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INC SETS NEW WORLD RECORD AS THOUSANDS TAKE PART IN MASS BAPTISM

Another Guinness world record fell after Filipino homegrown church Iglesia Ni Cristo baptized 18,272 people during its “Grand Baptism” event at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan last Saturday, September 7. The activity coincided with the 10th year of Eduardo V. Manalo as INC Executive Minister. “The Grand Baptism was a massive logistical undertaking but […]

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Politics

SIMPLIFY PROCESS FOR MASS HOUSING – ANGARA

Government housing agencies have done a lot to comply with the tenets of the ease of doing business but a lot more has to be done to address the backlog in the area of informal sector mass housing. “Building a house is a slog through 27 offices, 78 permits, 156 signatures, 373 documents that could […]

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Politics

GORDON TO NBI: RETRIEVE DELETED MESSAGES, CALL LOGS FROM SUBPOENAED PHONES

Senator Dick Gordon ordered the National Bureau of Investigations to check the cellular phones which have been subpoenaed from two Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) personnel as part of a joint Senate committee hearing on the alleged sale of Good Conduct Time Allowances (GCTA) credits to inmates. Gordon directed the NBI to retrieve the messages deleted […]

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PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PIG FARMING – VILLAR

Given the many benefits it brought to hog-raisers, sustainable pig farming (SPF) should be promoted among backyard and commercial raisers. “Since we started teaching farmers SPF, many already benefited from low feed cost, good quality meat and a more environment-friendly know-how of raising pigs,” Senator Cynthia Villar said. “Backyard hog-raising is one of the alternative […]

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Government

CARAGA HOLDS FIRST EVER BRGY SUMMIT ON EO 70 –NOGRALES

“This is the first time for a region, and for any regional task force, that a barangay summit on EO 70 was held. This is also the first time that a regional task force has initiated a film festival under the direction of the Philippine National Police (PNP). We blazed a trail here in Caraga.” This […]

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Politics

INTRODUCE WAR HEROES TO CHILDREN THROUGH FILM – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara is urging the country’s defense and veterans’ affairs officials to consider coming out with documentaries about the exploits of our war heroes that have either been forgotten or have never been told. Currently, the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) has been undertaking efforts to inculcate love of country among children through its […]

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Politics

AUDIO RECORD OF GCTA BUYING MAY LEAD TO PERJURY CASE – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon, Chairman of the Senate Committees on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations (Blue Ribbon), and Justice and Human Rights said the recorded telephone conversation between Yolanda Camilon, witness on the alleged good conduct time allowance (GCTA) for sale racket at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP), and Correctional Officer III Veronica Buño could […]

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CREATE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THE ELDERLY — ABANTE

Filipinos are vulnerable to health issues at any age. But while the the country has the National Children’s Hospital to address the needs of the young, it does not have a counterpart for the nation’s close to nine million senior citizens. This, stressed Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr., is the […]

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MINORITY TO WORK FOR ‘PORK-FREE,WASTE-FREE BUDGET’ — ABANTE

House Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Wednesday reiterated that members of the Minority will be using the plenary debates on the 2020 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) to hammer out a pork-free, waste-free budget that would benefit the country’s 104 million citizens. On the second day of the marathon House […]

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FREE TRAINING FOR FARMERS IN 21 SCHOOLS – VILLAR

Twenty-one schools located across the country will serve as venues to teach farmer-trainors about farm mechanization and inbred seeds production. During the hearing of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, Senator Cynthia Villar identified the 21 schools where farmers can avail of free training courses on rice crop production, modern rice farming techniques, inbred seed […]