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Bacolod lone district Rep. Albee Benitez on Monday expressed his hope that the launch of a new water treatment plant would help stabilize the city’s water supply and provide affordable water services to the people. “At its core, this project is about securing our future, securing our water resource,” Benitez said during the inauguration of […]
As part of its efforts to cultivate efficient and reliable government service for industry stakeholders, the Department of Tourism (DOT) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Landbank of the Philippines (LBP), the country’s largest government-owned bank. Through the partnership, the DOT will adopt LBP’s LinkBiz Portal, an electronic payment platform that will allow tourism […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso ordered the planting of an initial 100,000 bamboo along Roxas Boulevard, R-10 and other major roads as part of the city’s flood control and environmental policy. Domagoso said the bamboo planting is intended to reinforce riverbanks and help cushion floodwaters during the rainy season. “We are doing a […]
Laguna Governor Sol Aragones visited San Pablo District Hospital bringing medicines and free IV fluids to support patient care. Aragones was joined by Dr. Odilon Inoncillo, Officer in Charge of the Provincial Health Office. Stressing the importance of basic provisions, the lady governor said, “Importante talaga sakin ‘yung basic meron kayo,” referring to the medicines […]
The Department of Agriculture kicked off the expansion of the Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!, the flagship food program of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., through local government units, betting that scale, tighter logistics, and steady state procurement can bring affordable rice to vulnerable Filipinos while shoring up farmers’ incomes. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. led […]
The newly inducted officers of the Games and Amusements Board Employees’ Association (GABEA) formally took their oath of office at the GAB Central Office in Makati City. The ceremony was officiated by GAB Chairman Atty. Francisco Rivera, together with Commissioners Atty. Manuel Plaza III and Angel Bautista. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐆𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐀 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞: President: 𝐃𝐫. 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐉𝐨𝐞𝐥 𝐋. 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳 Vice President: 𝐅𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐡 𝐀. 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐮𝐭 Secretary: 𝐀𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐂. 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐜𝐚𝐲 Treasurer: 𝐊𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐕𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐒. 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐨 P.R.O.: 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃. 𝐀𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐳𝐚 Auditor: 𝐋𝐞𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐏. 𝐃𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫 […]
Senator Erwin Tulfo is pushing for a unified flood control project planning and monitoring system in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The vice chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee made the call after it was exposed that the grid coordinates generated by DPWH from the Multi-Year Programming and Scheduling (MYPS) and […]
Evidence, and not noise, will indict and convict those involved in the corruption behind anomalous flood control projects, Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson stressed. At the resumption of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing into the issue, Lacson tore into “skeptics, detractors, and hijackers” for twisting public anger to divide the nation. “Your noise […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan has taken note of the interest of ordinary Filipinos to participate in public service during the past elections, but he emphasized that victories for those without the political machinery and the backing of big political parties and dynasties will remain a challenge if the proposed anti-political dynasty law is not passed. Pangilinan […]
As Malacañan currently reviews the pension system of military and uniformed personnel (MUP), Camarines Sur representatives led by Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte are proposing new legislation to establish a “sustainable, equitable and financially sound” annuity plan in place of the current one whose long-term sustainability is being doubted by no less than our country’s […]