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Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III on Monday appealed to the government’s economic managers to restore the 35% tariff on imported rice to protect Filipino farmers and strengthen the country’s rice industry. “May I reiterate na kung maaari lang na ibalik natin ang 35% na taripa? Please,” Dy said during the joint hearing of the House […]
The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to formalize and strengthen their collaboration in delivering high-quality, technical-vocational education in Senior High School. The agreement, signed by DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara and TESDA Director-General Jose Francisco Benitez, aims to quality assure the enhanced […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano hailed teachers as the nation’s “sowers,” emphasizing their critical role in shaping the country’s future by instilling values in the youth. In his message for World Teachers’ Day, celebrated globally on October 5, 2025, Cayetano paid tribute to the country’s teachers who serve as “second parents” in school. “The […]
The Senate adopted a resolution filed by Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano commending the Philippine men’s national volleyball team, Alas Pilipinas, for its milestone 19th-place finish in the 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship. Cayetano, who sponsored Proposed Senate Resolution No. 143, said the team’s breakthrough run “brought immense pride and honor” to the country […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan sponsored Senate Resolution 128 to commemorate the 11th birth anniversary of World War II hero Wenceslao “Bintao” Vinzons, whom he called the “OG (original) aktibista” and the “father of student activism in the Philippines.” In a sponsorship speech, Pangilinan recalled the inspiring life of Vinzons, especially as the country faces arguably the […]
Senator Bong Go expressed his full support for the Office of the Vice President (OVP), underscoring the importance of empowering Vice President Sara Duterte to serve as a “working Vice President” whose programs directly reach Filipinos in need during the Senate deliberations for its proposed 2026 budget. “For this year 2025, we pushed to restore […]
Senator Bong Go called on the national government to reallocate a portion of its flood control budget to settle the unpaid social pensions of qualified yet waitlisted indigent senior citizens across the country. This suggestion came amid discovery of numerous anomalous, substandard, and ghost flood control projects that profited a few rather than benefiting the […]
Senator Loren Legarda urged greater recognition and support for tourism frontliners, youth innovators, and senior citizens during the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) Tourism Month Activities held at the Centro de Turismo, Intramuros, Manila. The program, led by DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, featured the “Pasasalamat sa Tourism Frontliners”, the launch of the “Tourism Start-Up Challenge […]
With the country now bracing for a second typhoon this week, a party-list lawmaker has called for change in the way our forests are being managed in order to build a “green shield” that will help protect Filipinos against natural disasters. According to Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos, “forests act as a green shield […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for the realignment of a portion of the P255 billion flood control funds in the proposed 2026 budget to close the 90,375 bed capacity gap in public hospitals. Hontiveros issued the call as the Department of Health (DOH) revealed that only 28,153 beds are actually available in public hospitals, when […]