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Iloilo Sunset Boulevard (Iloilo River North Bank Road) is seen as a transformative infrastructure that harmoniously blends green urbanism with zonal development as it fully opened to the public recently. “A monumental achievement, the Iloilo Sunset Boulevard is a landmark project born out of our dreams to make Iloilo City a better place for every […]
The House Committee on Legislative Franchises, chaired by Parañaque City Representative Gus Tambunting, resumed its motu proprio inquiry into the operations of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) as it sought ways to bring down electricity prices. Marikina City Representative Stella Luz Quimbo pressed the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and NGCP officials about […]
A bill by Senator Robin Padilla seeks to strengthen and update the country’s childhood care and development system, to address the present challenges to Filipino children’s development. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2938, which proposes amendments to Republic Act 10410, or the Early Years Act of 2013, to strengthen the early childhood care and development system. […]
Senator Mark Villar pushes for mandatory Muslim prayer rooms in public offices and establishments as he files Senate Bill No. 2288 or the Act Mandating the Establishment of Muslim Prayer Rooms in all Public Offices and Establishments. The measure mandates all public offices and establishments nationwide to designate and set up at least one separate […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros said that the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) must be made to refund an estimated P100 billion excessively paid by power consumers across the years, due to various forms of overcollections made by the distribution utility giant. Hontiveros’ statement comes after her interpellation on the proposed renewal of Meralco’s legislative franchise, in which […]
Isabela Governor Rodito Albano formally opened the Street Dance Competition and Festival Dance Showdown for Bambanti Festival 2025 at the Isabela Sports Complex.Bambanti 2025 Director General and Vice Governor Bojie Dy emphasized the grandeur of this year’s celebration. “Taon-taon na lang ay napakaganda ng pagdiriwang natin ng Bambanti Festival, but this year is special because […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan has asked Malacañang to certify as urgent a package of bills that would enable the country to produce more doctors, which are badly needed to strengthen the public healthcare system. Libanan appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to certify at least nine House bills that seek to create […]
Lured by higher pay and prospects of a better life, a total of 28,258 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates from the Philippines took the U.S. licensure examination for the first time in 2024, in hopes of finding lucrative employment in America, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo said on Sunday. “The number of Philippine-educated […]
To provide voters an opportunity to scrutinize candidates’ track records and platforms, former Senator Kiko Pangilinan has expressed his full backing for the Commission on Elections’ plan to require candidates to participate in debates. The poll body earlier announced its intention to approve a resolution obligating candidates to join debates to help voters in choosing […]
To ensure our basic education is inclusive and accounts for all Filipinos, Senator Robin Padilla filed a bill to integrate Bangsamoro history, culture and identity in the study of Philippine history in basic education. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2939, noting the passage of the 2019 Bangsamoro Organic Law seeks to secure the identity and posterity […]