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VILLAFUERTE BACKS FOOD TERMINALS IN REGIONS

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has given the thumbs up to the grand plan by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (PBBM) to prioritize the provision of quality infrastructure support to farmers as he proposed the establishment of regional food terminals or depots across the country, in support of the Chief Executive’s agenda as concurrent agriculture […]

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MORE BENEFITS FOR BRGY HEALTH WORKERS – BONG GO

Two senators filed bills that aim to add more benefits for barangay health workers (BHWs) who have been playing an important role in the country’s fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Senator Bong Go reiterated the need to pass into law his filed bill which seeks to mandate the appointment of at least two BHWs […]

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A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL FOR EVERY REGION — LAPID

Senator Manuel Lito Lapid has filed a bill that aims to institutionalize the establishment of tertiary care hospitals in all regions of the country. The measure sprung from the need to have a quality health care system in the face of the pandemic and other diseases that some of our countrymen suffer from. With the […]

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ATAYDE OPENS SATELLITE ‘AKSYON AGAD’ CENTER

In a bid to better serve his constituents, Quezon City 1st District Rep. Arjo Atayde on Wednesday launched a new district office in Brgy. Sto. Cristo.  “Ang ipinangako natin, hindi tayo magiging absentee congressman. Sa pamamagitan ng bagong district office na magsisilbi ring Aksyon Agad Center, madadagdagan ang lugar na maaaring puntahan ng mga taga-District […]

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‘BATMAN AND ROBIN’ TO BOOST SUPPORT FOR NTF-ELCAC

Batman and Robin.This is how Senator Robin Padilla described his potential team up with Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa in pushing support for the programs of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Padilla said the NTF-ELCAC has good programs to address the threats from the communist rebels via development programs […]

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LAPID LAUDS PH WOMEN’S NAT’L FOOTBALL TEAM WIN

Senator Lito Lapid filed a resolution encouraging the Senate to express its congratulations and commendation to the Philippine National Women’s Football team, Filipinas, for bagging the country’s first-ever Championship crown in the ASEAN Football Federation’s history held recently at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila.In his resolution, Lapid said that “the Philippine Women’s National Football […]

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CUA HAILS VP SARA’S PLAN TO CREATE MORE CLASSROOMS

Quirino Gov. Dakila Cua hailed Vice President Sara Duterte’s plan to address overcrowding in schools by creating more classrooms through a streamlined process. “The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted what has been a long-existing problem in our schools. Sa panahon ng COVID-19 hindi na pwedeng nagsisiksikan ang mga bata sa paaralan, kaya mahalagang paramihin pa natin […]

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ABALOS TO LGUS: HELP YOUR POOR CONSTITUENTS

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin Abalos, Jr. urged local government units (LGUs) to develop and carry out transformative programs to ease the economic burden of their constituents due to the surging oil and commodity prices. “With the recent spike in prices of commodities and the aftermath of surging inflation, LGUs […]

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DECONGEST TEACHERS’ WORKLOAD – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the new administration to decongest the workload of public school teachers so they could focus on their teaching duties. Gatchalian emphasized that decongesting the workload of teachers affects the quality and delivery of education to the country’s K to 12 learners. “Decongesting the workload of teachers affects the quality and delivery […]

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BILL CREATING SIERRA MADRE DEV’T AUTHORITY FILED

With President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. vowing to tackle the issue of climate change, Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles is hoping that Congress will finally pass a bill creating a government body tasked with the conservation and management of the 500-kilometer-long Sierra Madre Mountain Range to help protect its forest cover and prevent flooding […]