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Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano expressed support for simplifying access to government assistance but said this should be matched with long-term programs that allow small businesses and families to become self-sufficient. Cayetano made this manifestation on Senate Bill No. 155, or the Simplified Government Aid Access Act, which seeks to streamline the distribution of […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is pushing for the passage of Senate Bill No. 1841, or the Private Education Voucher Expansion (PEVE) Act, to establish a Private Basic Education Voucher Program that will extend financial assistance to private school learners from low- and middle-income households. The measure seeks to expand coverage to underprivileged kindergarten to senior high […]
Senator Bong Go dispatched his team to spearhead efforts aimed at uplifting the lives of indigent students in Baguio City. Held in coordination with local officials, Go’s team distributed shirts, fans, and pens to 1,300 students. In addition, they received educational assistance to further support students and families in need. “Sama-sama natin haharapin ang mga […]
With small fishers weighed down by fast shrinking incomes amid incessantly rising fuel costs and declining fish catch, Camarines Sur Reps. Luigi Villafuerte and Migz Villafuerte see a compelling reason for the Congress to legislate a program providing a monthly fuel subsidy of ₱1,000 to municipal fisherfolk plus their automatic enrollment in the National Health Insurance […]
Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte has welcomed a congressional investigation into the “chronic deterioration, alleged defective structural design, repeated ‘piecemeal’ rehabilitation and possible irregularities” in the funding and maintenance of the Andaya Highway, which is the portion of the over 3,000-kilometer (km) Maharlika Highway that passes through the province. Villafuerte said, “A full-blown House inquiry […]
A total of P39.8 billion in fresh funding is available this year to bolster the country’s disaster-response and rehabilitation efforts, House Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan said. “Congress allocated ₱39.8 billion for this year’s Calamity Fund—a 90 percent increase from the ₱21 billion set aside in 2025,” Libanan said. The veteran legislator […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso spotlighted the capital’s economic potential as he pitched Manila as a “melting pot” and “huge market” for investors. Domagoso assured entrepreneurs that the city government remains open to business while maintaining peace and order. “No harm will come to you as long as I’m Mayor. But in the […]
Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Marc Innes-Brown paid a courtesy visit to the office of Senate Committee on Migrant Workers and Committee on Public Services Chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo recently at the Senate. During the meeting, they discussed the situation of the estimated 400,000 Filipino workers currently living or employed in Australia, many of whom […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan filed Senate Bill No. 1842, or the Last Mile Schools Act, which will institutionalize last-mile schools in the public basic education system by mandating the Department of Education (DepEd) to adopt policies responsive to schools’ unique operational realities. “It directs the development of tailored approaches to learning delivery, teacher deployment, infrastructure standards, […]
Senator Bong Go conveyed his congratulations and guidance to approximately fifty couples during the 2026 Kasalang Bayan in Mapandan, Pangasinan, where he served as principal sponsor. In his video message, Go described the occasion as a celebration not only of marriage but also of love, responsibility, and a new chapter in life. “Ipinapaabot ko ang […]