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Negros Occidental Governor Bong Lacson led the inauguration of a newly constructed two-storey, four-classroom school building at Ilog Elementary School in the Municipality of Ilog. The new facility is funded by the Provincial Government through DepEd Negros Occidental Division, which aims to improve the learning environment and support the educational needs of Negrense students. The […]
House Assistant Minority Leader and Eastern Samar Representative Sheen Gonzales demanded a congressional inquiry into the destructive impact of large-scale nickel and chromite mining operations on Homonhon Island, warning of grave environmental damage and social displacement in the historic site in his home province. In House Resolution No. 234, Gonzales urged the House committees on […]
Senator Erwin Tulfo has filed 10 measures to strengthen the government’s fight against corruption, promote transparency, and ensure accountability in public service. At the center of Tulfo’s reform agenda is Senate Bill 1359 which seeks to increase the jail time for graft and corruption from the current 6-15 years to 12-30 years. “Public officers and […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan formally accepted the chairmanship of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, which tackles the administration of justice, impeachment proceedings, and the implementation of human rights provisions. This is not the first time that Pangilinan will hold the committee’s chairmanship, having previously headed it during his first term–from 2001 to 2004. The […]
Senator Bong Go, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, reiterated his unwavering commitment to bringing quality healthcare closer to the grassroots as his Malasakit Team participated in the 1st Anniversary of Super Health Center in Barangay Manat, Nabunturan, Davao de Oro. “Aking paniniwala at adbokasiya ay ‘health is wealth.’ Naniniwala ako na […]
With the recent shake-up at the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Camarines Sur (CamSur) Governor LRay Villafuerte is making a last-minute appeal to newly named Transport Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez to put on hold the scheduled cancellation by next month of Manila-Naga turboprop flights until such time that the DOTr will have undertaken its previously committed […]
The government must claim multi-million–if not billion–worth of warranties, penalties, and surety bonds from contractors of the failed flood control projects that have repeatedly endangered the lives and livelihoods of Filipinos with substandard or non-existent infrastructure, Senator Kiko Pangilinan. During the Senate plenary session where Senate Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson delivered the third part of his […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) Rep. Migz Villafuerte believes the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) along with national government agencies (NGAs) and local government units (LGUs) should make a concerted effort to further accelerate the use of safe and interoperable online cash transactions in the government, as a way to outweigh assorted challenges that stand in the […]
Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. filed House Bill No. 4357 which seeks to grant Hazard Pay to all Local Government Employees whose work entails inherent risk or danger to their health and safety, regardless of their employment status.HB 4357, to be known as the “Local Government Employees’ Hazard Pay Act,” seeks to […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso pledged stronger safety measures in Malate Koreatown, assuring the Korean Embassy of a secure environment for Korean tourists, investors, and residents.Domagoso made the commitment during a congratulatory luncheon hosted by Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Sang-hwa and the Manila Koreatown Association. The Korean Ambassador noted that the […]