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Customers of the Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) can expect a more reliable, resilient, and modern power service in 2026 as the electric cooperative rolls out major infrastructure upgrades, capacity expansion, smart metering, and improved customer service systems aimed at meeting the fast-growing demand for electricity across Baguio City and Benguet. According to the Network Services […]
Bacolod City Mayor Greg Gasataya has announced that over 1,000 personnel of the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) will each receive ₱2,000 monthly allowance. The benefit forms part of the city government’s ongoing commitment to recognize and support all uniformed personnel in the area, including members of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the […]
Upon the directives of Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso, the City Government has released ₱42.6 million worth of long-delayed benefits to 92 retired city employees. During the City Government’s flag-raising ceremony, Domagoso said the payout fulfills a commitment to clear long-delayed obligations despite the city’s tight fiscal position. The mayor noted that the release covers […]
Senate Committee on Public Services Chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo renewed his call for the passage of a measure seeking to remove the travel tax being imposed on Filipinos flying economy class to any part of the world. Tulfo said his measure, logged as Senate Bill (SB) No. 88, highlights how travel tax continues to bear […]
The government must urgently step in to address a brewing sugar crisis, with mill gate prices sliding below production costs and squeezing farmers who are already struggling with the rising prices of farm inputs. While Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri welcomed the Department of Agriculture’s decision to pause sugar imports for 2026, he stressed that […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano affirmed the life purpose of over 100 orphans from the Baguio City-based Bethesda Ministries International Philippines who visited the City of Taguig. “May future ka. Hindi ka aksidente. Kasi sa mundong ito, gusto ng demonyo, maniwala tayo na aksidente lang tayo at hindi tayo importante. Pero hindi po totoo iyon,” […]
As consumers brace for water rate hikes this 2026, House Deputy Majority Leader Luigi Villafuerte and Camarines Sur Rep. Migz Villafuerte are calling on senators to clear a House-passed approach to integrated resource management to ensure easy, universal access to safe and affordable water for Filipinos in the long haul. House Bill (HB) No. 6789, or […]
Eastern Samar Lone District Representative Christopher Sheen Gonzales congratulated the 14 graduates of Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) College of Law who passed the 2025 Bar Examinations, urging them to use their legal calling in the service of the people—particularly the marginalized—with integrity, compassion, and a firm commitment to justice. “By passing the 2025 Bar […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso launched the city government’s “Yormilk: Kaagapay ng Batang Maynila sa Paglaki” program in Barangay 137, Balut, Tondo, a milk supplementation initiative aimed at improving the nutrition and growth of thousands of preschool children enrolled in public day care centers across the capital. Speaking before parents, barangay officials, and […]
To ensure that people’s money would not be squandered, government projects need to be randomly inspected on the ground. Senator Erwin Tulfo pushed this initiative as he backed the creation of a Joint Congressional Oversight Committee to monitor the implementation of programs and projects funded under the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA). “I would not […]