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Senator Chiz Escudero steered the passage on second reading the bill condoning the housing loan obligations of disaster-stricken families, relieving more than P9.5 billion in unpaid housing loans. Dubbed as the Residential Emancipation for Calamity Survivors Act, Senate Bill No. 2508 aims to relieve disaster‑stricken families of their housing loan obligations under the Assistance Program […]
Senator Bong Go urged PhilHealth to further strengthen primary and preventive healthcare while ensuring adequate benefits for Filipinos already undergoing dialysis and other life-sustaining treatments, following the state health insurer’s disclosure that around a quarter of its payouts now goes to dialysis. PhilHealth Acting President and CEO Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho said around 25% of […]
A ranking member of the House committee on indigenous cultural communities and indigenous peoples called on local government units across the country to help record the knowledge of IP communities in their jurisdiction to prevent the erasure of a key part of the country’s heritage. “LGUs can play a big role in helping preserve indigenous […]
A climate-resilient agriculture project targeting vulnerable farmers and fisherfolk in three Isabela municipalities formally kicked off with a project inception meeting in Tuguegarao City. The Transformative Climate Resilient Agriculture (TCRA) Project will introduce mobile solar-powered irrigation pumps, cash-plus support and cash-for-work opportunities in San Pablo, Santa Maria and Santo Tomas. The project is supported by […]
More than 983,000 public school teachers employed by the Department of Education (DepEd) received their ₱1,000 World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB), according to Eastern Samar Lone District Rep. Christopher Sheen Gonzales. “The ₱983.5 million funding for this year’s WTDIB is line-itemized in the 2026 General Appropriations Law, with a special provision to guarantee its […]
Senator Mark Villar congratulated and commended the Philippine delegation to the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, after the country delivered its largest medal haul in 60 years, bringing home a total of 29 medals—four golds, nine silvers and sixteen bronzes. Villar said the remarkable performance of Filipino athletes is a source of national pride […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is pushing measures to make formal credit more accessible to small-scale fisherfolk, saying financial support must reach those who help keep food on Filipino tables and are vital to the country’s food security. Pangilinan filed Senate Bill Nos. 2513 and 2514 to address the long-standing credit barriers that small-scale fishers face. SB […]
Senator Bong Go voted in favor of the passage of Senate Bill No. 1431, or the proposed “Revised Cooperative Code of the Philippines,” which was approved by the Senate on third and final reading through a 19-0-0 vote. Go is a co-author and co-sponsor of the measure, which seeks to amend the Cooperative Code of […]
Negros Occidental 3rd District Representative and Assistant Majority Leader Javi Benitez is pushing for comprehensive reforms to protect sugar farmers and strengthen the competitiveness of the Philippine sugar industry, saying the sector needs both immediate intervention and long-term structural solutions. Speaking at the press briefing following the LegisHear public consultation in Victorias City, Benitez said […]
Carrying forward its mission to bring care closer to the people, the Klinika ni Gob Mobile Clinic reached Barangay Canlalay, Biñan City delivering a full range of free medical, health, and government services to residents. Aragones personally led the program held at Lake Shore Colleges, reaffirming the administration’s core priority. “We still have much to […]