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ERWIN TULFO WANTS SYSTEMS LOSS CHARGE REMOVED

Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Erwin Tulfo assured the public that removal of systems loss charge cannot be recovered by electric companies in other ways. This follows concerns of consumers that the impending removal of systems loss charges may just be recovered by electric companies in other ways, such as lodging it on distribution and […]

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SAGIP BATA BILL GETS SENATE OK

Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the Senate’s recent passage of the Sagip Bata Act could provide a policy guide for government agencies dealing with online child-safety threats, including the current controversy over restrictions on Discord. The Senate approved Senate Bill 1819, or the Safeguarding Against Grooming, Inducement and Predation, and Building Accountability for Technology-Facilitated Abuse or […]

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SOLID NORTH: GIVE COMMUNITIES TOURISM INCOME SHARE

As the country commemorates National Tourism Month this September, a party-list lawmaker called on Congress to pass a bill ensuring that communities get a fair share from tourism revenue. “Communities deserve to benefit from the flow of tourism within their areas. That’s why it is only right that communities managing tourist sites  get their fair […]

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SOLID NORTH: PAGCOR DECOUPLING TO HIT UHC FUNDING

“How will the Philippine Amusement and Games Corporation’s counterpart funds for universal health care be covered with its imminent decoupling?” This was the question raised by Solid North Partylist Rep. Ching Bernos after PAGCOR Pres. Alejandro Tengco announced earlier this month that they expect the Governance Commission for Government Owned or Controlled Corporations to recommend the […]

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SPEAKER DY HONORS LATE BATANES REP. JUN GATO

Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III led the House of Representatives in honoring the late Batanes Representative Ciriaco “Jun” B. Gato Jr., remembering the physician-lawmaker who began by caring for patients in his home province and went on to serve Filipinos across the country through Congress. In his eulogy during the necrological service for Gato at […]

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MAYOR ISKO OPENS 1ST MANILA TOURISM EXPO

Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso led the opening ceremony of the city’s first-ever tourism expo, “My Manila Tourism Expo 2026,” at Foro de Intramuros. The three-day expo, running until September 27 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, marks the official launch of “Manila, My Manila,” the City of Manila’s new tourism campaign, […]

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LACSON: ACCOUNTABILITY A WEAPON VS CORRUPTION

Accountability, as enshrined in the 1987 Constitution, is both a weapon against corruption and a shield for honest public servants – and this principle applies amid controversies such as the current flood control mess, Senator Panfilo Lacson stressed. Lacson, in his speech before the Philippine Constitution Association’s 65th anniversary in Makati City, said the Constitution’s […]

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DOTR TOLD: AUDIT BIG TICKET INFRA PROJECTS

Senate President Win Gatchalian flagged delays in the implementation of big-ticket transport projects and urged the Department of Transportation to weed out non-essential foreign-funded projects and prevent the government from wasting public funds on interest and penalties. According to Gatchalian, the DOTr should conduct a comprehensive audit of its infrastructure and technical support projects and […]

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PANGILINAN LAUDS VELOSO’S ABSOLUTE PARDON

Senator Kiko Pangilinan welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s grant of absolute pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, saying the long-awaited reprieve would finally give the former OFW and her family a chance to reclaim the years lost to her nearly 16-year ordeal. “Kinalulugod natin ang paggawad ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ng absolute pardon kay Mary […]

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QC’S RIGHT TO CARE CARD APPLICATION NOW ONLINE

Applying for the Quezon City Government’s pioneering Right to Care (RTC) Card is now faster and more convenient, with the program officially integrated into QC eServices, the city’s unified digital platform for government services. Through the online portal, eligible applicants can now submit documentary requirements and schedule their mandatory orientation from the comfort of their […]