natin dito. Tatlong buwan na lang po, habang binabantayan ang presyo ng krudo sa mundo, kailangan na nating malaman paano ba gagawin ang annual review na ito at kung ano ba ang maging batayan ng kanilang recommendation for suspension or not.
 
Mr. President, it is incumbent upon this body to find out how and when this excise tax may be suspended.
 
There are many questions, dear colleagues, that we need to find clear answers to. We want answers to be clear and on the record.
 
What we can provide through a proper Senate hearing is clarity. But to be frank, Mr. President, what the Filipino people need is hope.
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Mr. President, marami sa mga kababayan nating nagsasabi po paano na bukas? 
 
Iyan ang tanong ng marami nating kababayan. Dahil araw-araw na po naghihirap ang mga Pilipino dahil sa pagtaas ng presyo ng pamasahe, bigas, pagkain, kuryente, at iba pang mga bilihin.
 
Ang tanong po: sa panaginip lang ba natin mabibigyan ng solusyon ang mga problemang ito?
 
Hanggang panaginip lang po ba ang ginhawang inaasam ng mga pamilyang Pilipino? At pagkagising naman, makikita nila na 60 pesos per liter na ang gasolina.
 
Hindi naman po sana. Bigyan po natin sila ng pag-asa.
 
Noon naman, kung ating pong maaalala, panaginip lang din po ang gawing libre ang edukasyon sa kolehiyo.
 
Ngunit noong tayo’y naging pursigido at noong tayo’y nagtulungan sa Senado, sa Kongreso, sa buong gobyerno, naisabatas po natin at naipatupad ang R.A. 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.
 
I will always consider it a great honor to have worked on this law for free college education as its principal sponsor here in the Senate.
 
But more than an accomplishment, that victory taught me what possibilities are possible when we decide to work together and get things done for our people.
 
Ang pagpasa po natin sa batas para sa libreng kolehiyo, patunay na kapag nagtutulungan ang mga Pilipino, kapag tayo inuuna ang pagtutulungan at pagkakaisa at hindi pulitika, nananalo po ang sambayanang Pilipino.
 
Ngayon po, ang hamon sa atin, ito pong suspension ng pagtaas ng buwis ngayong Enero. Pagtulungan po natin ang suspension ng buwis sa petrolyo. Kung hindi man po ipapasa ang Bawas Presyo Bill o isang safeguard dahil sa inflation, siguraduhin naman natin na iyong nasa batas na ay maayos po ang pagpapatupad. At iyon po ang safeguards na mahahanap natin base sa presyo ng krudo sa mundo na nandoon naman sa TRAIN Law ngayon.
 
Let’s make sure that this safeguard is properly implemented, that this safeguard is properly appreciated.  And I hope the Senate, maybe a hearing or maybe the budget process, can clarify paano ba i-implement itong safeguard na ito at paano po ba ito puwedeng magawa para sa ating mga kababayan.
 
Maraming salamat Mr. President, thank you very much to our colleagues.

Sen. Bam Aquino on the 6.7 percent inflation rate in September

Hindi na makahinga ang mga Pilipino sa sobrang paghihigpit ng sinturon.

Siyam na buwan nang tuluy tuloy ang pagtaas ng inflation rate ng bansa. May krisis na tayo sa bigas at taas presyo. Kailangang kailangan na ng aksyon mula sa gobyerno.

Magtulungan po tayo. Unahin natin ang roll-back at suspension ng excise tax sa petrolyo at tiyaking may abot kayang bigas sa ating mga palengke.

Itigil na ang away at turuan. Pabigat lang iyan at hindi mapapagaan ang pasanin ng taumbayan na nalulunod na sa taas ng presyo ng bilihin.

Sen. Bam to champion 2 new reforms for Filipino teachers

In celebration of the World Teachers Day on October 5, Sen. Bam Aquino shared two new reforms to promote the welfare of teachers and recognize their contributions to the development of our country and the lives of students.

Sen. Bam will file a measure entitled National Teachers Day Act to make Oct. 5 a paid non-working holiday for all teachers.

“Non-stop ang trabaho ng ating mga guro. Sa dami ng kanilang ginagawa, para bang mayroon silang superpowers! But even superheroes need rest. Let’s give our teachers their own holiday so they can be appreciated and celebrated,” said Sen. Bam, adding that the measure is being pushed by the Teachers Dignity Coalition.

