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BONG GO LAUDS ALEX EALA AFTER US OPEN WIN

Senator Bong Go, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Sports, extended his congratulations to Filipino tennis sensation Alexandra Eala for becoming the first player from the Philippines to win a Grand Slam singles match on Day One of the 2025 US Open in New York City, USA.   Go plans to file a Senate resolution commending […]

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QC GOV’T, SMC PARTNER TO CLEAN, REHAB RIVERS

San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Quezon City government to clean and rehabilitate major rivers in the city, expanding the company’s Better Rivers PH initiative aimed at reducing flooding in Metro Manila. Under the agreement, SMC will deepen and widen key sections of the San Juan River and extend […]

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MANILA BARES PLAN FOR NAVOTAS LANDFILL CLOSURE

The City of Manila is bracing for disruptions in garbage disposal as the Navotas Sanitary Landfill (NSLF) permanently closed on August 26, with Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso announcing contingency plans to avert a sanitation crisis.In an urgent Facebook Live broadcast, Domagoso confirmed receiving a letter from Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chair Romando Artes […]

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HIGHER EDUCATION CENTERED ON VALUES, DATA PUSHED

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano backed the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) 7-point agenda for 2025 to 2030, saying the country’s higher education system must be both values-centered and data-driven to truly prepare Filipinos for global challenges. Presiding over the organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical, and Vocational Education, Cayetano said education agencies […]

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BONG GO BACKS EXPANSION OF FREE TERTIARY EDUCATION

Senator Bong Go has pressed the Senate to prioritize expanded access to free tertiary education. Building on the law enacted during the Duterte Administration, Go as chair of the Senate Youth Committee, filed a bill to expand it further to reach more students in need. Speaking during the public hearing of the Senate Committee on […]

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KIKO BACKS INDEPENDENT PROBE OF FLOOD CONTROL MESS

Senator Kiko Pangilinan expressed his support for the creation of an independent commission to investigate the trillion-peso worth of anomalous flood control projects. In an interview on Bombo Radyo Baguio, Pangilinan underscored the need to ensure transparency, accountability, and the proper use of public funds to protect the most vulnerable communities from flooding. “We support […]

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BENITEZ:  FLOOD CONTROL FUNDS COULD BUILD 1M HOMES

Funds used for flood control projects could have been used instead to provide millions of poor Filipino families with homes. This was what Bacolod lone district Rep. Albee Benitez had to say after the unearthing of more scandals across the country surrounding the anomaly-ridden projects. The United Nations Habitat estimates that as of 2023, the […]

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SOLID NORTH BATS FOR NORTH-FOCUSED TOURISM DEV’T

Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos has filed House Bill No. 3109, seeking the creation of the Northern Luzon Development Authority (NLDA) to serve as a long-term, inter-regional body that will harmonize development in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region, and Cagayan Valley and play up the area’s tourism potential. In her explanatory note, […]

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LEVISTE: MAKE DPWH ENGR IN BRIBE TRY STATE WITNESS

Congressman Leandro Legarda Leviste filed a case against Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Batangas 1st District Engineer Abelardo Calalo for Direct Bribery, Corruption of Public Officials, Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices, and violations of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials, at the Office of the Batangas Provincial Prosecutor.“This goes beyond […]

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DIGITAL INFRA GETS BOOST WITH ‘KONEKTADONG PINOY’

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano welcomed the enactment of the Konektadong Pinoy Act, a landmark measure designed to ensure reliable, affordable, and accessible internet connectivity across the Philippines. As the measure lapsed into law on August 24, 2025, Cayetano emphasized its role in modernizing the nation’s digital infrastructure. “We welcome this law that modernizes our digital […]