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National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte sees the development of green power—particularly of wind, solar and other variable renewable energy (VRE) sources—as a new magnet for investments, more so now when the Marcos administration has put on the fast track the country’s transition from fossil fuel to clean and sustainable energy. “VRE development promises […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to provide all the necessary legal assistance to Filipinos jailed overseas to secure their freedom, following the successful return of Mary Jane Veloso from Indonesia, where she was sentenced to death for drug trafficking. Veloso had spent more than 14 years in […]
In response to mounting concerns over the abuse of barangay-issued residence certificates in voter registration, Senator Nancy Binay has underscored the urgent need for legislative action to tighten residency verification using advanced biometric technologies. According to Binay, with political will and technology, the Commission on Election will have an expanded capability to curb flying voters […]
Following the signing of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), Senator Win Gatchalian assured that tutors serving under the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program will receive appropriate compensation or incentives. The ARAL Program, established under the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act (Republic Act No. 12028), is a national learning intervention […]
The 2025 General Appropriations Bill passed by Congress includes an allocation of P17 billion to cover the P10,500 monthly subsistence allowance for soldiers, House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan said, ahead of the 89th founding anniversary of the 165,000-strong Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on December 21. “Both the House and the Senate, largely through […]
The Angeles City government led by Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. gave P5,000 cash assistance to each of the 600 families uprooted in Sitio Balubad, Barangay Anunas, at the Mayor’s Office. The city government allotted P3 million for the said cash assistance. Lazatin has assured the former Sitio Balubad residents that the city government will […]
House leaders expressed support for the proposed creation of a mega task force to run after market manipulators and bring down the prices of rice in the country. In a press briefing, Tingog Party-list Representative Jude Acidre, Zambales Representative Jefferson Khonghun and La Union Representative Paolo Ortega V agreed that the task force, which Speaker […]
In an event spirited by faith and local pride, the Provincial Government of Bulacan, under the leadership of Governor Daniel Fernando, proudly hosted the “Sto. Niño de Malolos: Conferment and Crowning of Sto. Niño de Malolos as ‘Principe ng Bulacan’ at The Pavilion, Hiyas ng Bulacan Convention Center. This momentous occasion was sanctioned through Resolution […]
Senator Migz Zubiri hailed the Senate’s third reading approval of the Economy, Planning, and Development Act, which elevates the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) into a full-fledged department under the name Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev). Zubiri, who has championed the measure as chair of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, underscored […]
Senators Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano are working together to establish the Virology Institute of the Philippines (VIP), an agency that will focus on virology research and vaccine development. The sibling senators pushed for this legislative initiative through Senate Bill No. 2893 under Committee Report No. 196, which aims to create the VIP in response […]