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“Kapag may tiyak na trabaho na may sapat na kita, may pantustos sa pagkain at nawawala ang pangamba sa pagkakasakit sa takot na lalong malubog sa utang dahil walang pambili ng gamot o pambayad sa ospital.” This is the recurring sentiment of Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee as he attended as Guest Speaker in the […]
The effects of Typhoon Carina could have been mitigated if the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) had completed its long overdue flood control projects, according to Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. This came after Metro Manila and 5 neighboring provinces were placed under a state of calamity after being submerged by heavy flooding due […]
Senator Grace Poe mobilized volunteers to set up a soup kitchen and serve warm bowls of lugaw (porridge) to residents of Manila hit by floods. Poe also led repacking operations of relief goods distributed in target barangays in Manila, Quezon City, Caloocan and San Juan cities. “Many of our people lost their homes and possessions. […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero announced that pending bills on Charter change (Cha-cha) will be set aside in the final regular session of the 19th Congress to give way to more important measures that genuinely enhance the lives of Filipinos. Escudero underscored the need to focus on legislation that directly benefits the public and avoid measures […]
Governor Daniel Fernando started personally delivering relief goods to Bulakenyos affected by Typhoon Carina enhanced by the Southwest Monsoon. A total of 718 individuals or 199 families from Barangays Malis, Ilang-Ilang, Tuktukan, Sta. Rita, Tiaong, and Sta. Cruz in Guiguinto initially received relief goods from the Provincial Government of Bulacan led by Fernando and Vice […]
“A 10 out of 10.” This was the score given by longtime anti-gambling advocate Representative Benny Abante after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) would henceforth banned in the Philippines as “their operations have ventured into elicit areas farthest from gaming such as financial scamming, money laundering, prostitution, human trafficking, […]
Ahead of this year’s school opening, National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte has called on the 19th Congress to help our President and newly named Education Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara carry out the national learning recovery program in the third year of the Marcos administration by writing laws that will uplift our teachers and […]
Following the declaration of a state of calamity and imposition of a price freeze on basic goods in Metro Manila in the aftermath of the habagat (southwest monsoon) heavy rains enhanced by super typhoon Carina, National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte is pushing the congressional approval of a measure making it easier and quicker for the […]
Amid the onslaught of Typhoon Carina, Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee opened the headquarters of AGRI Party-list on Wednesday to provide shelter, food and medicines for stranded families. As of writing, the headquarters situated at Araneta Avenue corner Quezon Avenue, is currently housing more than 170 families who were displaced due to heavy floods sweeping […]
National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte believes that Republic Act (RA) 12010 will go a long way in shoring up defense of the domestic digital infrastructure for the protection of our netizens, many of whom are worried about falling prey to online financial scams amid the Philippines’ unwanted reputation as a cybercrime hotbed in […]