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PCSO VOWS TO ‘KEEP ITS LINES OPEN’ TO PUBLIC

In keeping with its goal to be an agency that responds to the people’s concerns, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office has vowed to continue to keep its lines open to the public. “Ang PCSO ay narito para tumulong at makinig sa ating mga kababayan. Our people can trust that we will continue to keep our […]

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Politics

BATAAN SUPER HEALTH CENTER BREAKS GROUND

Senator Bong Go, head of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, continues to support the government’s efforts to improve healthcare access for all Filipinos as he attended the groundbreaking ceremony for another Super Health Center in Samal, Bataan recently. During his speech, Go acknowledged that there is a continuing need for accessible healthcare facilities […]

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CUA TO LGUS: HELP FUND REGIONAL SPECIALTY CENTERS

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua raised the possibility of local government units “chipping in” to help the implementation of a measure that establishes regional specialty centers across the country. “With the added funds from the Mandanas-Garcia ruling and devolution of health services, maybe LGUs per region […]

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BONG GO WARNS GOV’T: DON’T MISUSE MAHARLIKA FUND

“To the executive, we will hold you to your commitment that safeguards will be followed and fully enforced. Hindi dapat masasayang ang pondo ng bayan. Pangalagaan at siguruhin na walang mawawala sa korapsyon o misuse of funds,” Senator Bong Go said after Senate Bill No. 2020 creating the Maharlika Investment Fund was approved by the Senate […]

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MAHARLIKA CAN FUND FLAGSHIP PROJECTS – VILLAFUERTE

With the legislative approval of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF), Camarines Sur Rep. and National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte said the 19th Congress has opened the gateway to an alternative, potentially huge source of investment funds that would let the national government (NG) spend bigger on its big-ticket programs to shore up President […]

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Science & Technology

T.I.P. TECHNOCORE, ABOITIZPOWER PARTNER FOR BESS

The Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) is working with Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) to provide an environment for the small and large scale testing of one of its ongoing Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects. The deal was initiated in April 2022 but was formalized only last January 16, 2023 by virtue of a research collaboration […]

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NOGRALES TO GOV’T: MORE EFFORT VS MALNUTRITION

The chairperson of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee called for greater effort to address malnutrition and child stunting, which could affect the country’s future workforce. “Our country’s future workforce is at risk with the continued prevalence of malnutrition and child stunting. We need to address this issue urgently and seriously, and we […]

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LEE: INCREASE 4PS CASH GRANTS NOW!

 “Kung kaya nang taasan ang cash grant, huwag na nating patagalin pa.” This is what AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee urged his colleagues in the House of Representatives, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the lead agency of the National Advisory Council (NAC), amid […]

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NO SSS, GSIS, FUNDS IN MAHARLIKA INVESTMENT

The proposal of Senator Bato Dela Rosa to prohibit the use of government social welfare entities such as the Social Security System (SSS) and the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to invest in the Maharlika Investment Fund was adopted in the Congress’ final version of the Maharlika Investment Fund Bill. Senate Bill No. 2020 or […]

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TRANSLATE MAHARLIKA BILL TO FILIPINO – PADILLA

To make sure ordinary Filipinos understand the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund Act, Senator Robin Padilla pushed for a Filipino translation of the measure and its related documents. Padilla, an advocate for the use of Filipino as a medium of official communication, made the proposal during the period of amendments on the Maharlika bill at the […]