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The House of Representatives concluded nine days of plenary deliberations on House Bill No. 10858, or the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 General Appropriations Bill, completing the line-by-line examination of the government’s proposed ₱7.2-trillion national budget. 245 departments, agencies, attached agencies, and government-owned and controlled corporations, as well as 113 State Universities and Colleges underwent hours […]
The 2026 Paete-Ukit Taka Festival was officially launched with a Thanksgiving Mass held at the Parish of Saint James the Apostle, led by Rev. Fr. Edilberto Mesias. Present were local officials, municipal staff, and Public Affairs Chief Luibic Jacob, who represented Governor Sol Aragones. “The Provincial Government and Governor Sol will never cease to support, […]
Senate President Win Gatchalian called for a comprehensive implementation of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises to Maximize Opportunities for Reinvigorating the Economy Act, or CREATE MORE, to enhance investor confidence and support economic growth. Even though business sentiment in the country became less pessimistic in August, as reflected in the latest Business […]
Senate Committee on Energy Chairman Erwin Tulfo assured the public that removal of systems loss charge cannot be recovered by electric companies in other ways. This follows concerns of consumers that the impending removal of systems loss charges may just be recovered by electric companies in other ways, such as lodging it on distribution and […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the Senate’s recent passage of the Sagip Bata Act could provide a policy guide for government agencies dealing with online child-safety threats, including the current controversy over restrictions on Discord. The Senate approved Senate Bill 1819, or the Safeguarding Against Grooming, Inducement and Predation, and Building Accountability for Technology-Facilitated Abuse or […]
As the country commemorates National Tourism Month this September, a party-list lawmaker called on Congress to pass a bill ensuring that communities get a fair share from tourism revenue. “Communities deserve to benefit from the flow of tourism within their areas. That’s why it is only right that communities managing tourist sites get their fair […]
“How will the Philippine Amusement and Games Corporation’s counterpart funds for universal health care be covered with its imminent decoupling?” This was the question raised by Solid North Partylist Rep. Ching Bernos after PAGCOR Pres. Alejandro Tengco announced earlier this month that they expect the Governance Commission for Government Owned or Controlled Corporations to recommend the […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III led the House of Representatives in honoring the late Batanes Representative Ciriaco “Jun” B. Gato Jr., remembering the physician-lawmaker who began by caring for patients in his home province and went on to serve Filipinos across the country through Congress. In his eulogy during the necrological service for Gato at […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso led the opening ceremony of the city’s first-ever tourism expo, “My Manila Tourism Expo 2026,” at Foro de Intramuros. The three-day expo, running until September 27 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, marks the official launch of “Manila, My Manila,” the City of Manila’s new tourism campaign, […]
Accountability, as enshrined in the 1987 Constitution, is both a weapon against corruption and a shield for honest public servants – and this principle applies amid controversies such as the current flood control mess, Senator Panfilo Lacson stressed. Lacson, in his speech before the Philippine Constitution Association’s 65th anniversary in Makati City, said the Constitution’s […]