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Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo challenged the statement of Department of Health (DOH) Environmental and Occupational Health Division Chief Dr. Gabriel Borlongan that foul-smelling landfills have no direct effect on people’s health. During the committee hearing, Tulfo asked Borlongan whether the DOH has data on diseases that may affect […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is urging the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to exhaust all its resources and means to make China accountable after a reported assault by members of the China Coast Guard against a Philippine Navy officer during a recent resupply mission at Ayungin Shoal. “Nananawagan tayo sa Department of Foreign Affairs na agad […]
Senator Bong Go emphasized the importance of helping communities recover from fire incidents while strengthening preparedness and preventive measures, as his Malasakit team extended assistance to families affected by a fire in Barangay Lingunan, Valenzuela City. “Importante po sa akin ang buhay at kalusugan ng bawat Pilipino. Sabi ko nga, ang gamit ay mabibili natin […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) and Quirino Governor Dax Cua expressed his thanks for the people’s continued trust in his leadership, after he emerged as the top governor in a recent survey of the country’s provincial leaders. “Nagpapasalamat ako sa pagkilala ng mga kababayan natin. As ever, the job is about serving […]
Parañaque 2nd District Representative Brian Yamsuan is pushing the passage of a measure that aims to modernize the Philippine Blood Center (PBC) to strengthen its mandate of providing timely and safe access to life-saving blood services. Yamsuan said transforming the PBC into a central body with the administrative autonomy and financial stability to carry out […]
As the nation observes National Nutrition Month, House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III stressed the importance of investing in child nutrition, highlighting the House-approved National Nutrition Program and calling for its swift enactment as part of the country’s broader fight against child hunger and malnutrition. The Speaker’s call comes as the latest survey by the […]
More than a thousand Child Development Workers (CDWs) from the 31 cities and municipalities of Negros Occidental received their respective salary subsidies for the quarter, worth a total of P5,355,000, as part of the culmination of the Provincial CDW Week held in Bago City recently. The salary subsidy is among the Provincial Government’s continuing initiatives […]
Senator Bong Go filed Senate Bill No. 2324 which seeks to upgrade the Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital in Barangay Lanot, Roxas City, into a Level III general hospital to be known as the Capiz Medical Center. The proposed measure would place the hospital under the direct supervision and control of the Department of Health, while […]
State-owned China Daily’s artificial intelligence-generated video depicting Filipinos as monkeys is not only racist and demoralizing, but it is also meant to undermine the Philippines’ lawful victory under the 2016 Arbitral Award on the West Philippine Sea, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. In an interview on Radio Veritas, Pangilinan remarked that the video was nothing but […]
Senator Chiz Escudero urged Congress to reassess the country’s juvenile justice laws in the wake of the recent school shooting in Tacloban, saying no human‑made statute is “perfect or untouchable” and must be revised when no longer responsive to current realities. Escudero, who co‑authored Republic Act No. 9344 in 2006 and its amendatory law Republic […]