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Ronald V. Singson resigned March 1, 2011 as congressman representing the 1st district of Ilocos Sur after his conviction for drug possession in Hong Kong. He is set to serve an 18-month jail term.

Disgraced Filipino lawmaker resigns after HK drug conviction

By Tue, Mar 01, 2011 5:06PM UTC View Comments Ronald V. Singson resigned March 1, 2011 as congressman representing the 1st district of Ilocos Sur after his conviction for drug possession in Hong Kong. He is set to serve an 18-month jail term.

Ronald V. Singson, erstwhile congressman representing the first district of Ilocos Sur, today resigned from the House of Representatives, days after he was convicted by a Hong Kong court of illegal possession of cocaine. Singson, a scion of a powerful political dynasty north of the Philippines, was sentenced to a jail term of 18 months....

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Philippines: Youth solon wants senior citizens to go online

By Thu, Feb 17, 2011 3:37PM UTC View Comments Elderly Filipinos going online in Baliwag, Bulacan, north of Manila. Photo from the SM City Baliwag blog.

The Philippines’ lone youth representative in the Philippine Congress has taken up the cause of providing computer literacy training for senior citizens, and hoping have them ride the information superhighway a la “Lola Techie”, the popular grandmother character behind a string of telco advertisements. Filed by Kabataan (Youth) Partylist Representative  Raymond Palatino, House Bill 4197...

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