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House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III has called for faster, simpler, and more inclusive financial support systems for Filipino farmers, emphasizing reforms in crop insurance and government lending programs to ensure long-term stability in the agriculture sector. At the joint hearing of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food and the Committee on Ways and […]
Local government units (LGUs) are now empowered to mount disaster risk reduction management (DRRM) initiatives even before forecasted calamities actually strike—and to access LGU funds for such preemptive actions—under a new law that President Marcos has signed authorizing national agencies and LGUs to undertake anticipatory actions to save more lives and mitigate the impact of imminent […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) governor and former congressman LRay Villafuerte is looking forward to the seamless transfer of the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) from the Office of the President (OP) to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), hoping this streamlining move would entail the continued “hassle-free” implementation of social protection programs for an […]
Bukidnon 2nd District Representative Jonathan Keith Flores disclosed that nine of his bills have been referred to various committees. Among the bills are HB 4765 on the unauthorized practice of law, HB 4768 on early voting, HB 4835 giving the Commission on Human Rights a charter based upon the CHR provisions in the 1987 Constitution. […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso announced that the city government will begin releasing long-delayed allowances for public school teachers and non-teaching personnel starting October 7. Speaking during the weekly flag-raising ceremony at Manila City Hall, Domagoso said the city has secured an additional ₱160 million in collections from national government contractors operating in […]
Senator Loren Legarda was conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Education, Major in Educational Management, Honoris Causa, by Nueva Vizcaya State University, in recognition of her decades-long commitment to education reform and national transformation. This marks the third honorary doctorate conferred upon Legarda by leading state universities. In 2018, the University of the Philippines […]
Senator Bong Go, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, reminded the public of the possible surge of flood-borne diseases, including leptospirosis cases. Nineteen to twenty tropical cyclones are expected this year, according to state weather bureau PAGASA. Paolo is the 16th tropical cyclone to enter the Philippines and four to five […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan wants local government units (LGUs) to be more proactive in setting a floor price for government purchases of palay (unhusked rice) as he works with Malacañang and the Department of Agriculture (DA) in drafting an executive order to stabilize the price of palay and increase farmers’ incomes. In a recent meeting with […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III on Monday appealed to the government’s economic managers to restore the 35% tariff on imported rice to protect Filipino farmers and strengthen the country’s rice industry. “May I reiterate na kung maaari lang na ibalik natin ang 35% na taripa? Please,” Dy said during the joint hearing of the House […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III on Monday announced that one million rice farmers will each receive ₱7,000 in direct cash assistance under the 2026 national budget as part of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s expanded support for the agriculture sector. Speaking at the joint hearing of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food chaired by […]