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Maguindanao 2nd District representative and senatorial candidate Dong Mangudadatu is hopeful that peace will still reign in Mindanao amid the Lanao Sur incident that claimed the lives of four members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the wounding of eight police personnel. Mangudadatu also wished the incident would not affect the election campaign […]
Party-list Rep. Salvador Belaro (1-Ang Edukasyon) called on passers of the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) to serve all Filipinos, especially the poor and the marginalized, while studying and after their graduation. “Keep your astute senses fixed on the plight of the poor, the marginalized, the working middle class, and the entrepreneurs […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III on Monday called on officials of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) to give a comprehensive update on the status of preparations for the 30th Southeast Asian Games or SEA Games, which the country will be hosting from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 this year. “We’ve been […]
Some 5,000 Albayanos welcomed senatorial candidates being endorsed by the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) regional party during their campaign sortie at the Albay Astrodome in Legazpi City. Ako Bikol (AKB) party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin welcomed the candidates and solicited the support of city residents for the administration bets, whose advocacies, he said, will bring more […]
Water should be a top issue this year, one that the whole government should tackle as soon as possible, said the chair of the House of Representatives agriculture committee and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr. “The escalating damage to agriculture and the lack of water service in Metro Manila should alert us to the […]
With the country marking Women’s Day, House Agriculture Committee Chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr., is calling for the empowerment of indigenous women in food security and climate change adaptation efforts. “Maraming maia-ambag ang indigenous women given their traditional role as carers and managers of their communities. It’s high time we tap their […]
The one week extension on the closure of the Tandang Sora flyover in Quezon City has enabled authorities to make the needed traffic rerouting and the installation of U-turn slots to allow for a smooth flow of traffic. On the instance of Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte and Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Winnie […]
ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr. on Friday lauded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for creating more voting centers for indigenous peoples (IPs) saying the special centers are crucial in ensuring that IPs are not disenfranchised during the 2019 midterm elections. The Comelec reported that 10 more Accessible Voting Centers (AVC) in South Cotabato and […]
The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 8910 which seeks to strengthen the Games and Amusements Board (GAB). HB 8910, principally authored by Reps. Winston Castelo (2nd District, Quezon City), Strike Revilla (2nd District, Cavite), and the late Rodel Batocabe (Party-list, AKO BICOL), received 185 positive votes from […]
“From about two months to about three and a half months. This is an almost double increase in the paid maternity leaves for working mothers in the Philippines.” This was the assurance made by Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Winnie Castelo, who welcomed the signing of R.A. 11210 or the Expanded Maternity Leave Law. Under […]