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Senator Bong Go expressed his full support for the Office of the Vice President (OVP), underscoring the importance of empowering Vice President Sara Duterte to serve as a “working Vice President” whose programs directly reach Filipinos in need during the Senate deliberations for its proposed 2026 budget. “For this year 2025, we pushed to restore […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan called on the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to reconsider its decision not to livestream its proceedings. “I urge the ICI to reconsider this decision. Transparency is fundamental to public accountability. With all due respect, the decision of the ICI to prevent the public from monitoring its proceedings online is ill-advised,” Pangilinan […]
Senator Chiz Escudero warned against political machinations orchestrated by former Speaker Martin Romualdez to weaken the Senate as an institution and endanger national security in the latter’s attempt to mislead the public and shield the real masterminds from accountability over the unprecedented scandal involving flood control projects. In a privilege speech, Escudero called on his […]
House Speaker Bojie Dy convened a strategic dialogue with farmers at the Isabela Convention Center (ICON) in Cauayan City recently to address pressing agricultural concerns.The forum brought together key stakeholders, including Provincial Agriculturist Sergio Galamgam, city and municipal agriculturists, leaders of Irrigators Associations and Farmers’ Cooperatives, as well as several mayors and city officials from […]
Manila’s iconic City Hall is about to get a fresh coat of history, as Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso revealed plans to repaint it in the same color as the National Museum.The idea was shared during a visit by National Museum Director General Jeremy Barns to the Mayor’s office. During their discussion, Domagoso proposed the color scheme to bring […]
Senator Bong Go called on the national government to reallocate a portion of its flood control budget to settle the unpaid social pensions of qualified yet waitlisted indigent senior citizens across the country. This suggestion came amid discovery of numerous anomalous, substandard, and ghost flood control projects that profited a few rather than benefiting the […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano lauded the Philippines’ “10 out of 10” solo hosting of the 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship, crediting much of its success to Filipinos’ warmth and world-class hospitality. This as the Philippines wrapped up its hosting of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship last September 28, where FIVB president […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan issued a clarion call to government agencies and the agricultural sector–farmers, fisherfolk, agri-entrepreneurs, and stakeholders–to unite and mobilize in pushing for sweeping reforms critical to national food security, rural development, and economic resilience. Pangilinan, who heads the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, emphasized the urgent need for systematic changes […]
The more than 950,000 public school teachers employed by the Department of Education (DepEd) are set to receive their ₱1,000 World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB) this coming Sunday, October 5, according to House Assistant Minority Leader and Eastern Samar Representative Christopher Sheen Gonzales. “The ₱955 million funding for this year’s WTDIB is line-itemized in the […]
Boholanos can soon look forward to more jobs and opportunities as SM Supermalls pushes forward with SM City Tagbilaran. Officials from SM Supermalls presented the site development plan for its soon-to-rise mall in Bohol during a courtesy visit to Governor Aris Aumentado. SM’s newest property in Bohol will cover over six hectares. It will feature […]