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JICA-BACKED TECH TO IMPROVE POWER COOP’S SYSTEM RELIABILITY

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) launched the pilot implementation of a smart grid technology that will help improve the distribution system reliability of electric cooperatives (ECs) in the country.  The Distribution Automation System (DAS) of the Batangas II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BATELEC II) was officially put into operation […]

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MY BILLS WILL BE ALAGANG ANGARA LAWS – ANGARA

Senators have started filing their bills providing President Rodrigo Duterte “with a deep pool of measures he can support and ask Congress to immediately pass when he delivers the State of the Nation Address,” reelected Senator Sonny Angara said. Angara urged Malacañang to choose what Senate proposals to officially back “so we can start the […]

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REP. NOGRALES: TIME FOR MONTALBAN TO RECLAIM ORIGINAL NAME

Bring back Montalban. This, according to Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles, is the prevailing sentiment of residents of Rodriguez, Rizal who want to restore the original name of the first class municipality still popularly known in the country as Montalban. The first-term legislator revealed on Wednesday that during his tenure as Assistant Provincial Administrator […]

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DIVERSIFY BIOETHANOL FEEDSTOCK SOURCES – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the diversification of bioethanol feedstock sources and improved production processes to help bring down barriers preventing the takeoff of biofuels in the country. In his speech during the recent Global Bioenergy Partnership event, Gatchalian recognized the importance of Republic Act No. 9367 or the Biofuels Act of 2006 in […]

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GATCHALIAN: STUDY TRANSFER OF FLIGHTS TO SANGLEY AIRPORT

Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to study carefully the transfer of commercial flights from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to the Sangley airport in Cavite. Gatchalian said he shares the reservations aired by Philippine Airlines and AirAsia in transferring their commercial flights to Sangley without a detailed study on the […]

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I WILL PUSH FOR DEATH PENALTY BY FIRING SQUAD – DELA ROSA

Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and Senator-elect Bato dela Rosa said he will push for the  public execution by firing squad of drug traffickers. “I have no other campaign promise or platform when I run for Senator except for death penalty for drug trafficking. I have to do that. The people voted for me and […]

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NEA COMPLIANT WITH GOVT TRANSPARENCY STANDARDS IN OPERATION, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT — COA

The Commission on Audit (COA) has declared the National Electrification Administration (NEA) as compliant with government transparency standards in its operations and financial management. According to the latest COA Independent Auditor’s Report (IAR), NEA received an unmodifed opinion on the fairness of presentation of its financial statements as of December 31, 2018.  This means that […]

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VILLAR TO PANGASINAN GRADUATES: BE INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS

Reelected Senator Cynthia Villar is urging graduates of the Pangasinan State University (PSU), San Carlos City campus to be involved in agriculture and business regardless of their chosen career as many opportunities await them in agriculture and agri-business. “There are many opportunities for the youth in  agriculture like agri-business, farm tourism, mechanization, among others, especially […]

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PH-INDONESIA MARITIME BOUNDARY DEAL A LANDMARK DEV’T – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon hailed the scheduled ratification of a landmark agreement between the Philippines and Indonesia that establishes a boundary in the overlapping exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of both countries. “Congratulations are in order for President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on their announcement at the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok that […]

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HONG KONG AUTHORITIES ACTED WITH DISRESPECT IN DETAINING DEL ROSARIO – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon said Hong Kong authorities acted with disrespect and exhibited lack of good judgment in the manner they have treated former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, who was detained for hours at the Hong Kong airport for undisclosed reasons. Gordon pointed out that with Del Rosario’s pronouncements, too, on the abandonment of […]