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Addressing gaps in fire protection and advancing local development plans were among the key priorities taken up by the Provincial Development Council (PDC), which approved funding adjustments, a municipal land-use plan, and measures to provide fire trucks to unequipped fire stations during its meeting presided over by Lanao del Norte Governor Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo. The […]
Local universities and colleges (LUCs) must move beyond expanding academic programs and campuses to become stronger drivers of economic opportunity and community development, House Committee on Higher and Technical Education Chair Jude Acidre stressed. Speaking at the 2026 National Conference of the Association of Local Colleges and Universities (ALCU) at Century Park Hotel in Manila, […]
Senate President Win Gatchalian reiterated his commitment to secure funding for the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program to sustain gains in student literacy. “Ito naman ang ating commitment sa DepEd dahil kung maganda ‘yung programa, kailangang mapondohan para ma-sustain iyong gains,” Gatchalian said during the Senate Committee on Finance’s briefing on the proposed […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano is urging more government agencies to do their part in easing compliance requirements for small entrepreneurs and helping them grow their businesses following the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) suspension of the mandatory online display of its Registration Seal Badge. “A business does not have to be big to […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged government agencies to preposition relief supplies and implement early interventions to protect vulnerable communities from the anticipated impacts of a strong El Niño, stressing the need to act before conditions worsen. Pangilinan said the government must prioritize low-income families, farmers, fisherfolk, agricultural workers, and other vulnerable sectors who are likely to […]
Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos expressed her support for the Department of Health’s nationwide vaccination drive against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which she said will be crucial in ensuring the safety of girls from the threat of cervical cancer. “It is unfortunate that many Filipinas are still afflicted and die from a disease that […]
House Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan has welcomed the approval of 5,703 new regular positions for frontline workers of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), saying the move will provide them with greater job security and strengthen the implementation of the country’s flagship anti-poverty initiative. “We have been pushing for the regularization of 4Ps frontliners, […]
The Quezon City Government honored 15 outstanding individuals and organizations whose achievements and service have helped strengthen communities and advance inclusive development at the 24th Manuel Luis Quezon Gawad Parangal at the Theater at QC MICE Center. With the theme “Pagkilala sa Kahusayan, Pagbibigay-Inspirasyon sa Kinabukasan,” the ceremony celebrated contributions across education, community development, public […]
Senator Ping Lacson warned other government agencies against brazenly offering budget funds to senators, following his disclosure of an P5-million “allocation fund” offer linked to the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Lacson also instructed his staff to provide TESDA Secretary Jose Francisco Benitez with all available details of the “offer” to help in […]
Bolstering its institutional push for transparency and public accountability, the Senate formally launched Senate TV, establishing a direct and unfiltered window into the nation’s lawmaking halls. Broadcasting via Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) Digital TV Channel 13.3, the new channel adopts a C-SPAN-style framework to deliver gavel-to-gavel coverage of Senate plenary sessions, committee hearings, and official […]