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House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III congratulated Quezon City Science High School for winning the first NXTGEN Congress and urged all participants to carry the lessons of listening, dialogue and public service beyond the competition. Quezon City Science High School emerged as champion among participating schools from the city’s six districts. Outstanding delegates also received […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso warned abusive motorists, including government employees, that they have no more excuses as the enhanced No Contact Apprehension Program (NCAP 2.0) began in Manila on Monday, October 5. “Ang mga abusado sa kalsada, wala nang excuse because today, inuumpisahan na pong i-implement ang non-contact apprehension,” the mayor said […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano challenged the next generation to break away from social expectations and embrace their true identity as “VIPs” — anchored on Vision, Identity, and Purpose. Speaking before thousands of young participants during the Christian Bishops and Ministers Association of the Philippines (CBMAP) Youth Conference, Cayetano cautioned attendees against defining their […]
The Senate recently passed on Second Reading a bill offering incentives to private developers to build affordable rental units for poor and low‑income families. Sponsored by Senator Chiz Escudero, Senate Bill No. 2507 gives life to the Constitution’s mandate to government and the private sector to work together in addressing the country’s housing needs. “The […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan led a Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights hearing on a measure seeking to strengthen the Office of the Ombudsman by granting it its own anti-corruption law enforcement arm. Senate Bill No. 2394, filed on August 12 by Senator Panfilo Lacson, proposed creating an Ombudsman Marshall Service with the power to […]
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 […]
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 […]