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ESCUDERO TO PRIVATE SECTOR: ADOPT 4-DAY WORKWEEK

Senator Chiz Escudero urged private companies to consider adopting Malacañang‑backed four‑day onsite workweek or implement staggered work‑hour schemes as the country aims to cushion the impact of fuel price hikes and broader economic disruptions amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. Escudero said such flexible arrangements could help reduce daily transportation demand, lower operating costs, […]

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SOLONS PUSH FOR EMPLOYMENT AFTER MATERNITY LEAVE

As the country commemorates National Women’s Month, a lawmaking tandem called for the passage of a bill that would institutionalize return-to-work programs for women after childbirth or care-related career breaks. “The Women Back-to-Work bill seeks to help women who wish to return to work after leaving to give birth or care for their families. Even […]

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ULAP URGES LGU VETERINARIANS TO CURB RABIES

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino governor Dax Cua backs the call to designate a public veterinarian in all local government units to help curb rabies infection in the country. “Having a municipal veterinarian is crucial not only in responding to the threat of rabies, but also in ensuring that […]

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BONG GO BACKS FUEL SUBSIDY, EXCISE TAX SUSPENSION

Senator Bong Go expressed readiness to support measures that would ease the burden on Filipinos should global oil prices surge to $80 per barrel, stressing the ripple effects of higher fuel costs on basic commodities while voicing deep concern over the safety of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Middle East. With gasoline now hovering […]

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VILLAFUERTE BACKS PCO’S DRIVE VS FAKE NEWS

Camarines Sur Rep. Migz Villafuerte has welcomed the initiative  by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) to pursue with prominent institutions of the legacy media a concerted effort to uphold responsible journalism and fend off disinformation and misinformation, which, he said, has been pervading the internet and undermining democratic governance.   Villafuerte said the PCO’s move to seal […]

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PANGILINAN: MAKE MEANS, DIOUF FILIPINOS

Citing their aspiration to join the Philippine national team and represent the country on the international stage, Senator Kiko Pangilinan formally sponsored Committee Report No. 41 under House Bill 6640, granting Philippine citizenship to Maodo Diouf, and Committee Report No. 42 under House Bill 6641, granting citizenship to Elizabeth Jeanette Means, during the Senate’s plenary […]

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Business & Economy

SAN MIGUEL CORP. OPENS MUSEUM AT POLO BREWERY

A museum dedicated to one of the Philippines’ most iconic and enduring brands, highlighting over 135 years of history and brewing tradition, and paying tribute to generations of employees, has opened at the country’s oldest surviving brewery in Polo, Valenzuela City.  San Miguel Corporation (SMC) President and COO John Paul L. Ang and San Miguel […]

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BONG GO LAUDS 1ST PINOY KID LIVER TRANSPLANT 

Senator Bong Go commended the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC) and Renji Hospital for successfully performing the first pediatric liver transplant for a Filipino patient under their partnership, a milestone he described as “a breakthrough moment for Philippine healthcare.” The patient, a two-year-and-two-month-old boy, was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a condition in which […]

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GREEN INDUSTRIAL ZONES BILL GETS HOUSE PANEL OK

The bid to promote development in the country through clean energy and sustainable industries received a boost after a bill seeking the establishment of “green industrial zones” was approved at the committee level in the House of Representatives. “I would like to thank my esteemed colleagues for recognizing the potential of green industrial zones in […]

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Government

SBMA RELEASES ₱158.9M LGU REVENUE SHARES

Subic Bay Freeport—The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) released a total of ₱158.9 million to its eight contiguous local government units (LGUs) as their revenue share for the second semester of 2025. During the distribution of checks at the SBMA Boardroom on March 3, 2026, SBMA Chairman and Administrator Eduardo Jose L. Aliño said that […]