Categories
Politics

ALAN CAYETANO WANTS BETTER K-12 IMPLEMENTATION

Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said the government’s K-12 education program is a clear example of what happens when good ideas lose focus and fail to meet their goals. In the latest episode of his vlog “CIA 365 with Kuya Alan,” Cayetano said K-12 started with the right vision but was not backed with […]

Categories
Politics

PANGILINAN: CREATE INDEPENDENT PEOPLE’S COMMISSION

Senator Kiko Pangilinan is looking to pass Senate Bill No. 1215, which will create the Independent People’s Commission (IPC) to investigate corruption in all government infrastructure projects for possible anomalies, as soon as possible. In a recent radio interview, Pangilinan said that public clamor demands for a fact-finding body that would have more power to […]

Categories
Politics

BONG GO SENDS AID TO ILOILO CITY FIRE VICTIMS

Senator Bong Go’s Malasakit Team recently went to Jaro, Iloilo City, to provide aid to fire victims. In his message, Go, also known as Mr. Malasakit because of his compassionate and dedicated service to his countrymen, underscored the importance of life and the bayanihan spirit in recovering from adversity. “A lost life is a lost […]

Categories
Politics

LAZATIN PUSHES BILLS FOR SENIORS, AUTISM CENTER

Pampanga 1st District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. requested the Majority Floor Leader, Ilocos Norte 1st District Representative Sandro Marcos, for the inclusion of House Bills No. 5125 and 5068 among the priority bills in the 20th Congress. HB 5125, filed by Lazatin recently, mandates the establishment of National and Provincial Centers for Autism to […]

Categories
Politics

MAYOR ISKO MORENO BARES PLM EXPANSION PLAN

Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso unveiled plans to establish a new Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) College of Allied Health Sciences building, expanding the university’s capacity to train doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. Speaking before graduates of the PLM College of Law, College of Medicine, and Graduate Programs during the university’s […]

Categories
Politics

SENATE URGED: LOOK INTO PH MENTAL HEALTH SITUATION

Senator Camille Villar has filed a resolution urging the Senate to look into the country’s worsening mental health situation, emphasizing the need to strengthen the implementation of existing laws and make care more accessible to Filipinos in need. Through Proposed Senate Resolution No. 99, Villar called for an inquiry in aid of legislation to convene […]

Categories
Politics

ALAN CAYETANO PUSHES FOR CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION

Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano emphasized the need for a clean-energy transition that does not burden Filipino households. Cayetano also called for greater reliance on domestic energy resources to strengthen the country’s energy independence. “With more than half of our energy requirements being imported, we are clearly vulnerable to geopolitical conflicts,” the veteran legislator […]

Categories
Politics

ESCUDERO: CURB OVERPRICING IN INFRA PROJECTS

In response to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call to slash construction costs and institutionalize reforms within the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Senator Chiz Escudero has filed a measure that aims to standardize the budgeting process for infrastructure projects and curb overpricing. The proposed reform builds on the President’s directive to reduce material […]

Categories
Politics

CEBU GOV’T ROLLS OUT MEASURES FOR UNDAS 2025

The Cebu Provincial Government is rolling out several measures to ease commuter congestion as well as provide comfort at the Capitol-run north and south bus terminals ahead of the All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day holidays.Governor Pamela Baricuatro announced during her regular press briefing that additional ticketing stalls will be installed at the Cebu South Bus Terminal […]

Categories
Politics

MAYOR ISKO: ALL SYSTEMS GO IN MANILA FOR UNDAS

All systems are ready for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day in Manila’s public cemeteries.Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso directed all frontline departments to ensure full government presence in the Manila North, South, and Islamic Cemeteries throughout “Undas”. During the city government’s directional meeting, Domagoso instructed city personnel to […]