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Senator Bong Go has expressed support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s plan to establish a drug treatment and rehabilitation facility in each province by June 2028. A report stated that the government plans on setting up community-based drug rehabilitation programs (CBDRPs) and Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (ADACs) in every province, city, municipality, and barangay. “Nakapaggawa tayo […]
The time is ripe to amend the 1987 Constitution – including through a people’s initiative – so long as this is truly from the people. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this as he reiterated his warning against some politicians against twisting the will of the people to suit their ambitions. “Ang boses ng taongbayan ay boses […]
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief and now Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has suggested for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to conduct training on rules on engagement for military personnel, specifically to the auxiliary members of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU). The chairman of Senate Committee on Public Order made […]
The Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) received fresh ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) assessments of T.I.P. Manila’s electronics engineering and computer science programs and T.I.P. Quezon City’s industrial engineering and information technology programs. The international assessment body found the four T.I.P. undergraduate programs “adequate as expected” based on the official report of its team, a copy of which […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes scored the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and said its project delays caused the massive blackout in Panay Island. “For the longest time we have been calling out NGCP for the delays in its projects – some of which have reached decades without completion,” Reyes said. Reyes […]
Senator Chiz Escudero has welcomed the creation of a blacklisting committee in the Department of Agriculture (DA), saying the latest action made by Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. goes well with the anti-corruption campaign and other reforms he is initiating in the organization. In a media interview recently, Escudero expressed confidence in the leadership of […]
With rice prices remaining high, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee renewed his push for the passage of his proposed measure, which seeks to establish a “price subsidy” program that will help local farmers ensure their profit and entice them to boost their production. Under Lee’s proposed House Bill No. 9020 or the “Cheaper Rice […]
Senator Chiz Escudero wants power firms responsible for the latest Panay Island-wide power outage penalized for their inefficiency that caused business losses and opportunities in the affected cities and municipalities in Western Visayas. Escudero called on the Department of Energy and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to summon the officials of the Panay Energy Development […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced the topnotchers in the Career Service Examination – Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) conducted nationwide on 20 August 2023. Patricia D. Victa from the National Capital Region (NCR) topped the Professional level with a rating of 93.60, while Leonard Brian E. Nicolas, also from NCR, topped the Sub-Professional […]
Senator Chiz Escudero called on the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to closely coordinate to ensure that no senior high school (SHS) students will be displaced with the discontinuation of the SHS program in state universities (SUCs) and local universities and colleges (LUCs). Escudero said that while the discontinuation […]