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A lawmaking tandem has filed a bill that would create child advocacy centers in all local government units across the country. House Bill No. 7468 or the “Child Advocacy Centers bill”, filed by Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos and Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos, seeks to establish centers in every city and municipality […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III greeted Muslim Filipinos and the global Muslim community at the start of Ramadan, calling the holy month a time for discipline, sacrifice and solidarity. “Sa ating mga kapatid na Muslim dito sa Pilipinas at sa buong mundo, isang mapagpalang pagbati sa pagsisimula ng banal na Buwan ng Ramadan,” Dy said. […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso visited Metro Pacific Fresh Farms (MPFF) in San Rafael, Bulacan, as part of his agenda to introduce modern urban farming technologies to the nation’s capital. During the visit, Domagoso was briefed by Shahar Turgeman, Director of MPFF, on the greenhouse facility’s operations and its use of controlled-environment agriculture […]
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued new rules that will make residential land titling significantly faster and fairer for millions of Filipino families. Through DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2025‑35, the agency has overhauled the country’s residential free patent system – an important move as untitled properties continue to delay infrastructure […]
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) intensified its campaign against illicit trade as Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno commended the Port of Cagayan de Oro for the destruction of smuggled cigarettes seized in a series of anti-smuggling operations. The BOC Port of Cagayan de Oro, under the leadership of District Collector Atty. Manuel Zurbito Jr., conducted the public […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has ordered the creation of a dedicated Coffee Industry Development Office (CIDO), signaling a major shift in how the government manages the struggling sector. Under the Department Order No. 06, the new office will sit under the Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Undersecretary for Special Concerns and Official […]
Voting 19-0-0, the Senate approved on third and final reading Senator Erwin Tulfo’s Senate Bill No. 155, known as the Direkta at Agad na Lingap at Interbensiyon (DALI) Act, which seeks to eliminate unnecessary documentary requirements in accessing government aid and ensure its release within the day. “For too long, our kababayans have been burdened […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan has introduced Senate Bill No. 1844, also known as the Comprehensive Legal Education Reform Act, to strengthen the Legal Education Board (LEB) by establishing a Commission on Legal Education (CLED). The CLED will regulate legal education institutions and actively promote their development through scholarships, grants, and incentives. The proposed measure amends Republic […]
Determined to bring essential healthcare services closer to families in the provinces, Senator Bong Go, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, filed Senate Bill No. 1783 seeking to establish the Tigaon Mother and Child General Hospital in Tigaon, Camarines Sur—an urgent response to the town’s growing need for accessible maternal and child healthcare. […]
Second star to the right, and straight on ’til morning! Fasten your faith, sprinkle your pixie dust, and prepare to take flight as the world of civil engineering once again rises above the clouds. Neverland calls, and only the boldest minds will soar. The Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers – Mapúa University Student Chapter proudly […]