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To alleviate the plight of the transportation sector due to the continuous fuel price hikes in local gas stations, the City Government of Caloocan is implementing a “Libreng Sakay” program in partnership with tricycle associations to provide free trips to commuters. The “Libreng Sakay” is available during traffic rush hour, from 7:00am to 9:00am and […]
The shift to a four-day workweek in some government offices due to the rising costs of fuel emphasizes the need to shift to renewable energy sources, a lawmaker said. According to Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos, “the implementation of a four-day workweek in some offices in the Executive branch underscores the need for us […]
House Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan welcomed Petron Corp.’s procurement of 2.48 million barrels of low-priced crude oil from Russia, citing the urgent need to secure the country’s fuel supply amid the ongoing energy emergency. “We are under a state of national energy emergency, and any additional supplies of petroleum products, regardless of source, are most […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna visited the remote island of Tumalutab, Zamboanga City to personally inspect the impact of the administration’s flagship water security program to an island barangay that was surrounded by the sea but had nothing to drink. During his visit, Cuna held a dialogue with residents […]
Following the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to intensify the national campaign against illegal drugs, the Bureau of Customs – Port of Clark, in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency – Airport Interdiction Unit (PDEA-AIU) and the Clark Inter-Agency Task Force Against Illegal Drugs (CRK-IATFAID), intercepted a shipment containing 6,156 grams of Ketamine, […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has intensified the rollout of its P20-per-kilo rice initiative, “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!”, with back-to-back distributions in Leyte and Samar, reaching thousands of beneficiaries and reinforcing efforts to ensure affordable food for vulnerable sectors. In Palo, Leyte, more than 5,000 individuals received subsidized rice under the program. Beneficiaries included farmers, […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo expressed concern over the reported ceiling collapse at the Arrival Extension Area of NAIA Terminal 1, which left seven individuals injured. As Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Services, Tulfo immediately coordinated with Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Giovanni Lopez to check on the condition of the victims and ensure they […]
Citing ongoing risks to global oil supply due to the conflict in the Middle East, Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson said the Marcos administration should consider exploring joint energy ventures with China, including in the West Philippine Sea. Lacson, however, stressed that any such arrangement must strictly comply with the 60-40 foreign ownership provision […]
As the prolonged conflict in the Middle East continues to strain agriculture and fishery inputs, Senator Kiko Pangilinan stressed that the ₱10-billion Presidential Assistance to Farmers and Fisherfolk supports only 4.18 million of the country’s 10.76 million food producers registered under the Department of Agriculture’s Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (DA-RSBSA), leaving about […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) solons led by Deputy Majority Leader Luigi Villafuerte have a fine proposal on transforming the local cultivation and international sale of purple yam or “ube,” of which Bicol is a major producer, into a multibillion-dollar global industry for the Philippines—in the same way that matcha or green tea is now a major […]