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Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III paid tribute to the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), describing its lawyers and personnel as the “shield of justice” for Filipinos, especially those who have less in life. In a video message at the PAO’s 9th Grand National Convention in the World Trade Center, the Speaker—who was conferred the Lady Justice […]
Senator Bong Go personally visited Barangay 264 in Tondo, Manila to check on and comfort families affected by a recent fire incident. During the visit, Go was joined by Barangay Chairman Teresita Sta. Maria Yambao and the barangay kagawads as he personally met with residents, listened to their concerns, and extended assistance to help them […]
Senator Erwin Tulfo, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, is seeking clarification from the Iranian government following a drone attack on a Maltese-flagged container ship carrying 24 Filipino seafarers on May 5. In a radio interview, Tulfo expressed concern over the incident, which left seven crew members injured—three of them in critical condition. […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon to revive a program during the administration of the late former President Benigno Aquino III, under which the agency purchased P4 billion worth of coco coir annually from the domestic coconut industry. According to Pangilinan, reviving the program provides the […]
The Office of the President has turned over the City of Manila’s share of the Bawat Barangay Makikinabang (BBM) Socio-Civic Projects Fund to Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso during a meeting at Manila City Hall. A representative from the Office of the Executive Secretary formally handed over the cheque to Domagoso. The mayor welcomed the […]
As the Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Energy Action and Development (LEAD) began hearings on KALINGA Act, House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III highlighted how the proposed KALINGA Act is designed to move government action beyond reactive crisis response toward sustained preparedness, as he called “crisis prevention and preparation” the country’s best defense against fuel-driven […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano is backing a measure that seeks to establish clearer wage protections for piece-rate or “pakyawan” workers, many of whom reportedly earn below the legal minimum despite completing full workdays. Cayetano is among the senators who signed Senate Bill No. 82, or the “Anti-Abuse of Pakyawan Workers Act” authored by […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan filed a measure to exempt system loss charges in electricity bills from the value-added tax (VAT), aiming to ease the burden of high electricity costs on Filipino consumers. Senate Bill No. 2124, or the VAT Exemption on Systems Loss Act for Residential Household Consumers, seeks to amend Section 109 of the National […]
Psychology graduates from Laguna College of Business and Arts in Calamba City, Laguna, expressed gratitude to Senator Bong Go for being instrumental in finishing their studies, as the veteran legislator personally met them recently. Maria Geraldine Gimao and Luisa Intia, who now both hold degrees in Bachelor of Science in Psychology, were Commission on Higher […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said the government remains committed to lift poor families out of poverty as the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the measure strengthening and expanding the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). In a 224–3 vote with zero abstentions, the chamber on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved House Bill No. […]