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Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso said the city ended 2025 on stronger ground after stabilizing city finances, restoring frontline services, and rebuilding investor confidence in the first six months of his administration. In a Facebook Live year-end report aired from Manila City Hall recently, Domagoso said the city confronted major challenges inherited mid-year, […]
Speaker Bojie Dy announced that the House of Representatives will shift to a paperless system and adopt blockchain technology beginning in 2026, a move that will make the Philippine Congress the first legislative body in Asia to use the technology to strengthen transparency and public trust.Dy made the announcement in a video message posted in […]
Senator Win Gatchalian emphasized that a corruption loophole previously lodged under Unprogrammed Appropriations (UA) has been eliminated in the proposed 2026 national budget, as recently approved by the Bicameral Conference Committee. The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance was referring to the Strengthening Assistance for Government Infrastructure and Social Programs (SAGIP), which previously housed […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson called for a genuine inter-agency investigation into claims linking Cabinet officials to multibillion-peso budget insertions for Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) infrastructure projects, as he warned that prematurely dismissing them risks the perception of a “cover-up”. Lacson said it is too early for Malacanang to brand claims […]
As the country approaches the onion harvest season, Senator Kiko Pangilinan called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to intensify its anti-agricultural smuggling operations, warning that illegal imports could once again undermine local farmers and distort market prices. Pangilinan, the chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and […]
House Appropriations Committee Chairperson and Nueva Ecija Representative Mikaela Suansing said that members of both Houses of Congress can scrutinize the reconciled, enrolled 2026 General Appropriations Bill (GAB)—hours after the Committee Report was signed Sunday afternoon. “Volumes I, I-A, I-B, I-C and Volume II will all be released to the members (of both Houses of […]
Bohol’s “Balay sa Paglaum” housing initiative has reached a milestone with the turnover of its 100th house to beneficiary Emilia Lofranco, a widow from Barangay Lubang in Buenavista town.Lofranco was the 100th beneficiary of the personal advocacy of Congresswoman Van-van Aumentado under the Balay sa Paglaum program, in partnership with the Bohol Police Provincial Office […]
Senator Erwin Tulfo has intensified his call for genuine inclusivity for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) by filing a Senate resolution urging a formal inquiry into the implementation of existing PWD laws. Under Senate Resolution No. 186, the appropriate committee is directed to conduct an oversight of the implementation of Batas Pambansa Blg. 344 (the “Accessibility […]
May the force be with us. On this note, Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson stressed that public vigilance on the 2026 budget must not stop at its approval and signing into law but must continue through its implementation. Lacson said that while religious and civil society groups monitored the bicameral debates on the crafting […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the expanded funding for Agricultural Food Hubs in the 2026 Department of Agriculture (DA) budget is a critical step toward unlocking Mindanao’s potential as the country’s primary food basket and stabilizing food prices nationwide. Under the bicameral conference committee report, funding for Agricultural Food Hubs rose from ₱2.125 billion to ₱2.625 […]