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HELP PH RED CROSS IN CAMPAIGN VS MEASLES – GORDON

More than a majority of Manila’s barangays has responded in unison to the call of Senator Dick Gordon to prevent a measles outbreak in the city, which he has considered as “ground zero” where 1,296 measles cases and 18 deaths have been recorded from January 1 to February 9 this year. Of Manila’s 896 barangay […]

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DOT MARKETING FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IS RELEVANT – LUNTIAN PARTYLIST

Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list (Luntian) on Tuesday expressed support for the updated version of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) signature tourism campaign “It’s More Fun in the Philippines,” saying that the agency’s focus on sustainable tourism “is relevant given the need to ensure that the country’s top tourist destinations do not suffer the same fate as […]

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ANGARA IS A TRUE CHAMPION OF THE FILIPINO ELDERLY – COSE

An umbrella organization promoting the interest of senior citizens has endorsed the reelection bid of Senator Sonny Angara, whom it describes as a “true champion” in the Senate of the rights and welfare of the Filipino elderly. In a statement of support, the Coalition of Services of the Elderly Inc. (COSE) said that for many […]

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MEMBERS TO ENJOY DIGNIFIED RETIREMENT WITH ENACTMENT OF SSS LAW – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon welcomed the signing into law by President Rodrigo Duterte of the SSS Act of 2019, which will rationalize and expand the powers and duties of the Social Security Commission (SSC) to ensure the long-term viability of the state pension fund. “This is a very welcome development. The law provides a sound, viable […]

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USE YOUR ‘KOKOTE’ VOTE FOR PIMENTEL – SARA DUTERTE

Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Monday called on voters to use their “kokote” and vote for PDP-Laban President Koko Pimentel III, referring to the senator as the brains of her father, President Rodrigo Duterte at the Senate. Speaking at the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) rally in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, the the Davao mayor quoted the […]

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KEEP THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN ‘CLEAN AND GREEN’ – LUNTIAN PARTYLIST

With the first week of the election campaign in the books, Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list (Luntian PL) on Monday called on all senatorial candidates and party-list groups to ensure that their campaign organizations and supporters conduct a “clean-and-green” election campaign that would not negatively impact the environment. Luntian first nominee Michael Ubac said that based on […]

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GORDON TO DOH: BOOST INFO DRIVE ON MEASLES VACCINE

With the gap in vaccination coverage in the country steadily widening since 2014 which contributed to the current measles outbreak in Metro Manila and in some parts of Luzon and the Visayas, Senator Dick Gordon is calling for urgent efforts to increase vaccination coverage. During the NDRRMC (National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council) Response […]

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PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP NEEDED IN RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT – LUNTIAN

A party-list group hoping to be the first green party in the House of Representatives (HOR) is supporting calls for the public and private sector to invest in renewable energy (RE) to reduce the country’s carbon footprint and contribute to world efforts to reduce carbon emissions and put the brakes on global warming. Luntiang Pilipinas […]

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CREATE ONE FARM SCHOOL IN EVERY TOWN – VILLAR

Senator Cynthia Villar is batting for the creation of more farm schools in the country to be supported by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). “Bibigyan natin ng 1,855 farm schools all over the Philippines or one farm school in every town kung saan tuturuan ang magsasaka na magkaroon ng pag-iisip na parang […]

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EXPLORE WAYS TO SCALE UP RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT – LEGARDA

Senator Loren Legarda met with Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and currently the Convenor of Mission 2020, to discuss ways on how to further unlock investments to scale up clean and renewable energy development in the country and the world. Legarda, UNISDR Global Champion for […]