House plenary session —File photo by Grig C. Montegrande | INQUIRER
MANILA, Philippines — More than 100 members of the House of Representatives have joined a relief drive led by Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III for families affected by the recent magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Mindanao.
Some lawmakers even pledged their own personal resources to support recovery efforts.
Akbayan Party-list Rep. Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno, a House prosecutor in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, said the initiative was launched shortly after the earthquake struck the region.
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