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FREE OFW FINANCIAL EDUCATION BILL GETS HOUSE NOD

Overseas Filipino Workers will be equipped with practical financial knowledge to better manage their earnings, protect themselves from financial scams, and strengthen their families’ long-term financial security under a bill passed on third reading by the House of Representatives. House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said the measure recognizes OFW’s sacrifices through lasting benefits for […]

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LAGUNA GOV’T GETS 30 EMERGENCY RESPONSE MOTORBIKES

Governor Sol Aragones personally received the 30 Unified 911 Emergency Response Motorcycles from the DILG, which were delivered directly to the Provincial Government of Laguna by DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla recently.  The motorcycles were personally delivered by DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla to the Provincial Government of Laguna at Camp Vicente Lim. Aragones welcomed Remulla, along […]

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KADIWA EXPO OPENS AT WORLD TRADE CENTER

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is expanding market opportunities for farmers and fisherfolk through the 3rd KADIWA ng Pangulo (KNP) Expo on October 8–10 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. Organized by the DA’s Agribusiness and Marketing Assistance Service (DA-AMAS), the three-day expo gathers 60 exhibitors, including farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs), agri-entrepreneurs, […]

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BOC INTERCEPTS P496M SHABU FROM MEXICO AT NAIA

Authorities intercepted ₱496.413 million worth of shabu weighing 73.002 kilograms hidden inside industrial machinery from Guadalajara, Mexico, following the drug operation led by the Bureau of Customs–Ninoy Aquino International Airport (BOC-NAIA) in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), preventing a major shipment of illegal drugs from entering the country. The shipment arrived in […]

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PROFESSIONAL PICKLEBALL ATHLETES TAKE GAB OATH

Maharlika Pilipinas Pickleball Tour (MPPT) Commissioner Mark Espinosa made a courtesy visit to Games and Amusements Board (GAB) Chairman Atty. Francisco Rivera to personally inform him of the league’s readiness for the upcoming MPPT Invitational 2026. Espinosa expressed his gratitude to the Chairman and the entire GAB for their continued support of the league, its […]

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PANGILINAN TO PROBE P700M VIETNAM RICE SMUGGLE TRY

Senator Kiko Pangilinan is set to conduct a committee hearing into the attempted smuggling of around P700 million worth of rice from Vietnam, saying the incident raises serious concerns over the continued lack of convictions of big-time smugglers and how this apparent impunity allows large-scale smuggling operations to persist. As chair of the Senate Committee […]

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ESCUDERO: CONDONE DISASTER VICTIMS’ HOUSING LOANS

Senator Chiz Escudero steered the passage on second reading the bill condoning the housing loan obligations of disaster-stricken families, relieving more than P9.5 billion in unpaid housing loans. Dubbed as the Residential Emancipation for Calamity Survivors Act, Senate Bill No. 2508 aims to relieve disaster‑stricken families of their housing loan obligations under the Assistance Program […]

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BONG GO PUSHES FOR BETTER KIDNEY HEALTHCARE 

Senator Bong Go urged PhilHealth to further strengthen primary and preventive healthcare while ensuring adequate benefits for Filipinos already undergoing dialysis and other life-sustaining treatments, following the state health insurer’s disclosure that around a quarter of its payouts now goes to dialysis. PhilHealth Acting President and CEO Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho said around 25% of […]

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SOLID NORTH PL TO LGUS—HELP PRESERVE IP KNOWLEDGE

A ranking member of the House committee on indigenous cultural communities and indigenous peoples called on local government units across the country to help record the knowledge of IP communities in their jurisdiction to prevent the erasure of a key part of the country’s heritage. “LGUs can play a big role in helping preserve indigenous […]

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DEPED, SEAMEO HELP KIDS FIND FUTURE CAREERS

The Department of Education (DepEd) and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH) have introduced a new learning toolkit to promote early career exploration among children in Kindergarten through Grade 3. The turnover of the Career Development for Children (CD4C) toolkit marks a major shift toward […]