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The one week extension on the closure of the Tandang Sora flyover in Quezon City has enabled authorities to make the needed traffic rerouting and the installation of U-turn slots to allow for a smooth flow of traffic. On the instance of Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte and Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Winnie […]
Senator Loren Legarda recently told visiting French senators that political will was key to the success of the government’s efforts to rehabilitate the island of Boracay. Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and President and Founding Member of the Philippines-France Parliamentary Association, hosted a delegation of French senators in Boracay on March […]
As part of his advocacy to advance health care in the country, senatorial aspirant and former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said he would push for a pay increase for nurses and additional benefits for barangay health workers. “They deserve to be properly compensated because they are essential in the delivery of […]
Senator Dick Gordon said the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is mulling the conduct of a probe into the fire that razed a building of the Bureau of Customs in Manila’s Port Area last week and left documents and equipment destroyed. “We are considering investigating the issue, but we are still studying it and gathering data […]
In order to increase the effectiveness of health warnings, Senator Koko Pimentel III has filed a measure requiring plain packaging for all tobacco products being sold in the country. In filing Senate Bill No. 2191, Pimentel said studies conducted in countries where plain packaging laws have been enacted and implemented showed that more smokers have […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to ensure a 100 percent distribution of the fuel subsidies for public jeepney drivers and operators. Gatchalian made the call after the LTFRB announced that fuel subsidies under the Pantawid Pasada Program (PPP) would be increased from P5,000 last year to P20,514 […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said the construction of the country’s first subway line and other key mass transit projects under the government’s centerpiece program “Build, Build, Build” should help restore public confidence in the local rail transport system, which has been under fire due to its poor and unreliable service. “The Metro Manila Subway, along […]
The Bureau of Fire Protection in Region 11 (BFP-11) and former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Bato dela Rosa led the kickoff of this year’s Fire Prevention Month in Digos City, Davao del Sur. Dela Rosa said the selection of Davao del Sur as venue for the kick off Fire Prevention Month in the region […]
Senator Loren Legarda is supporting the global call to reduce threats against marine species and also urged authorities and stakeholders to help protect marine wildlife and biodiversity from pollution and the impact of climate change. Legarda made the statement in celebration of this year’s World Wildlife Day on Sunday, March 3, which carries the theme […]
The AGRI Party-list has voiced its support for Pres. Rodrigo R. Duterte’s order to all agencies to identify government-owned lands that can be distributed to land reform beneficiaries. Executive Order (EO) 75, which was recently signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, directs the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to acquire all government-owned lands originally devoted to […]