Baguilat hails IP role in natl development; earns support of tribes
Senate aspirant Teddy Baguilat Jr. pledged to defend the rights and ancestral domains of indigenous peoples (IPs) as they hold the key to the country’s future. At a ritual blessing by seven Mangyan tribes in Mindoro, Baguilat noted that IPs “have cross-generational knowledge about environmental protection that can lead the country’s actions against climate change”. […]
Cut taxes to lower fuel, electricity prices? Not so fast says Baguilat
Senate aspirant Teddy Baguilat counseled caution against the proposal of Manila Mayor and Presidential candidate Isko Moreno to reduce taxes on fuel and electricity as a way of reducing fuel and electricity prices for consumers. Moreno was quoted in reports as saying “50% tax cuts sa oil, 50% tax cuts sa kuryente, at sigurado ako […]
Baguilat condemns vegetable smuggling
Senate aspirant Teddy Baguilat Jr. has joined the League of Associations at the La Trinidad Vegetable Trading Area Inc. in condemning the unabated smuggling of vegetables, especially carrots from China. “Vegetable smuggling poses a serious threat to the livelihood of the farmers in Benguet,” Baguilat remarked. Baguilat noted that Benguet farmers have yet to recover […]
Baguilat: Let’s bring govt to the people
Senate aspirant Teddy Baguilat urged students of Southern Luzon State University (SLSU) to bring the government to the people and encouraged future public servants to be responsive to the needs of the masses. Speaking at the webinar marking the 21st anniversary of the SLSU Public Administration League of Students, Baguilat shared his experiences from when […]