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The House of Representatives adopted House Resolution (HR) No. 2165 expressing its “profound condolences” to the family of the late agriculture undersecretary and former Deputy Speaker Deogracias Victor Barbers Savellano. The resolution was authored by Speaker Martin Romualdez, Senior Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd District Representative Dong Gonzales Jr., Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe, Senior Majority […]
Senator Grace Poe committed to exerting every possible effort to see the passage of the animal welfare bill, stating that animal abuse remains rampant and is on the rise. “Harrowing cases of animal cruelty pop up in the news and on social media, but too often, the abusers go unpunished,” Poe said. “Harrowing cases of animal […]
Senator Joel Villanueva, principal author and sponsor of Republic Act No. 11165 or the Telecommuting Act, said the push to adopt alternative work setup is timely to ease the plight of the workers in their commute and boost productivity that suffer due to the scourge of traffic congestion that is bound to get worse with […]
Senator Win Gatchalian vowed to intensify inquiry into the possible involvement of banks and other financial institutions in money laundering cases linked to illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). For instance, Gatchalian questioned why banks failed to flag P7 billion in transactions that enabled former Mayor Alice Guo and her cohorts to build […]
The chairperson of the House Committee on the Welfare of Children thanked the Supreme Court (SC) for yet another decision against child abuse. “This recent decision upholding children’s welfare and other similar decisions must be disseminated and learned by all parents, teachers, youth leaders, and barangay officials,” BHW Party-list Representative Angelica Natasha Co said. “While […]
The Angeles City Government, under the leadership of Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr., started the house-to-house distribution of P3,000 financial assistance, and Vitamin C supplements to 17 bedridden senior citizens and five senior citizen, aged 90-99 years old, in Barangay Sta. Teresita. Lazatin was with members of the Barangay Sta. Teresita Council, headed by Captain […]
The House QuadCommittee should focus its energy on investigating the prevalence of crime in the country, instead of wasting their resources in detaining former and current officers who are serving the land in good faith, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said. The former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief made the remark after he visited the […]
Senator Pia Cayetano, Chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, applauded the Office of the Solicitor General’s (OSG) “decisive step” to cancel fraudulently acquired Philippine birth certificates of foreigners. “The OSG’s move directly addresses the alarming findings of our Blue Ribbon Committee hearings last March and August 2024, which revealed that Philippine citizenship is being […]
Senator Win Gatchalian sounded the alarm over the widespread smuggling and illicit trade of excisable products, including cigarettes and vapes, saying such activities erode revenue collection, pose health concerns, and create peace and order issues. “My worry is a reversal in smoking prevalence trends. We previously had a win-win situation where smoking prevalence was decreasing […]
Some 137,000 college students will receive P15,000 in cash assistance this year under the national government’s Tulong Dunong Program (TDP), Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on higher and technical education, announced. “In the 2025 General Appropriations Law, Congress earmarked the sum of P2.06 billion for the TDP, which provides grantees with […]