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RILLO-ROMUALDEZ AMBULATORY CARE CENTER OPENS IN QC

Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo and East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) chief Dr. Alfonso Nuñez III led the inauguration of the Rillo-Romualdez Ambulatory Care Center, which provides comprehensive free health services to the public. The newly opened center, located in the MC Rillo Building in Barangay Mariana, Quezon City, offers free clinical consultations, endoscopy, ultrasound, and […]

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GOV’T SETS P3B FOR P10K CASH GIFTS OF SENIORS

Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo said the national government is set to spend an initial P3 billion for the P10,000 cash gift of elderly Filipinos reaching the milestone ages of 80, 85, 90, and 95 years old. “Based on the 2025 National Expenditure Program, the government intends to spend up to P3 billion for the initial […]

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RILLO WANTS UP RESEARCH STAFF REPRESENTED IN BOR

Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo has filed a bill seeking to grant the research, extension, and professional staff (REPS) of the University of the Philippines (UP) their own seat in the system’s governing board of regents (BOR). “Our measure, once enacted, will make UP more democratic. It will ensure that every sector in the system […]

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RILLO BACKS ‘UNINTERRUPTED’ HEMODIALYSIS FOR POOR

Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo graced the signing of a memorandum of agreement between East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) and Passion Healthcare Philippines Inc. (PHPI) to collaborate with the aim of ensuring the uninterrupted delivery of hemodialysis treatment services to underprivileged patients. EAMC chief Dr. Alfonso Nuñez III and PHPI president Eric Olay signed the […]

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MMDA, DPWH TACKLE METRO MANILA FLOODING PROBLEMS

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said flood mitigation programs and initiatives will be undertaken in identified flood-prone areas in Metro Manila, following a coordination meeting with representatives of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and local government units in Metro Manila recently. In a press briefing, MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes […]

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P186M FOR CASH GIFTS OF PINOY CENTENARIANS ASSURED

Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo has assured Filipinos who are turning 100 years old this year that there is ample funding for their P100,000 centenarian gift. “In the 2024 General Appropriations Law, the sum of P186 million has been earmarked for the tax-free cash gift of Filipino centenarians,” Rillo said in a statement on Sunday. […]

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MORE PROTECTED BIKE LANES FOR PH IN 2024 – RILLO

In a bid to accelerate the development of protected bicycle lanes, Congress has raised to P1 billion the fresh funding for the Active Transport and Safe Pathways Program (ATSPP), Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on Metro Manila development, said. “In the 2024 General Appropriations Law, we bumped up to […]

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ACTIVE TRANSPORT PROGRAM TO GET P500M FUNDING

The upgrading of bicycle lanes and pedestrian walkways under the national government’s Active Transport Program (ATP) in metropolitan areas is guaranteed to receive at least another P500 million in fresh funding in 2024, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo said on Sunday. “To further stimulate human-powered mobility, such as cycling and walking, there is an additional […]

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VISIT OF SOUTH KOREA’S YOON TO BOOST PH TOURISM

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to Manila will surely give a boost to the Philippines’ tourism sector, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on tourism, said. “South Korea has been the Philippines’ No. 1 supplier of foreign visitors for years, and we are counting on Mr. Yoon’s visit […]

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CONGRESS OK ON BILL VS ‘NO PERMIT, NO EXAM’ SEEN

Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo has high hopes that Congress will soon enact the bill seeking to prohibit the oppressive “no permit, no exam” rule in all private and public educational institutions across all school levels. “Before Congress adjourned on June 3, the Senate agreed on May 31 to the request made by the House on […]