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Senator Kiko Pangilinan voted “no” to postpone the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSKE) elections, saying the polls are a critical part of the country’s democratic process and that delaying them is a disservice to the youth and local communities they hope to serve. “Hindi lumalakas ang demokrasya kapag dine-delay o pinopostpone. Lumalakas ito kapag mas […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2387, which seeks to fix the term of office of barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) to five years. The measure was approved during the chamber’s plenary session with 13 affirmative votes, 5 negative votes, and no abstention. Senate Bill No. […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) Reps. Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte are asking agriculture and transport authorities to look into possibly expanding the scope and duration of a novel month-long government initiative on the toll-free transport of farm produce, as a way to stabilize for a longer period both the supply and retail cost of rice and […]
A double whammy of budget cuts and travel tax abolition could spell doom for higher education sector. This was Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos’ warning as she appealed for a higher budget for the higher education sector, after the Commission on Higher Education asked Congress to grant the P70 billion it initially requested for […]
A vice chairperson of the House committee on indigenous cultural communities and indigenous peoples urged more schools to become active partners in preserving indigenous knowledge in the country. “I would like to laud the efforts of my own kailian in Abra to preserve our weaving tradition by integrating it into the senior high school curriculum. […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said the Marcos administration and Congress are putting education at the center of government investments, with the proposed 2027 national budget providing the sector its biggest allocation to give Filipino children a fair opportunity to finish school and build a better future. Speaking before students, scholars, local officials, and sectoral […]
Since Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center (OMMC) opened its Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, the city has been able to offer seven free angioplasty procedures and 56 free angiograms in just one year, with qualified patients paying nothing, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso said.Domagoso congratulated OMMC as its Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory marked its first anniversary. […]
The Senate Energy Committee, led by its chairman Senator Erwin Tulfo, swiftly approved measures which seek to declare every first Monday of August every year as the “National Line Workers Appreciation Day” and provide them insurance coverage. “Behind every light that stays on are line workers who brave difficult and often dangerous conditions to keep […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano supports the Philippines’ accession to the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR), a global agreement that aims to strengthen cooperation and coordination in rescuing people in distress at sea. Cayetano was earlier made co-sponsor and co-author of Proposed Senate Resolution No. 643, under Committee Report No. 98, […]
With Pampangueños enduring weeks of severe flooding, Senator Kiko Pangilinan vowed to withhold his approval of the proposed 2027 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) unless it includes concrete measures and adequate funding to address Pampanga’s urgent flood-control needs. Pangilinan recently visited his father’s home province of Pampanga with Senator Lito […]