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News purveyor NET25’s website carried a weekend front page that ran from Malacañang to the Senate, from the Luzon Strait to a highway in Bavaria, and from Cavite to the medal podium in Nagoya. The network makes a conscious effort to keep its weekend front page as full as a weekday’s, because weekends are when […]
Laguna Governor Sol Aragones went to Enchanted Kingdom in Santa Rosa City, to join thousands of teachers in celebrating “National Teachers’ Month.” Aragones went to the program and expressed the Provincial Government’s support for teachers and education. Warmly welcomed by teachers from various towns and cities of the province, the lady governor shared the support […]
Three House committees held a joint public hearing in Bacolod City to examine the causes of recurring power outages in the Visayas and identify immediate interventions and long-term solutions to ensure reliable electricity in the region. The Committees on Energy, Visayas Development, and Legislative Franchises brought together government regulators, power industry stakeholders and lawmakers to […]
The benefits of the 147-kilometer North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) will extend far beyond its tracks, creating economic opportunities for Filipinos and businesses across the country—from Luzon to the Visayas and Mindanao, Acting Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said. Speaking to the media during an inspection of ongoing NSCR construction works, Recto said the railway will strengthen […]
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has approved amendments to its Rules of Practice and Procedure (RPP) under ERC Resolution No. 31, Series of 2026, to streamline regulatory proceedings, with changes covering electronic filing, virtual hearings, case timelines, intervention, summary procedures, and other processes for regulatory cases. The amendments build on the Commission’s existing procedural framework, […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways has incorporated provisions from Senator Bong Go’s proposed Philippine Building Act into its ongoing review of the nearly 50-year-old National Building Code, with proposed amendments expected to be finalized soon. DPWH officials disclosed the development during the Senate deliberations on the department’s proposed 2027 budget after Go pressed […]
More than P590 million for the government’s vaccination program was wasted in 2025. Senate President Win Gatchalian flagged this during the Senate Committee on Finance’s hearing on the proposed 2027 budget of the Department of Health (DOH) and its attached agencies. “62.41%, or P4.93 billion, of the P7.9 billion allotted for the National Immunization Program […]
Senator Bong Go extended his condolences and assistance to the family of 41-year-old Jerland Enriquez who died after risking his life to rescue three neighbors during severe flooding in Quezon City recently. Enriquez, a fruit porter originally from Nueva Ecija, went missing after helping save a mother and her two children who were swept away […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the National Food Authority (NFA) to show its readiness to buy rice directly from rice-producing provinces, saying government support should extend beyond irrigation and production to ensure farmers have a reliable market for their harvest. Pangilinan, who heads the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and […]
“More convictions are needed to deter agricultural smuggling.” This was Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos’ reaction to the filing of criminal complaints involving shipments declared as “chicken lollipops” but instead contained onions and carrots, in violation of Republic Act (RA) 10863, or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act. “We hail the filing of charges […]