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Senator Bong Go, member of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, joined the nation in celebrating October as National Indigenous Peoples’ Month, underscoring the importance of raising awareness and supporting the rights and welfare of the country’s Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) or Indigenous Peoples (IPs). The observance, which is celebrated annually in October, aims to […]
Negros Occidental Governor Bong Lacson and Pulupandan Mayor Miguel Peña led the groundbreaking ceremony for the rehabilitation and improvement of Pulupandan Public Market Phase 1, located in Brgy. Zone 7. The P32 million project, funded by the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental, has a total floor area of 1,328 sq. m. and will feature two […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez assured the country’s nearly 1 million public school teachers that the House of Representatives will pay specific and more attention to their plight, particularly in terms of salaries and benefits, as well as additional classrooms and equipment such as computers. “In all of the challenges that you face, we in Congress must […]
The time to waive service fees on electronic fund transfers is long overdue, Senate President Chiz Escudero said in backing the move of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to remove such charges for personal transactions and payments to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). “I could only hope that the thresholds will be higher and […]
Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, lauded the announcement of PhilHealth to abolish its controversial Single Period of Confinement policy. Go described the move as a “significant victory” for Filipinos, particularly those most affected by the policy’s limitations. The policy, first implemented in 2013, prevented patients from receiving multiple […]
Senator Grace Poe filed a bill seeking the grant of franchise to Starlink Internet Services Philippines Inc. to allow it to provide internet services, especially in far-flung communities. Senate Bill No. 2844 said the franchise is needed for the company to construct, maintain and operate satellite ground stations for the provision of broadband internet services. […]
Senior Citizen Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes led a roster of nominees vying for up to three seats in the House of Representatives on behalf of senior citizens, veterans, and retirees. The nominees filed their certificate of nomination and acceptance at the Comelec field office at The Manila Hotel Tent City recently. Ordanes said he seeks […]
Senator Win Gatchalian together with Samar Governor Sharee Ann Tan, Samar 2nd Legislative District Representative Reynolds Michael Tan, Catbalogan Mayor Dexter Uy, DepEd Assistant Regional Director Ronelo Firmo, Catbalogan City Schools Division Superintendent Carmela Tamayo, graced the inauguration of the Eastern Visayas Regional Science High School recently. In his message, Gatchalian said, “We acknowledge the role […]
Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee was the first to file a Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for Senator in the May 2025 elections. He will run under Aksyon Demokratiko, the political party founded by his fellow Bicolano, the late Senator Raul Roco. During the post-filing interview, the solon from Bicol laid out his campaign advocacies which […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero said he owes his high performance rating to the hard work of his colleagues and the entire Senate institution, “who have all contributed to delivering results to the public they serve”. Escudero said the latest Pulse Asia survey where majority of Filipinos approved of his performance as one of the four […]