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PAOLO DUTERTE BAGS SSI AWARDS FOR SUSTAINABILITY

First Congressional District Representative Paolo Duterte has been named as Honorary Congressman of the Year during the recently concluded Nation Builders and Mosliv Awards rites held in Manila for crafting legislative measures that aim to contribute to the country’s sustainable development substantially.  Organized by Sustainable Standards Inc. (SSI), the Nation Builders and Mosliv Awards celebrate […]

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POST-HARVEST INFRA EYED TO LOWER RICE PRICES

Lawmakers led by Davao City First Congressional District Representative Paolo Duterte have proposed the construction of postharvest facilities in every palay-producing city and municipality in the country to help raise farmers’ incomes and lower rice prices.  Duterte said the construction of these postharvest facilities could begin with building a rice mill and a warehouse in […]

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DUTERTE BATS FOR SINGLE-USE PLASTICS REGULATION

Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte has pressed for the passage of a measure that aims to regulate the manufacture, sale, use and importation of  single-use plastics products, in line with his advocacy of building a greener and more sustainable economy for the country’s future generations. Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, Quezon City 2nd District Rep. […]

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NAT’L POLICY ON LAND USE AMID CLIMATE CHANGE URGED

Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte has underscored the urgency of instituting a national policy that would ensure the efficient and sustainable use of the country’s land and physical resources as a means to provide long-term safeguards to communities vulnerable to climate change. Duterte said the recent destruction wrought by Tropical Storm Paeng in […]