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Pampanga First District Congressman Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. is set to award cash incentives – taken from his own salary – to the coaches and young athletes from the First District who bagged medals in the 2026 Central Luzon Regional Athletic Association (CLRAA) Meet held from April 6 to 13, 2026 in Aurora Province. Twenty-eight […]
Rice relief for Manila’s working class continued as Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso brought 10-kilogram packs of commercial rice directly to workers at the McDonald’s branch along UN-Del Pilar under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “Biyayang Bigas para sa Maynila” program. Domagoso said the city deliberately chose to conduct distributions at workplaces rather than at central […]
Amid a series of global and national challenges, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano told students of Cebu Technological University (CTU) that difficult times often shape stronger generations. Speaking during the CTU student government’s Miting de Avance and Dialogue, Cayetano said today’s youth face a unique convergence of crises, from the recent pandemic and continuing […]
Trucks carrying agricultural and food products are temporarily exempted from toll fees on all expressways starting April 20, Sen. Kiko Pangilinan said. “Salamat sa pagtutulungan ng Department of Transportation, Toll Regulatory Board, Department of Agriculture, at ng mga tollway concessionaires at operators, maiibsan nang bahagya ang problema ng mataas na gastos sa pagbyahe ng mga […]
Senator Bong Go’s team extended assistance to fire victims from Barangay 76-A in Davao City and Baganga, Davao Oriental, reaffirming his commitment to supporting disaster-stricken communities and helping them recover. The assistance activity benefited a total of 19 affected families—16 from Barangay 76-A and three from Baganga. “Pangalagaan natin ang buhay na ibinigay sa atin […]
A lawmaker urged local government units to provide support to students who encounter difficulties in meeting class requirements due to lack of access to digital resources. This after the Commission on Higher Education allowed higher education institutions to shift fully to online classes amid the ongoing oil crisis. “Sadly, due to the oil crisis we […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) Rep. Migz Villafuerte is backing a proposal in the 13-committee House mega panel tackling the global oil shock to suspend for two months the collection of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products, “to relieve the burden of the now outrageous fuel prices, which, unless eased, could possibly shove as many 1.34 […]
Residents of Cavinti, Laguna received free medical consultations and maintenance medicines as Governor Sol Aragones officially launched the “Doctor sa Barangay” program, bringing healthcare services directly to communities in the province with the help of local officials, health experts, and the provincial health team. “Gagawin din po natin ito sa lahat ng barangay sa Laguna, […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III welcomed the confirmed detention of Zaldy Co in Prague, calling it a significant step toward accountability and justice for the Filipino people. The Speaker issued the statement after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. confirmed the apprehension of Co on his official Facebook page. “Nahuli na si Zaldy Co. He is […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson welcomed the Office of the Ombudsman’s order for a lifestyle check on 26 “cong-tractors,” or House members allegedly involved as contractors in government projects. Lacson said it was “well and good” that the Ombudsman had started gathering evidence on the supposed “cong-tractors,” noting the issue clearly involves conflict of […]