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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 […]
House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has called for faster, simpler, and more inclusive financial support systems for Filipino farmers, emphasizing reforms in crop insurance and government lending programs to ensure long-term stability in the agriculture sector. At the joint hearing of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food and the Committee on Ways and […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) governor and former congressman LRay Villafuerte is looking forward to the seamless transfer of the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) from the Office of the President (OP) to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), hoping this streamlining move would entail the continued “hassle-free” implementation of social protection programs for an […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan wants local government units (LGUs) to be more proactive in setting a floor price for government purchases of palay (unhusked rice) as he works with Malacañang and the Department of Agriculture (DA) in drafting an executive order to stabilize the price of palay and increase farmers’ incomes. In a recent meeting with […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III on Monday announced that one million rice farmers will each receive ₱7,000 in direct cash assistance under the 2026 national budget as part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s expanded support for the agriculture sector. Speaking at the joint hearing of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food chaired by […]