Sen. Bam is also set to submit the Teachers Compensation and Support Act to ensure reasonable working conditions and provide free legal assistance and free counselling services to educators.

“Sadly, marami pa ring guro ang nagrereklamo na maliit at hindi sapat ang natatanggap nilang suweldo sa pribadong paaralan kung ikukumpara sa pampublikong eskuwelahan,” said Sen. Bam.

“Tulungan at suportahan natin ang mga Filipino teachers. Siguraduhin natin na disente ang nakukuha nilang suweldo at patas ang suweldo at working conditions sa public at private schools,” added Sen. Bam, vice chairman of the Committee on Education.

The measure will also provide an education subsidy for qualified and financially disadvantaged teachers who want to pursue further education.

The Teachers Compensation and Support Act is being pushed by different stakeholders and organizations, which include: Philippine Association of Private Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAPSCU), Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), National Alliance of Private Schools Philippines, Inc. (NAPSPHIL), and the PEAC-Fund Assistance to Private Education (PEAC-FAPE).

Sen. Bam, for his part, has passed 27 laws including Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act making education free in public universities and colleges.

Sen. Bam: Admin, opposition should plot together to suspend excise tax on gasoline

Sen. Bam Aquino emphasized that the government and the opposition should plot together to suspend the excise tax on gasoline and address the high prices of food and other products. 

“Instead of pointing fingers, let’s work together to suspend the additional tax on fuel scheduled for January 2019,” said Sen. Bam in reaction to Malacanang’s repeated claims that members of the LP are plotting to oust President Duterte. 

Instead of focusing on silencing the opposition, Sen. Bam insisted that the government should immediately address the problems at hand, such as high prices of food and rice and lack of job opportunities. 

“Hindi makakatulong sa mga Pilipino ang away at gulo. Magtulungan na lang tayo para arestuhin ang taas-presyo. Simulan natin sa pagsuspindi ng dagdag buwis sa petrolyo,” said Sen. Bam. 

Earlier, Sen. Bam called on the government to suspend the additional P2 excise tax on petroleum products in January 2019 if prices of oil in the global market remain at $80 per barrel in the next three months, as directed by a safeguard in the TRAIN Law. 

Sen. Bam is also pushing for the passage of Senate Bill No. 1798 or the Bawas Presyo Bill, which will suspend the collection of excise tax on fuel once inflation rate breaches the annual inflation target over a three-month period. 

Sen. Bam has passed a total of 27 laws, 10 as a member of the opposition. He helped the administration pass the landmark law making college education free in public universities and colleges. He is the principal sponsor of R.A. 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.

Sen. Bam renews call to establish gov’t body dedicated to seniors, elderly

During Elderly Filipino Week, Sen. Bam Aquino hopes to rally more government support for our senior citizens. 
 
“Napakahalaga ng papel ng senior citizens sa ating lipunan at sa inyong mga pamilya kaya marapat lang na bigyang tulong ang ating senior citizen,” Sen. Bam stressed this point when he met with leaders of different senior citizens’ organizations from Luzon. 
 
In the 17th Congress, Sen. Bam filed Senate Bill No. 674 to create a National Commission for Senior Citizens (NCSC) to ensure that rights and privileges they are entitled to are properly given to senior citizens. 
 
“Mahalagang masiguro na ang lahat ng benepisyong nakalaan sa ating senior citizens ay naibibigay. Tutukan natin ang kanilang kapakanan,” said Sen. Bam, whose father and mother are now both senior citizens. 
 
The bill seeks to amend Section 11 of Republic Act 7432 or the Expanded Senior Citizen Act of 2010, abolishing the National Coordinating and Monitoring Board and replacing it with NCSC. 
 
The council will be spearheaded by a chairperson and commissioners from a list submitted by senior citizens organizations and associations. 
 
During his talk with senior citizens, Sen. Bam said that the Go Negosyo Act, which he sponsored and authored in the 16th Congress, will give them a chance to venture into business, which will enable them to provide additional help to their family. 
 
“Sa pamamagitan ng pagnenegosyo, mayroon pa rin tayong paraan para makatulong sa ating mga pamilya,” said Sen. Bam. 
 
