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Tourism, trade, culture, education, and urban development are at the center of a new cooperation program between the City Government of Manila and the Government of Moscow signed recently by Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso, the second such agreement between the two cities since 2023. The agreement covers priority areas including tourism, trade, culture, education, […]
The House of Representatives approved on second reading a Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) priority measure seeking to tighten the country’s child online safety laws amid rising cases of online sexual abuse and exploitation involving Filipino children. House Bill No. 9461, or the proposed “Child Online Safety and Protection Act of 2026,” seeks to strengthen […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo filed Senate Bill No. 2158, also known as the “New Philippine Building Act,” which seeks to establish updated general regulations and policies governing the construction of buildings in the Philippines. Tulfo highlighted that the measure aims to replace Presidential Decree No. 1096, or the current “National Building Code of the Philippines,” which […]
Following a fire incident that affected residents in Zamboanga City, Senator Bong Go dispatched his team to conduct relief initiatives for fire-affected families. “Kapag may mga insidente gaya ng sunog, lindol, o baha, ang lagi ko pong tinatanong ay kung mayroong nasaktan,” Go said. “Ang gamit ay mabibili natin ‘yan. Ang pera, kikitain niyo ‘yan […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan wants the Senate to launch an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the collapse of the nine-story building in Pampanga province, where four have been killed and 17 are still missing. Proposed Senate Resolution No. 406 seeks to look into the collapse of the nine-story building along Teodoro Street, Brgy. Balibago, Angeles […]
The Provincial Government of Laguna under Governor Sol Aragones will officially launch the “Laguna Youth Patrollers” on May 27, an initiative aimed at empowering young people to become active partners in community reporting and local information dissemination across the province. Aragones said the program seeks to engage the youth as citizen journalists who can help […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III backed the growing push to institutionalize a Universal Social Pension for senior citizens, saying the country has a moral obligation to protect all elderly Filipinos who spent their lives sacrificing for their families and the nation. Speaking at the turnover of the initial batch of signatures of the “Labing-Dalawang Milyong […]
Senator Mark Villar has filed Senate Bill No. 2137 seeking to increase the annual income tax exemption ceiling from ₱250,000 to ₱360,000, saying the measure will provide much-needed relief to Filipino workers and families struggling with the rising cost of living. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has projected inflation to reach 3.6 percent this […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan reaffirmed his commitment to Filipino farmers amid the recent Senate leadership shake-up, saying political power struggles must never come at the expense of ordinary Filipinos already burdened by rising prices and worsening food insecurity. Pangilinan lamented how political conflicts often hit the poor and marginalized the hardest, especially as global crises continue […]
Senator Bong Go filed the Proposed Senate Resolution No. 399 commending and congratulating Team Pilipinas Poveda Enciende for winning the gold medal in the Open Hip-hop Division of the 2026 International All-Star Federation (IASF) Dance Worlds and the silver medal in the Junior Hip-hop Division of the 2026 International Cheer Union (ICU) Junior World and […]