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Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III on Tuesday announced two initiatives to fight corruption, strengthen accountability, and restore public trust in government, saying the House of Representatives must lead by example in pursuing reforms that uphold integrity and responsibility in public service. In his speech at the resumption of the House session, Dy described corruption as […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III on Tuesday rallied members of the House of Representatives to stand united with Filipinos affected by recent calamities, saying true leadership is measured by dedication, compassion, and action in times of crisis. Speaking at the resumption of the House session, Dy said public service must go beyond crafting laws by […]
Officials from Basilan Province, led by Governor Mujiv Hataman and Isabela City Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman, expressed their gratitude to the Department of Tourism (DOT) for implementing programs that spotlight emerging destinations and uplift the lives of local stakeholders. Speaking at the signing of the memorandum of agreement for the Lampinigan S.A.N.D.S. (Sustainable and Natural Destination […]
Senior Citizens Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes has filed House Bill 5189 seeking to raise the senior citizen discount to 30% from the current 20% but only for seniors who are also persons with disabilities (SCWDs), while retaining its deductibility from gross income incentive for businesses. The discount hike is necessary, according to Ordanes, because “inflation, higher […]
Senate President Tito Sotto led the formal turnover of a fully equipped Senate Mobile Clinic on Wednesday at the Senate Grounds, marking a significant step toward bringing healthcare closer to people. Also present during the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Senate of the Philippines and the Department of Health were Department of […]
Senate Social Justice Committee Chairman Erwin Tulfo called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure that the victims of Typhoon Tino receive the appropriate amount of government assistance amid reported complaints of discrimination in Cebu. “Nakakalungkot at nakakagalit ang mga balitang may mga mislabeling na ginawa ang ibang mga barangay personnel […]
Senator Chiz Escudero has reminded authorities to ensure that prices of basic goods and prime commodities stay stable during this critical time in the provinces severely affected by Typhoon Tino. As the principal author of Republic Act No. 10623, which amended the law to provide protection to consumers by stabilizing the prices of basic commodities […]
House Deputy Majority Leader Luigi Villafuerte believes that the 20th Congress can help accelerate current plans by the military and police to modernize their technology-driven crisis-response and defense capabilities by spending an initial P10 billion on acquiring and, later on, building our own unmanned aerial systems (UAS) not only for fighting terrorism, insurgency and other crimes, […]
Parañaque 2nd District Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan has expressed his support for the directive of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to ban the foreign travel of all elective and appointive local officials in preparation for the onslaught of Super Typhoon Uwan, and said that this should be the norm every time a […]
Camarines Sur Reps. Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte are spearheading the creation of a dedicated fund for mitigating cybersecurity risks as well as preventing and preparing for digital attacks on government offices and private businesses. This proposed Cybersecurity Risk Management and Mitigation Fund (CRMMF) shall be used for managing imminent or actual cyber-attacks, including threat […]