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ALEX LACSON ASKS YOUTH TO START NEW PEOPLE POWER

“Kabataan, ang pwersa ng bagong People Power para sa katotohanan at radikal na reporma.” This was the call of Atty. Alex Lacson, senatorial candidate of the Kapatiran Party at Tropang Leni-Kiko, to the Filipino youth one day after the 36th year anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution that commemorated that ouster of former President […]

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NCR, 38 OTHER AREAS UNDER ALERT LEVEL 1 ON MAR. 1

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Sunday, February 27, 2022, approved placing the National Capital Region under Alert Level 1 effective March 1, 2022 until March 15, 2022. Other areas in Luzon placed under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15, 2022 are: • Abra, Apayao, Baguio City and Kalinga in the Cordillera Administrative […]

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CASTELO WANTS RENT HOLIDAY FOR QC PUBLIC MARKETS

Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo has renewed his call for a moratorium in rent payments for stallholders and vendors in all public markets in Quezon City. Castelo, who is running for vice mayor under the Malayang Quezon City team of mayoral candidate Mike Defensor, has introduced Proposed Ordinance No. 485 in the city […]

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CONTINUE PANTAWID PASADA PROGRAM — GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is planning to file a bill institutionalizing the Pantawid Pasada Program to address the adverse effects of oil price hikes, particularly among the vulnerable sectors such as the public transport. “This is a tried and tested program already. We have done it in the past, in many of the aberrations in world […]

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PALACE URGES PUBLIC TO GET VACCINE BOOSTER SHOTS

Malacañang is urging the public to get booster shots as added protection in light of the low uptake of booster doses. “Iniisip siguro ng karamihan: Bakit kailangan nito? Bumababa naman na ang kaso ng COVID-19 sa bansa,” Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said in a press briefing adding that such notion is […]

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GORDON HONORS DAD ON 50TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY

Senator Dick Gordon paid homage to his late father James Leonard Tagle Gordon, who was brutally murdered 55 years ago. The younger Gordon thanked his father for inspiring him to change course from a promising corporate career into a well-recognized public service career that has spanned for five decades now. “His death is what changed […]

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PROTECT COVID-INFECTED OFWS IN HK – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva was alarmed by reports of employers in Hong Kong who terminated the contracts or abandoned their Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who tested positive for COVID-19. Villanueva called on the Department of Foreign Affairs, Overseas Workers Welfare Authority, and Department of Labor and Employment for the immediate verification and response to these reports. […]

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SUPPORT FOR ISKO NOW GATHERING STRENGTH

From Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, support is snowballing for the presidential candidacy of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso, as various groups around the country over the weekend pledged to campaign for the poor boy from Tondo responsible for the remarkable turnaround of the city of Manila. The Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer on Friday secured the endorsement […]

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SATELLITE-BASED INTERNET TO AID MSMES – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian vowed to pursue the enactment of his bill to develop satellite-based internet technology in the country and expand the powers of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to ensure universal access to the internet. Gatchalian has filed Senate Bill No. 2250 or the proposed Satellite-Based Technologies for Internet Connectivity Act […]

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LGU PARTICIPATION IN NAT’L EMPLOYMENT PLAN URGED

Senator Joel Villanueva called for the institutionalization and localized employment structures in the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS), and said that the strategy should be strengthened through local government unit (LGU) participation. “The NERS should be sustained beyond its deadline this year and provide guidance particular to the needs of every LGU. Each LGU should […]