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Senator Win Gatchalian is calling for an investigation into the unexpected brownouts that hit several towns and cities in Luzon, especially after the Department of Energy (DOE) has given its assurance that there is ample supply of electricity reserve throughout the dry season. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, made the call amid […]
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said she is elated with the results of the latest popularity surveys indicating a strong showing for the candidates backed by the Hugpong Ng Pagbabago (HNP). Mayor Sara said the surveys are strong indications that the HNP-backed candidates are effective in delivering the message of positive change being pursued by […]
Increasing the social pension of indigent senior citizens will be a top priority of Senator Sonny Angara should he be reelected to Senate for another six-year term. Angara, one of the authors of Republic Act 9994 or the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, said the social pension provided for under the law must be […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and 2019 senatorial candidate Bong Go urged the youth to help in the campaign against illegal drugs, criminality and corruption. “Layuan nyo po ang droga. May kemikal po yan na nakakasira sa utak. Pag may isa sa pamilya na nasangkot sa droga, pilay na po ang buong pamilya,” […]
As the nation marked the 77th Araw ng Kagitingan and Philippine Veterans Week, the late Olongapo City Mayor James Leonard Tagle Gordon, was hailed as a hero of World War II. Gordon was given a posthumous award for his heroism in fighting for the resistance during a ceremony held at the Armed Forces of the […]
“Metro Manila is still under a water supply crisis, do we now also have a power crisis?” Rep. Winnie Castelo posed this question after successive days that parts of Metro Manila were subjected to a number of hours of power loss that started Wednesday, April 10. Castelo heads the Metro Manila Development Committee in the […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go pushed for vital legislations to address water shortage and scarcity of water sources in Metro Manila as well as communal impounding water supply facilities in far-flung areas of the country. Go said he and local political stalwarts barnstormed Calamba City and rural areas in Laguna, especially […]
Ten of the 16 candidates who have ‘statistical chance of winning’ in the May 13 midterm senatorial race are from Hugpong ng Pagbabago, a recent Pulse Asia survey showed. Reelectionist Senators Cynthia Villar and Sonny Angara and former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go lead Hugpong ng Pagbabago bets in the winning circle […]
Now that the bill granting the 20 percent student fare discount is awaiting the signature of President Duterte, reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara believes it will become a law in time for the return of students from the provinces for school opening in June. But this early, Angara, one of the authors of the measure at […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III has filed a bill seeking to abolish the 42-year-old presidential decree that imposes a travel tax on Filipinos traveling abroad. The repeal of the travel tax, especially for travels to countries within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), should have been in effect as early as Nov. 2002, following the […]