Former Senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan has welcomed the plan of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to acquire a new hospital ship, and to build a new first responder station for its marine search and rescue operations. “We understand that in the proposed 2025 national budget, the PCG is seeking an allocation of P385.7 million to […]
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A bill seeking a 300 percent increase in the monthly old-age pension of Filipino senior war veterans has been transmitted to Malacanang and is now just waiting for the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte. In all likelihood, it will be implemented early next year, providing the more than 6,000 World War II, Korean and Vietnam […]
Senators lauded their colleague, Senator Gringo Honasan, and wished him well after he accepted the offer of President Rodrigo Duterte to be Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). Honasan said he decided to accept the President’s offer “for a better Philippines, a better government, for the Filipino people, and for a […]