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Senator Robin Padilla urged concerned government agencies to disclose their preparations for the possible effects of the tension in the Middle East, including Israel, Lebanon and Iran. In his manifestation before the Senate, Padilla voiced concern that Filipinos living and working in those areas would be among the first to feel the effects. “Baka na […]
With the recent ratification of the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act, Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee said that going after smugglers, hoarders, price manipulators and cartels would effectively bring down food prices which remains to be the main contributor to the overall inflation which rose to 4.4 percent in July. During his trip to Davao Region, […]
The House Committee on Appropriations chaired by Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co reviewed Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) fund-raising programs for health and charitable activities as part of the deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget. Committee senior vice chairperson and Marikina City Representative Stella Luz Quimbo lauded PCSO’s support for the underprivileged, especially […]
A total of 415 incoming scholars of the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental signed scholarship agreements with Governor Bong Lacson in Bacolod City. They are part of the 1,276 provincial government scholars for the school year 2024 – 2025 under 13 scholarship categories and enrolled in different schools and universities. The MOA signing was witnessed […]
Senator Migz Zubiri has asked the national government to come up with a tourism masterplan and specific amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) to address the power woes in the country’s “crown jewels” of tourism. Zubiri made the statement during his interpellation on Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel’s counter-SONA delivered recently at […]
Amid the Senate’s deliberations on tax incentives for businesses, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano reminded his fellow lawmakers to treat with equal urgency the workers’ need for a true living wage and the need to eliminate corruption in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Cayetano made the manifestation during the plenary deliberations on Committee Report No. […]
Senator Bong Go filed Senate Resolution No. 1100, congratulating gymnast Carlos Yulo for his outstanding performance in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Yulo’s historic achievements have firmly established him as a trailblazer in the world of sports. He not only became the first Filipino to clinch double gold medals at a single Olympics but also […]
Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee said he will push for a bigger budget for agriculture once deliberations begin for the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) at the House of Representatives. “Kahapon sa DBCC (Development Budget Coordination Committee) briefing, natalakay itong pagkaltas sa pondo ng agrikultura. Nakahanda po tayong amyendahan ang budget para dito para madagdagan […]
First published: February 9, 2021 Last updated: August 6, 2024 Are there sure winners in a senatorial election? The first post-EDSA senatorial election was held on May 11, 1987. At that time, the country still elected 24 Senators. In 1992, 24 Senators were likewise elected, but the first 12 who obtained the highest number of […]
In a significant move to address the grave issue of human trafficking, the Provincial Government of Bulacan and the Bureau of Immigration (BI) pledged to fight and end the heinous trafficking crime in the province during the Bureau of Immigration Caravan – Stop Human Trafficking – We CARE, We SUPPORT program held at the 7th […]