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AGRI PARTY-LIST: EXPAND FERTILIZER, PESTICIDES AID

Heeding the call of farmers to come up with solutions to ease their burden amid the continuing increase in the price of farm inputs, AGRI-Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee filed a measure to institutionalize a fertilizer and pesticides subsidy program. Under House Bill No. 3528 or the National Fertilizer Subsidy Act, the Department of Agriculture […]

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DENR: DON’T USE FROGS, FISH TO FIGHT DENGUE

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) has warned the public against releasing frogs and fish in swamps and stagnant water to fight the dengue outbreak, as it can disrupt the ecological balance of the surrounding environment. BMB Director Natividad Bernardino explained that placing frogs and fish is not an effective solution […]

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VILLAFUERTE TO DOF, DBM: FUND P1K SENIORS’ PENSION

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has appealed to the Departments of Finance (DOF) and Budget and Management (DBM) to exert their “optimum effort” in looking for enough funds to enable the Marcos administration to possibly carry out fully beginning this year new amendatory law doubling to P1,000 the monthly social pension of more than 4 million […]

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CUA BACKS SPECIAL TEAM ON MANDANAS-GARCIA RULING

Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Friday expressed full support for the creation of a special team that would look into issues arising from the implementation of the Supreme Court’s Mandanas-Garcia ruling. “The Mandanas-Garcia ruling is a game-changing decision and it is only natural that we encounter difficulties at the initial stage of its implementation. The […]

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INCLUSION OF FARMERS, FISHERFOLK IN ‘4PS’ URGED

AGRI Partylist Rep. Wilbert T. Lee called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to prioritize farmers and fisherfolks as eligible beneficiaries in the Department’s move to accommodate new recipients of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).  In line with the DSWD’s plan to add 1.3 million households in 4Ps, Lee filed House […]

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CUA: PROVINCES TO HELP PH RECOVER FROM PANDEMIC

Quirino Gov. Dakila Cua on Friday vowed that provincial local governments will serve as the national government’s active partners in post-pandemic recovery and helping Filipinos cope with the rising cost of goods. Cua was re-elected as the National Chairman of the League of Provinces of the Philippines. The governor vowed to work on putting mechanisms […]

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VETOED: DAVAO LIGHT AND POWER FRANCHISE EXPANSION

In a letter addressed to the Senate and House of Representatives yesterday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. sent his veto message of House Bill 10554 or An Act Expanding the Franchise Area of Davao Light and Power Company, Inc. President Marcos echoed the declared national policy in PD 269 on total electrification of the Philippines […]

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ABANTE THROWS SUPPORT BEHIND NEW HOUSE LEADERSHIP

For the country to move forward, the leadership of the House of Representatives (HOR) needs the support and positive contributions of the chamber’s members. This is according to Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr., who on Tuesday said he would extend his support to the new leaders of the House, just as he had […]

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AGRI PARTY-LIST LAUDS PBBM’S AGRI PRIORITIZATION

AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee lauded President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. (PBBM) for prioritizing the agriculture sector in his State of the Nation Address on July 25. “Agriculture is a gut issue. Literal na nagugutom ang mga kababayan natin dahil sa walang kasiguruhan ang pagkain—patuloy na tumataas ang presyo nito, at nalulugmok sa utang dahil […]

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PRIORITY REHAB OF AGUS-PULANGI POWER PLANTS URGED

Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte has called on the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. administration to prioritize the rehabilitation of the Agus-Pulangi hydropower complex if it wants the Philippines to be a “world leader” in climate action while ensuring a clean and reliable energy source in Mindanao. Rehabilitating the decades-old facilities of the Agus-Pulangi […]