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Citing their aspiration to join the Philippine national team and represent the country on the international stage, Senator Kiko Pangilinan formally sponsored Committee Report No. 41 under House Bill 6640, granting Philippine citizenship to Maodo Diouf, and Committee Report No. 42 under House Bill 6641, granting citizenship to Elizabeth Jeanette Means, during the Senate’s plenary […]
A museum dedicated to one of the Philippines’ most iconic and enduring brands, highlighting over 135 years of history and brewing tradition, and paying tribute to generations of employees, has opened at the country’s oldest surviving brewery in Polo, Valenzuela City. San Miguel Corporation (SMC) President and COO John Paul L. Ang and San Miguel […]
Senator Bong Go commended the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) and Renji Hospital for successfully performing the first pediatric liver transplant for a Filipino patient under their partnership, a milestone he described as “a breakthrough moment for Philippine healthcare.” The patient, a two-year-and-two-month-old boy, was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a condition in which […]
The bid to promote development in the country through clean energy and sustainable industries received a boost after a bill seeking the establishment of “green industrial zones” was approved at the committee level in the House of Representatives. “I would like to thank my esteemed colleagues for recognizing the potential of green industrial zones in […]
Subic Bay Freeport—The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) released a total of ₱158.9 million to its eight contiguous local government units (LGUs) as their revenue share for the second semester of 2025. During the distribution of checks at the SBMA Boardroom on March 3, 2026, SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño said that […]
Senator Chiz Escudero called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to put in place a comprehensive contingency plan against potential surge in prices of petroleum products amid the escalating tension in the Middle East to protect consumers, drivers, and local industries heavily dependent on oil. Escudero warned that any further instability in the region could […]
Parañaque 2nd District Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan has commended his fellow lawmakers, representatives of government agencies, and other stakeholders for the substantial progress achieved by the Technical Working Group (TWG) tasked with finetuning the provisions of the proposed Right To Information (RTI) Act. Yamsuan, who heads the TWG on the RTI bill, said members of the panel […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is seeking to amend the country’s party-list system by prohibiting members of political dynasties from becoming or substituting as a party-list representative or nominee. Senate Bill No. 1907 aims to enhance Republic Act (RA) No. 7941, also known as the Party-List System Act. A significant proposal in the bill is provided in […]
With the non-stop oil price spikes likely to spiral up further in the weeks ahead following last weekend’s missile attacks in the Middle East, Deputy Majority Leader Luigi Villafuerte and Camarines Sur Rep. Migz Villafuerte want the government to fast-track contingency plans, including the grant of fuel subsidies to vulnerable sectors, to shield Filipinos from […]
Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos echoed the call of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) to invest in the Commission on Higher Education’s capabilities. “It is a well-established fact that the Commission on Higher Education is stretched to its limits. Kulang na kulang sa staff kaya kinakapos sila gaano man nila kagustong […]