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Maguindanao 2nd District representative and senatorial candidate Dong Mangudadatu is hopeful that peace will still reign in Mindanao amid the Lanao Sur incident that claimed the lives of four members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the wounding of eight police personnel. Mangudadatu also wished the incident would not affect the election campaign […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to immediately investigate the power outages hitting Luzon after the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) placed the grid under red alert due to insufficient power reserves. Gatchalian said the DOE should also look into the possibility of collusion among power producers due to […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara urged government to guarantee the safety and security of all Filipinos in Libya amid escalating military tensions there, as he appealed to workers in the North African country to heed the call of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) for their voluntary repatriation to the Philippines. “We are appealing to all […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III is seeking to amend Section 6 of the Fair Elections Act to ensure equitable media access for all electoral candidates and political parties. “Senate Bill No. 1991 intends to put all electoral candidates on equal footing by amending Section 6 of said law,” Pimentel, chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral […]
The Committee on Metro Manila Development of the House of Representatives concluded, that both Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) and Manila Water Company, Inc. (MWCI) must be held accountable for the water shortage, as well as for the failure to properly implement contingency plans to stop the adverse effects of the water shortage to […]
Amid the presence of Chinese vessels in waters off Pag-asa Island, Senator Dick Gordon has slammed China, saying it is not acting like a friend. “If we do not have a strong Navy, if we do not have a strong Army, we will be pushed around by other countries. Dapat malakas ang Armed Forces natin […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said government must continue providing tax incentives to companies in special economic zones (SEZs) if it wants to attract and retain large-scale investments that will create more job opportunities for the host population. “Aside from the quality of workforce in the country, local and foreign investors establish their businesses in our […]
President Rodrigo Duterte is strong enough to finish his term, Senator Koko Pimentel said in a media interview on the sidelines of his engagement with local party leaders in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. Pimentel was asked to comment on the Chief Executive’s earlier statement that he does know if he could still finish the remaining […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and 2019 senatorial candidate Bong Go backed a proposal to create a Department of Water, which President Rodrigo Duterte himself supported, to ensure adequate supply of clean water for home use as well as for irrigation. He echoed the President’s support for the proposal creating an agency that […]
With Malacañang announcing that it has come up with a roadmap to mitigate the effects of El Niño and ensure stable water supply in the country, a party-list representing the agriculture sector is calling for government to rethink its agricultural policy and take into account the worsening climate change situation. “While we grapple with the […]