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Access to quality, affordable healthcare is a right that should not be denied to the people of Abra. This according to Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos and SOLID NORTH Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos, who have filed a measure to upgrade and expand the province’s healthcare system, citing the urgent need to bring critical medical […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero is confident that more foreign investors will look at the Philippines as an ideal investment destination with the enactment of a law that extends their land lease contract to 99 years. The new law, principally authored by Escudero during the 19th Congress, was signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero has approved the issuance of subpoenas to five contractors and three executives of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to compel their attendance to the September 8 public hearing on irregularities surrounding the flood control projects across the country. Acting on the recommendation of Senator Rodante Marcoleta, chairperson of […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros is pushing for the creation of a specialty hospital for senior citizens to ensure that they receive quality and age-appropriate healthcare. Hontiveros filed the Philippine Geriatric Center (PGC) Act or Senate Bill No. 1302 which seeks to upgrade the National Center for Geriatric Health in San Miguel, Manila into a tertiary specialty […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged the Office of the Ombudsman to proactively conduct lifestyle checks on public officials, emphasizing the role of such checks as a deterrent to corruption. Cayetano raised the proposal during his line of inquiry to candidates vying to become the next Ombudsman in interviews conducted by the Judicial and Bar Council […]
Camarines Sur Rep. Migz Villafuerte is backing President Marcos’ push for broader and stronger infrastructure to digitally empower Filipinos, and said the House committee on information and communications technology (ICT) will support this future-proofing government agenda by pursuing legislation to beef up our defense against artificial intelligence (AI)-generated cyber fraud and other digital scams. Villafuerte said […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero is urging Malacañang to draw up a “negative list” of infrastructure projects that cannot be funded under the 2026 national budget and should be vetoed outright by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. because these would only drain funds meant for essential programs. “Instead of waiting for questionable projects to slip into the […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan formally opens a Senate investigation into the rampant agricultural smuggling in the country, seeking to hold smugglers and profiteers fully accountable and warning that the continuous failure to uphold the anti-agricultural smuggling law undermines food security and emboldens criminal networks to profit at the expense of the nation. The veteran legislator led […]
Parañaque 2nd District Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan has called on fellow lawmakers to leverage digital tools to build “bridges of transparency” that will heighten awareness about state-funded services, strengthen public trust and bring government closer to the people. Instead of relying on traditional, and often tedious, modes of delivering public services, Yamsuan said government officials […]
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on August 29 revoked the provisional authority to operate of the Siquijor Island Power Corporation (SIPCOR) for the operation of power generation facilities in the Province of Siquijor. The ERC cited SIPCOR’s numerous violations such as the failure to secure Certificate of Compliance (COC) prior to the operation of its […]