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The House Committee on Revision of Laws, chaired by Rizal Representative Emigdio Tanjuatco III, approved the subcommittee report on the proposed New Espionage Act during a joint meeting with the House Committee on National Defense and Security. The approval covered the substitute bill consolidating House Bills (HBs) 812, 1457, 1844, 2793, 3023, 4202, 4886, 6177, […]
Laguna Governor Sol Aragones has launched “Pilgrimage Tourism: A Journey of Faith.” The pilgrimage tour will take travelers on a sacred journey to seven historic churches across Laguna. These include Immaculate Conception Parish, San Antonio de Padua Parish Church, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, San Sebastian Parish Church, San Juan Bautista Parish Church, Parish of […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is strengthening its partnership with the business sector to ensure the Marcos administration’s priority infrastructure projects are completed on time and deliver tangible benefits to Filipinos. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the DPWH to expedite the completion of key infrastructure projects nationwide. According to Secretary Vince […]
The Bureau of Customs – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA), in close coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), intercepted a passenger found carrying illegal drugs at NAIA Terminal 3 recently. Upon arrival, the passenger’s carry-on baggage was subjected to X-ray screening and referred for […]
The Department of Agriculture and the Japan International Cooperation Agency have sealed a JPY1.7-billion grant agreement to build a modern rice processing system in Isabela, a move aimed at sharpening the buffer stocking capability of the National Food Authority in one of the country’s most productive rice belts. The facility will rise in Cauayan City, […]
The move allowing PhilHealth members to be admitted to vacant pay ward beds in government hospitals is a positive development that aligns with an existing practice long allowed under current rules, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said. “Sometimes the problem is not the absence of a new policy, but the failure to use what […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan’s proposed Senate Bill No. 1624, which will create the Congressional Commission on Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food Security (AGRICOM), was passed on third reading during the Senate’s plenary session recently. The AGRICOM, a three-year intervention designed to seek concrete and targeted reforms in the country’s agriculture and fisheries sector, aims to address the […]
Senator Bong Go is pushing for the institutionalization of school clinics in all public elementary and secondary schools nationwide, citing serious gaps in the availability of on-site health facilities and personnel that directly affect students’ well-being and learning conditions. Through Senate Bill No. 1780, Go underscores that access to basic healthcare within schools remains uneven […]
Sam Cantada powered defending champion National University past her former school Adamson University, 25-23, 25-19, 28-26, securing the Lady Bulldogs’ second consecutive win in the UAAP Season 88 Collegiate Women’s Volleyball Tournament, Wednesday afternoon at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion in Manila. Fresh off her 21-point debut against the University of Santo Tomas Golden Tigresses last […]
Far Eastern University vented its frustration on University of the East, 25-20, 25-14, 25-14, to notch its first win in the UAAP Season 88 Women’s Volleyball Tournament on Wednesday at the UST Quadricentennial Pavilion. Eager to bounce back from a straight-sets loss to the De La Salle University Lady Spikers last Saturday, the Lady Tamaraws […]