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Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles called the twin victories of two Filipino athletes in world events over the weekend, historic and glorious moments for Philippine sports. On Sunday, Nesthy Petecio won the 2019 Aiba Women’s World Boxing Championships in Russia, while on Saturday, Carlos Yulo became the First Filipino gymnast to win a world championship medal […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III is seeking to penalize private individuals who are not authorized to own and operate drones either for recreational purposes or for commercial use. Pimentel said that over the last two decades, drones are used for photography, to increase crop production, in commercial use and to conduct surveillance and law enforcement operations. […]
With the protection of coastal communities in mind, Senator Nancy Binay is pushing for the creation of buffer zones along vulnerable shorelines. Binay has filed Senate Bill No. 1082 or an “Act Establishing the National Coastal Greenbelt Action Plan” to reduce the impacts of cyclones in the coastal communities of the country with an environmentally-friendly […]
Quezon City Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo slammed as ‘uncalled for’ the description made by singer and actress Regine Velasquez of Barangay Payatas, which the singer described as ‘mabaho’ (smelly) in a recent social media post. Castelo, who represents District 2 which covers Payatas, said Velasquez is probably not updated on the currest status of Payatas. “We do hope […]
Senator Cynthia Villar, in scrutinizing the proposed budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA), made sure funding will go to projects, research and application that will help Filipino farmers and fisherfolks. During the second hearing of the finance subcommittee on the P71.8 billion proposed budget of DA for year 2020, Villar reminded DA officials headed […]
Senator Bong Go was sentimental as he joined local executives and hospital administration and staff in the inauguration of the 44th Malasakit Center at the JR Borja Memorial Hospital in Cagayan de Oro City. “It feels just like yesterday when the very first Malasakit Center opened in the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) with low electrification rates will be given higher priority in the sitio electrification fund of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for 2020, Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said. Masongsong announced this when he presented NEA’s corporate operating budget (COB) for fiscal year 2020 based on the National Expenditure Program (NEP) before the Senate Committee […]
Senator Bong Go is encouraging whistleblowers to come forward and testify in the Senate. “We encourage all whistleblowers. Magsalita kayo. Kung gusto niyong tulungan ang Pilipinas na magbago, sabihin ninyo ang totoo, 100 percent, walang dagdag, walang kulang,” Go said in an ambush interview during his visit to fire victims in Bago Bantay in Quezon […]
Sen. Grace Poe rallied the Filipinos to be united when it concerns child rights and welfare as she hailed the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRRs) of two child-friendly laws. “When it comes to child rights and welfare, isang bansa po tayo,” Poe said in a speech at the ceremonial signing of the […]
A Laguna solon who shepherded the law on the national identification system has lauded the move by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to shoulder the cost of producing the ID cards. This after the BSP signed a memorandum of agreement with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Monday to produce blank cards for IDs under […]