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ARAGONES JOINS NAT’L TEACHERS’ MONTH CELEBRATION

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 […]

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HOUSE PANELS TACKLE POWER OUTAGES IN VISAYAS

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 […]

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GATCHALIAN: P590M WASTED IN DOH VAXXING PROGRAM

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 […]

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BONG GO PAYS TRIBUTE TO QC FLOOD RESCUE HERO

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 […]

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PANGILINAN TO NFA: BUY RICE FROM PROVINCES

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 […]

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BERNOS WANTS MORE AGRI SMUGGLERS CONVICTED

“More convictions are needed to deter agricultural smuggling.” This was Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos’ reaction to the filing of criminal complaints involving shipments declared as “chicken lollipops” but instead contained onions and carrots, in violation of Republic Act (RA) 10863, or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act. “We hail the filing of charges […]

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ANGARA WELCOMES P1.95B BUDGET BOOST FOR DEPED

Education Secretary Sonny Angara welcomed the approval by a House of Representatives panel of PHP1.952 billion in budget additions for the Department of Education (DepEd) under the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 national budget. The Budget Amendments Review Subcommittee (BARSc) of the House Committee on Appropriations, chaired by Nueva Ecija 1st District Rep. Mikaela Suansing, approved […]

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LAGUNA GOV’T TO LAUNCH ‘AMBULANCE ON THE GO’

The launch of the provincial government of Laguna’s “Ambulance on the Go” program is now underway — an initiative operating as an Ambulance Hub where residents may call a dedicated hotline in times of emergency.  As soon as a call is received, an ambulance will immediately proceed to the location of the person in need, […]

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ABANTE GIVES P3M AID TO 1,500 MANILA STUDENTS

Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. extended P3 million in one-time educational assistance, providing P2,000 each to 1,500 senior high school students in his district, using savings from his congressional salary over a one-year period. The distribution was held to help students cover transportation fares, school supplies, projects and other education-related expenses. The entire […]

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PRC URGED TO SOLVE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES

Senator Raffy Tulfo slammed the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) over its slow action on cases involving doctors accused of medical malpractice, some of which have reportedly resulted in the patient deaths. During the Senate budget hearing of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and its attached agencies, Tulfo cited as an example a 2017 […]