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Smuggled agricultural products may contain harmful chemicals that can endanger the health of Filipino consumers, Senator Kiko Pangilinan warned after he revealed that illegally imported products bypass safety checks and may be unfit for consumption. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Pangilinan said that agricultural smuggling harms not only the country’s agricultural sector and its […]
To see is to believe. This was the point made by Quezon City First District Rep. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde when last week he personally inspected the sites of the seven flood control and drainage projects in his district that had been falsely labeled as “ghost projects,” and confirmed that these are real, verifiable, and […]
Senator Chiz Escudero is challenging the chairpersons of the congressional committees tasked with handling the 2026 national spending package to show their commitment to instituting budget reforms by letting the local government units (LGUs) have a greater nod in the identification and implementation of infrastructure projects. With Congress still in the thick of going over […]
Camarines Sur LRay Villafuerte is pushing a sweeping reform of a nearly two-decade-old priority program of the Department of Health (DOH) that received almost ₱30 billion this year for building or improving health facilities, but which has, at this point, left this Department stuck with 300 idle or non-operational health centers out of almost 900 built thus […]
Amid the country’s reliance on coffee imports, Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged to reenergize the local coffee industry, calling for greater government support and development of its production to meet rising domestic demand. As the keynote speaker at the first Coffee Sustainability Congress recently at the Makati Sports Club, Pangilinan reflected on the unprecedented rise in […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan took a step forward in finalizing the committee report that will be instrumental in the passage of his proposed Senate Bill No. 1199, or the Congressional Commission on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security (AGRICOM) Act. During the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform’s public hearing, Pangilinan made note of several […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has vowed to fight for the passage of a long-overdue Magna Carta for Barangays that will finally give barangay officials the recognition, dignity, and compensation they rightfully deserve as full-fledged government employees, not volunteers. Speaking before over 2,000 local leaders during the recent Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas National […]
Bacolod lone district Rep. Albee Benitez on Wednesday expressed his hope that his city will soon serve as the country’s benchmark in solving persistent flooding. This after the first session of the Bacolod Flood Mitigation Summit was held on October 20 to determine the concrete steps necessary to address the problems caused by chronic flooding. […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan did not mince words as he flagged Chinese companies and individuals, local businessmen, and even government officials and employees behind the multi-million-peso agricultural smuggling that he said continues to impoverish farmers, fisherfolk, and Filipino consumers. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, Pangilinan pointed out that agricultural […]
As Senator Kiko Pangilinan pushes for the return of the National Food Authority’s (NFA) powers to regulate, trade, and import rice, he also seeks additional stringent safeguards to prevent abuse, ensure accountability, and protect both farmers and consumers. During the second public hearing on the amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), the chairperson of […]