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Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa questioned a memorandum circular issued by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) which affects the career advancement of the officers of the Philippine National Police. During the Senate plenary deliberations on the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) proposed budget for 2025, Dela Rosa raised the concerns of PNP […]
Senator Bong Go called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to fulfill its commitment to expanding healthcare benefits under the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act, particularly for mental health services. On October 14, Go’s office received a letter from PhilHealth reaffirming its commitment to enhance its benefit packages, including the rollout of a mental […]
It is an early merry Christmas at the Angeles City Hall, as a total of ₱41,605,136 million were released recently for the year-end bonus and cash gift of 1,260 employees.Of the mentioned amount, ₱35,463,886 million was allotted for the year-end bonus, equivalent to the 1-month basic salary of employees; and ₱6,141,250 for the cash gift […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan is counting on the Senate to support the larger funding allocations for the government’s targeted cash aid programs for poor and low-income families in the proposed 2025 national budget. “We have very high hopes that the Senate will endorse the P114 billion allocation for the 4Ps, as well […]
Newly designated Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla will appear before the bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) on November 20, for his confirmation hearing. “There’s a high chance that Secretary Remulla will be confirmed on the spot, given that we are less than six months away from the 2025 […]
In recognition of her dedication and commitment as a public servant, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has been feted anew as the regional winner and semifinalist in the national level for the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award. Belmonte, along with her father, former mayor and House Speaker Sonny Belmonte, received the award from Civil Service Commission […]
Senator Loren Legarda has welcomed the enactment of a measure that designates every August 1 as the “Araw ng Paglalathala at Pagtatanyag ng Kasarinlan ng Pilipinas”, otherwise known as “The Bacoor Assembly of 1898 Act”. Legarda, the principal sponsor and co-author of Republic Act No. 12073, emphasized that the significance of August 1, 1898, extends […]
The Villar family paid tribute to the invaluable contributions of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) at the 13th OFW and Family Summit recently held at The Tent in Las Piñas City. Over 4,000 OFWs and their family members participated in the Summit. This year’s theme “Tara Magnegosyo Na!” the summit urged the OFWs and their families […]
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III asked the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development’s (DHSUD) to conduct further study on the President’s flagship housing program, 4PH, calling it “out of tune.” Pimentel urged President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to directly intervene and review the program. “This is my personal message to the Office of […]
“Gamot at pagpapagamot ng Pilipino, dapat sagot ng gobyerno!” This was the statement of Manoy Wilbert “Wise” Lee as he urged the passage of the amendments on the Republic Act (RA) No. 11223 or the “Universal Healthcare (UHC) Act” to institutionalize the comprehensive and appropriate increase in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) benefits and lower […]