Sen. Bam also assured senior citizens of his full support behind the Universal Social Pension Bill filed by Sen. Grace Poe. The bill aims to provide a universal social pension for all senior citizens.

Sen. Bam: Suspindihin, huwag dagdagan ang tax sa gasolina

Alarmed by the latest big-time oil price hike, Sen. Bam Aquino insists on implementing measures to suspend additional P2 excise tax on petroleum products scheduled for January 2019 under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. 

“Kung pumatak o humigit sa $80 kada bariles ang global prices ng krudo sa susunod na tatlong buwan, nasa batas na dapat suspindihin ang pagtaas ng buwis sa Enero 2019,” said Sen. Bam. 

Sen. Bam was referring to a safeguard in the TRAIN Law where the excise tax on fuel will be suspended once the average Dubai crude oil price based on MOPS for 3 months prior to the scheduled increase reaches or exceeds $80 per barrel.

Sen. Bam added that the price of oil increased $80.8 per barrel today (Oct. 2).

“Bantayan po natin ang world prices at sumunod tayo sa nakasaad sa batas,” added Sen. Bam, who introduced the said measure of protection during deliberations on the TRAIN Law. 

Meanwhile, Sen. Bam expressed alarm over statements by Budget Sec. Ben Diokno downplaying the effects of inflation on high prices of goods, especially food. 

“Bigyan naman natin ng kaunting ginhawa ang mga kababayan nating nalulunod sa pagtaas ng presyo. Maghanap tayo ng paraan para arestuhin ang dagdag buwis sa petrolyo,” added Sen. Bam. 

Sen. Bam is also pushing for the passage of Senate Bill No. 1798 or the Bawas Presyo Bill, which will suspend the collection of excise tax on fuel once inflation rate breaches the annual inflation target over a three-month period.

Sen. Bam helped the administration pass the law making college education free in public universities and colleges. He is the principal sponsor of R.A. 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act. 

Sen. Bam pushes Senate probe on culture of violence, killing of mayors

A senator wants to look into the recent killings and attacks against local government officials in different parts of the country, following the assassination of several mayors and vice mayors in the past months.

“Manindigan na tayo laban sa kultura ng karahasan sa ating bayan. Pamilyang Pilipino ang naiiwan at nasasaktan sa alitan at patayan,” said Sen. Bam.

“Hindi sagot ang mala-martial law na patayan at intimidasyon sa mga problema ng bayan,” Sen. Bam added.

In his Senate Resolution No. 901, Sen. Bam Aquino called on the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, chaired by Sen. Panfilo Lacson, to look into these killings that have caused grave concern, fear, insecurity, and distress in the general populace.

 With some of the attacks happening in broad daylight, Sen. Bam said the killings of local leaders underscore the growing culture of impunity and escalating violence that threatens to permeate Philippine society today.

 Sen. Bam underscored the need to investigate these killings to assure the public that the government is capable of maintaining peace and order and protecting the lives of the Filipino people.

“Ngayong pati sa city hall mismo pinapatay ang matataas na opisyal ng gobyerno, mahalagang malaman natin kung kaya pa ba ng pamahalaan na protektahan ang mga ordinaryong Pilipino,” said Sen. Bam.

On July 2, 2018, Mayor Antonio Halili of Tanauan City, Batangas was shot dead during the weekly flag raising ceremony in front of the city hall. The next day, Mayor Ferdinand Bote of General Tinio, Nueva Ecija was killed in an ambush in Cabanatuan City. Both incidents happened in broad daylight.

On July 7, 2018, Vice Mayor Alexander Lubigan of Trece Martires, Cavite was killed in an ambush, while Vice Mayor Al-Rashid Mohammad Ali of Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi was shot dead in an ambush on July 11, 2018.

On Sept. 5, 2018, Ronda, Cebu mayor Mariano Blanco III was shot dead inside his own office.

Carmencita Navarro, wife of Bislig City Mayor Librado Navarro, was killed by a lone gunman on Sept. 15, 2018, while she was walking at the Poblacion’s Baywalk. The victim was expected to run for Bislig mayor in the 2019 elections.

 Just recently, Sudipen, La Union Mayor Alexander Buquing was killed in an ambush in the municipality of Bangar. Buquing was the 11th mayor killed during the Duterte administration.

Sen. Bam has also filed resolutions looking into the killings of several youths in the hands of police and the attacks against religious leaders.

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