Biliran solon flies to New Zealand for the 16th Asia-Pacific parliamentary forum

by: flor jackson, PIA BILIRAN

Naval, Biliran (January 25) – Representative Glenn Chong of the lone district of Biliran flew out of the country over the last weekend to attend the 16th Asia – Pacific Parliamentary forum in New Zealand.
This was learned by PIA during the Kapihan form where he was the guest interviewee prior to his departure.
He said he was informed by Speaker Jose de Venecia that he was one of the four-member delegation from the House of Representatives who will represent the House and the Philippines in the said forum.
Also part of the Philippine delegation to the international forum were selected senators identified to represent the Senate in the big affair.
Updates of the information gathered by PIA disclosed that Rep. Chong is the only first termer congressman-delegate to the 16th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary forum. The rest of the delegates from the House of Representatives are already in their last term as representatives in their respective districts.
The source further disclosed that during the forum, Rep. Chong delivered a sponsoship speech of the resolution spearheaded by the Philippine Resolution Agenda on Child Labor.
He delivered his sponsorship speech before 35 delegates to the forum representing the different countries from all over the world during the plenary of the parliamentary forum in Auckland, New Zealand.
Rep. Chong together with the members of the delegation to the 16th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum is scheduled to fly home to the Philippines this coming weekend.