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Senate Foreign Relations Panel Chairman Erwin Tulfo called on the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to initiate a recovery plan for Filipinos who are supposed to fly for work in the Middle East, but were stalled due to the escalation of military activities in the region. “While we […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking to revise the fuel subsidy trigger formula for the public transport sector, shifting from a fixed price threshold to a percentage-based system to provide immediate relief for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers amid expectations of further fuel price spikes. Under the current Pantawid Pasada program, fuel subsidies are triggered when […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is seeking to amend the country’s party-list system by prohibiting members of political dynasties from becoming or substituting as a party-list representative or nominee. Senate Bill No. 1907 aims to enhance Republic Act (RA) No. 7941, also known as the Party-List System Act. A significant proposal in the bill is provided in […]
With the non-stop oil price spikes likely to spiral up further in the weeks ahead following last weekend’s missile attacks in the Middle East, Deputy Majority Leader Luigi Villafuerte and Camarines Sur Rep. Migz Villafuerte want the government to fast-track contingency plans, including the grant of fuel subsidies to vulnerable sectors, to shield Filipinos from […]
Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos echoed the call of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) to invest in the Commission on Higher Education’s capabilities. “It is a well-established fact that the Commission on Higher Education is stretched to its limits. Kulang na kulang sa staff kaya kinakapos sila gaano man nila kagustong […]
Two committees of the House of Representatives are doubling down on their combined efforts to put together a substitute bill penalizing fake news at this time when the unbridled spread of bogus reports intended to disinform or deceive the public has become such “a grave threat to our democratic institutions, public health and social cohesion,” […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) Governor LRay Villafuerte is looking forward to a bumper year of priority development projects not only in CamSur but elsewhere in the country as well, following the recent order by President Marcos on the quick release of much bigger Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) outlays to all local government units (LGUs), so they […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso led the groundbreaking ceremony for Binondominium 2 in San Nicolas, marking the city’s sixth vertical housing project under his leadership portfolio.The new building will rise on a 405-square-meter lot with a total floor area of 6,277.5 square meters and will house 98 residential units, each measuring 40 square […]
A second-degree civil relationship prohibition is emerging as the majority position as the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms consolidates 24 anti-political dynasty measures into one substitute bill. This was disclosed by committee chair Lanao del Sur Representative Zia Alonto Adiong, who said the working draft is House Bill (HB) No. 6771 filed by […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson renewed his call to strengthen the Philippine coffee industry not only to meet local demand but also to compete in export markets – after Brazil bared plans to expand its coffee market share in the Philippines. Lacson said some areas in the Visayas and Mindanao can be developed as […]