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Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III asked the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) to conduct a thorough assessment of the structural integrity of public infrastructure across the country, citing the recent collapse of a bridge in Isabela as a pressing reminder of the need for greater preparedness. […]
In response to the Department of Health (DOH) sounding the alarm over the persistently high number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the country, AGRI Party-list Rep. Manoy Wilbert Lee is calling on Filipinos to take full advantage of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) Konsulta Package for the early detection and diagnosis of TB and […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo exposed several lapses he observed in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in terms of regulating financial and lending companies operating their respective online lending applications (OLAs). According to Tulfo, his office has received numerous complaints from netizens who borrowed from OLAs and were shocked to find that their personal information was […]
Let the Philippine National Police (PNP) or Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assign security personnel – preferably from the same unit – to opposing political personalities, especially in areas designated as election hotspots. This was the doable suggestion raised by former PNP chief and Senator Ping Lacson on minimizing, if not preventing, election-related violence […]
The Quezon City Government, through the Housing Community Development and Resettlement Department (HCDRD), awarded 301 condominium units as part of its rental housing program to qualified QCitizens via public raffle on the HCDRD’s Facebook live feed recently. Beneficiaries were awarded units in the QCitizen Homes Urban Deca Housing project located in Litex, Barangay Commonwealth. “Through […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano criticized the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for its apparent lack of urgency in addressing the collapse of the Cabagan-Sta. Maria Bridge in Isabela. After DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan missed the Senate Blue Ribbon Subcommittee’s motu proprio hearing about the incident on March 14, 2025, Cayetano finally had the […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III filed an “urgent motion to resolve” before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) En Banc, pressing for an immediate resolution on the cancellation of the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) of Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro for the city’s 1st District congressional race. The motion, filed on March 26, 2025, reiterates that […]
Former senator and senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan expressed his full support for reinstating the 15-kilometer municipal water zone that gives preferential access to small-scale fishermen. Noting a current petition asking to reverse the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision to declare as unconstitutional the 15-kilometer municipal water zone, the former senator said it is unfair for commercial […]
“Continued good governance for the welfare of all Quirinians.” This was the promise of Quirino Governor Dax Cua as the campaign for local candidates for the midterm elections officially kicked off on Friday, March 28. Cua said he hopes to build on the gains that the province has made if given the chance to govern […]
As the local campaign for the midterm elections kicks off, Davao mayoralty candidate Karlo Nograles on Friday said that his campaign will be focused on Davaoeño voters and informing them of his vision and platform for the city. According to the former Civil Service Commission Chair, “voters will be at the center of our campaign. […]