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Senator Mark Villar voted in favor of and moved to co-author Senate Bill No. 1894, or the proposed Act Enhancing the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, emphasizing the urgent need to strengthen financial support mechanisms for Filipino students pursuing higher education. According to Villar, while the Free Tertiary Education Law has significantly expanded […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo raised alarm over the rising number of Filipinos suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), describing the illness as a “silent killer” that requires urgent government intervention. In his privilege speech delivered at the Senate recently, Tulfo stressed that CKD has become a major public health concern in the Philippines, with an estimated […]
Amid reports that many health facilities remain either incomplete or inoperational due to lack of coordination between the Department of Health (DOH) and local government units (LGUs), Senator Bong Go urged stakeholders to iron out differences for the sake of the poor and those living in remote locations. Go made the appeal during a public […]
Camarines Sur Representatives (CamSur) Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte have welcomed sustained action taken by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) to check the proliferation of fake news, as they lauded the PCO’s joint efforts with the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on checking disinformation and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfakes. The two […]
A total of 2,646 Bulakenyo high school and college students from across the province received scholarship grants during the Provincial Government of Bulacan’s “Tulong Pang-Edukasyon para sa Bulakenyo” General Assembly in partnership with the Landbank of the Philippines at the Bulacan Capitol Gymnasium in the City of Malolos. Tertiary students from private institutions received P3,500, […]
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill establishing a new state-run college of medicine at Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) in Borongan City, a move expected to strengthen medical education and healthcare services in Eastern Visayas. House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan said the planned ESSU College […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing to ease the tax burden on micro businesses through the GINHAWA measure amid continuing economic uncertainty brought about by the Middle East tensions and high oil prices. “Kapag pinagaan natin ang buwis ng maliliit na negosyo, mas mapapalago nila ang kanilang kabuhayan at masisiguro ang tuloy-tuloy nilang kita at trabaho […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan raised concern over the continued underutilization of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund, saying billions of pesos meant to help coconut farmers remain unused while many continue to earn only around P200 a day. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform hearing on the coco […]
Senator Bong Go underscored the importance of school-based and grassroots sports in shaping young Filipinos, saying competitions such as the National Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) Games help student-athletes develop discipline, confidence, teamwork, and a stronger sense of purpose. The message was delivered during the opening ceremony of the National PRISAA Games Negros 2026. The […]
Vowing that Manila will not let its people go hungry amid a worsening global crisis, Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso released P5 million in capital assistance to one thousand small business owners across the capital. Domagoso made the declaration at the San Andres Sports Complex in Malate, where the Manila Department of Social Welfare formally […]