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Senator Kiko Pangilinan called for the issuance of an executive order (EO) to establish a floor price for palay (unmilled rice). This measure would apply to all government purchases and align with the full implementation of the Sagip Saka Act (Republic Act No. 11321), to ensure that farmers receive fair compensation for their hard work, […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III on Monday declared that the 2026 national budget and the 44 priority measures identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) form the backbone of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr.’s Bagong Pilipinas reform agenda, aimed at promoting transparency, accountability and sustained growth. In his speech before the House of […]
Camarines Sur Reps. Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte have welcomed the government’s move to enlarge further its Expanded Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino (4PH) program by including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and even families living in danger zones without their own homes among the beneficiaries of this mass housing initiative. The brothers said the twin decisions by […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to prioritize the establishment of first-border inspection facilities, calling it a critical investment for the protection of the country’s agricultural sector against billions of pesos worth of losses caused by the entry of pests and diseases. During the Senate Committee on Finance’s hearing on the DA’s […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III on Friday assured the public that the 2026 national budget is being crafted with full transparency and accountability, as the House of Representatives has put in place new systems to open the budget process to public scrutiny and strengthen oversight during implementation. Dy said one of his first reforms as […]
Senator Bong Go continues to extend aid to patients, caregivers, and healthcare workers through his Palugaw ni Mr. Malasakit initiative. Go’s Malasakit Team visited several public hospitals across the country, offering warm meals to those spending long hours in medical facilities—especially those from low-income families. In Metro Manila, the initiative reached San Lorenzo Ruiz Women’s […]
Amid the current budget season in the 20th Congress, Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte is batting for an extra outlay of almost P14 billion for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), so the government can start giving the monthly pension of P1,000 to about a million indigent and eligible senior citizens who are […]
Are big-time smugglers untouchable? This was the question raised by Senator Kiko Pangilinan during the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform’s public hearing when he learned that most of the agricultural smuggling cases have been dismissed because of a lack of sufficient evidence. “Kung apat lang (na kaso) ang nafa-file sa court sa […]
The collapse on Monday of a bridge in Cagayan province due to possible overloading emphasizes the need for local government units to closely monitor both compliance with load limits as well as the continued resilience of infrastructures in their jurisdiction, said Dax Cua, president of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP). “The […]
Senator Bong Go delivered a strong statement during the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development public hearing recently. Go emphasized that ensuring government support for the most vulnerable is both a legal mandate and a moral duty, declaring that it is painful to see elderly Filipinos still forced to work just to […]