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Less than five weeks before the May 12 elections, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa visited several parts of vote-rich Cebu province to seek support for his reelection bid. Dela Rosa continued his “guerrilla style” campaign earlier this week, visiting Argao, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu City, Mandaue City, Consolacion, Dalaguete, Moalboal, Toledo City and Barili. In Argao, […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa does not mind going around the country “guerilla style” in order to woo voters to once again place their trust in him in the upcoming midterm election. “Saan mang sulok ng bansa, pupuntahan kita makuha lang ang matamis mong oo. Laban Pilipinas!” Dela Rosa said in a Facebook post early […]
The hunger situation in the country has reportedly worsened, with 27.2% of Filipino families reporting that they experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months, based on the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). This figure, the highest since the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, points to what […]
To enhance our food security while encouraging youths to be farmers, former Senator and 2025 senatorial candidate Ping Lacson is eyeing a scholarship program for deserving students – especially children of farmers – who want to join the agriculture sector. Lacson said that such a program similar to the “Doktor Para sa Bayan Act” – […]
Senator Bong Go renewed his appeal for the timely passage of the proposed legislated wage hike bill, which was already approved by the Senate on third and final reading last year. Go expressed concern that further delays–particularly the lack of urgent certification from Malacañang–might hinder progress on a long-standing effort to support Filipino workers. With […]
On World Health Day, Marikina 1st District congressional candidate and incumbent Senator Koko Pimentel III emphasized the critical importance of strengthening public health initiatives to ensure that all Filipinos have access to quality healthcare services. “Ang kalusugan ay isang pangunahing karapatan, at napakahalaga na tiyakin nating walang Pilipino ang maiiwan pagdating sa kanilang kalusugan at […]
Local chief executives of Oriental Mindoro and Bais City, Negros Oriental have given their full support for the reelection bid of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa in the 2025 midterm elections. On his Facebook account, Dela Rosa shared photos from his recent visit to Oriental Mindoro Governor Humerlito “Bonz” Dolor, who expressed his full support […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero is urging the country’s economic managers to prepare and plan for contingencies and a calibrated response to the 17 percent tariff that US President Donald Trump is imposing on Philippine exports to cushion its impact on the local economy. “What are the pains and what are the gains, if any, that […]
“Our goal is to make tax compliance easier and hassle-free for our taxpayers. We will continue to enhance our services and exert more efforts to achieve that.” With the April 15 income tax deadline nearing, this was stressed by Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui, Jr. in a public advisory on his official […]
The chair of the House labor and employment committee appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to “take the reins” on the issue of the proposed legislated wage hike for minimum wage earners by certifying it as urgent. “I believe we are now at the point where we need executive action. We are past the need […]