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BONG GO GIVES AID TO DAVAO ORIENTAL RESIDENTS

Senator Bong Go continues his unwavering commitment to bringing government services closer to communities in need, aiming to promote inclusive economic development and ensure proper access to healthcare. Go attended the turnover ceremony of a newly constructed Super Health Center in Barangay Alegria recently. This facility is part of a broader initiative that Go has […]

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ULAP, WB HOLD MEETING ON 2025-2028 CPF INPUTS

The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) in collaboration with the World Bank successfully held a consultative meeting today at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel to discuss and provide inputs for the World Bank’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for the Philippines for 2025-2028. Quirino Governor Dax Cua, ULAP National President, emphasized the importance of […]

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PIMENTEL TO CONGRESS: USE REAL POWER ON OVP BUDGET

Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III challenged Congress to stop merely acting tough and instead exercise real power over the Vice President’s budget. In an interview with radio DzBB, Pimentel said Congress should take seriously Vice President Sara Duterte’s statement that she would leave it with Congress what to decide with her budget. Duterte is […]

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CASES VS BI, PSA WORKERS BEHIND GUO’S EXIT URGED

Senator Raffy Tulfo questioned the Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) apparent lack of vigilance and failure to timely file cases against erring employees of pertinent offices of the local civil registrar and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) who are in connivance with foreign nationals in the issuance of fake Philippine passports and birth certificates. Tulfo, Chairperson […]

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ATAYDE TO GOVT: FUND QC FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS

With classes being suspended in Quezon City and 16 out of Metro Manila’s 17 local government units due to the threats posed by flooding, Quezon City 1st District Rep. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde on Wednesday urged the national government to fund and implement proposed QC flood control projects intended to address chronic flooding not only […]

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CAYETANO TO TUP GRADS: EMBRACE YOUR POTENTIALS

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged graduates of the Technical University of the Philippines (TUP) Manila to recognize and harness their potential to drive meaningful change. In his commencement speech, Cayetano recounted how his father, the late senator Rene “Compañero” Cayetano, saw the untapped potential of Taguig City in 1984 during a campaign trip throughout Taguig, […]

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CAYETANO CALLS FOR GRASSROOTS SPORTS SUPPORT

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano renewed his call for more support for grassroots sports, expressing what Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President and Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino would have said on the Senate floor. “If Bambol Tolentino will be allowed to speak right now, he will ask na sana yung nasa batas na pondo na […]

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LEE TO PINOYS: STRENGTHEN RESOLVE AMID WPS TENSION

In this year’s National Heroes Day, Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee reiterated his call to strengthen resolve, defense and deterrence in protecting the country’s territory as he underscored the plight of Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) who continuously suffer from China’s aggressions. According to Lee, the recent incident of China Coast Guard vessels […]

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ESCUDERO BATS FOR PH GENERAL AVIATION TERMINAL

Senate President Chiz Escudero renewed his call for the establishment of a general aviation terminal in the Philippines, pointing to the ease with which individuals, like dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, can slip in and out of the country without undergoing the standard inspections by customs and immigration officials. In an interview on the […]

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2 SAMAR PROVINCES DECLARE LIBANAN AS ADOPTED SON

House of Representatives Minority Leader Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan has been declared “adopted son” of Northern Samar and Samar via separate resolutions passed by their provincial boards. In Resolution No. 285, the Northern Samar provincial board cited Libanan “for committing himself to the upliftment of the lives of Nortehanons.” The two provinces credited Libanan for his […]