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APPOINTMENT OF OLONGAPO MAYOR’S KIN IN LOCAL GOV’T IS UNFAIR, SCANDALOUS – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon denounced the “unfair, indecent and scandalous” appointment of numerous relatives of Olongapo City Mayor Rolen C. Paulino to various, high-paying positions in the city government. “It is really unfair, indecent and scandalous that a number of Paulino’s relatives are holding high-paying positions in the city government when salaries for entry-level positions for […]

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PH NEEDS A DISASTER RESILIENCE DEPARTMENT – ANGARA

Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said the country needs a strong and empowered institution capable of responding to the new normal of natural disasters and climate change, as he pushed for the immediate passage of a bill creating the Department of Disaster Resilience in the wake of a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that jolted parts of Luzon […]

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TRUE OR FALSE, ‘OUST DUTERTE’ PLOT WILL NOT SUCCEED — DELA ROSA

Any attempt to oust President Rodrigo Duterte will fail because the Chief Executive has the unequivocal support of the people.  This according to administration senatorial bet and former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Bato dela Rosa, who on Wednesday said that whether the information regarding a plot to remove the President was accurate or not, […]

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CREATE A DEPARTMENT OF PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCY – PIMENTEL

Senator Koko Pimentel III again renewed his call for the creation of a separate “Department of Preparedness and Resiliency” that would address disaster management concerns, in light of the magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit parts of Luzon on Monday. The lawmaker stressed the importance of “preparedness at the highest executive level, a full-time and dedicated […]

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CONDUCT AUDIT OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE BUILDINGS – CASTELO

In the wake of the earthquake that rocked Metro Manila and other parts of the country on Monday, Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo renewed his call for an organized and comprehensive audit of all government and private buildings to assess and ensure their structural integrity. “Doing so at the soonest possible time will prevent loss […]

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VILLAR TO FARMERS: BE CLIMATE SMART

To beat the effects of El Niño and the changing climate, reelectionist Senator Cynthia Villar urged farmers to be climate-smart. “Our farmers will have better chances of beating El Niño and the effects of climate change if they are educated on the actions to be taken in order to avoid agricultural losses,” the seasoned legislator […]

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MORE ‘MALASAKIT OFFICERS’ TO BE DEPLOYED IN PH EMBASSIES – ANGARA

Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara is looking forward to having more social welfare attachés (SWAs) in Philippine embassies and consulates, especially in countries with high concentration of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), once the bill seeking to institutionalize their deployment abroad is signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte. The enrolled copy of the measure establishing the […]

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ANTI-TERROR LAW ON TOP OF MY AGENDA – MANGUDADATU

Maguindanao second district Representative and senatorial candidate Dong Mangudadatu has vowed to push for the passage of an anti-terror law anchored on the Human Security Act of 2007, as he cited the need to bring peace and development in the country. If elected, Mangudadatu said, the anti-terror law would be on top of his agenda […]

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ELECT NAT’L CANDIDATES WITH CLEAR PLATFORMS OF GOVERNMENT – DELA ROSA

Voters should choose senatorial candidates who are clean, honest, and with good track records. This was the call of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, the national chairperson of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), and Senate hopeful Bato dela Rosa who visited Cotabato City recently. Mayor Sara and Dela Rosa attended the campaign rally of the […]

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GREEN PARTY MARKS EARTH DAY WITH PLAN TO PLANT 10 MILLION TREES

Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list first nominee Michael Ubac on Monday announced an initiative to plant 10 million trees in the country, saying the party was marking Earth Day by reaffirming its commitment “to invest in the ecological sustainability of future generations.” Ubac revealed that the group, established in 1998 by Sen. Loren Legarda, has recently held […]