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LEE: FAST-TRACK CROP INSURANCE COVERAGE EXPANSION

With successive typhoons hitting the country, AGRI Party-list urged the immediate enactment of a measure expanding crop insurance coverage to protect the livelihood of farmers who lose their hard-earned crops every time a calamity hits. AGRI is the principal author of House Bill (HB) No. 7387 which seeks to expand the services of the Philippine […]

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PIMENTEL TO PCO: GIVE SEMINAR ON FAKE NEWS

Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III has called on the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) to conduct a seminar in Senate offices on combating fake news. Pimentel made the call during the plenary deliberations of the 2025 General Appropriations Bill of the agency recently. “Out of a sense of corporate social responsibility, we can ask PCO […]

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DELA ROSA QUESTIONS NAPOLCOM MEMO ON PNP PROMOTION

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa questioned a memorandum circular issued by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) which affects the career advancement of the officers of the Philippine National Police. During the Senate plenary deliberations on the Department of the Interior and Local Government’s (DILG) proposed budget for 2025, Dela Rosa raised the concerns of PNP […]

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PHILHEALTH URGED: EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH PACKAGE

Senator Bong Go called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to fulfill its commitment to expanding healthcare benefits under the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act, particularly for mental health services. On October 14, Go’s office received a letter from PhilHealth reaffirming its commitment to enhance its benefit packages, including the rollout of a mental […]

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EARLY YEAREND BONUS FOR ANGELES GOV’T EMPLOYEES

It is an early merry Christmas at the Angeles City Hall, as a total of ₱41,605,136 million were released recently for the year-end bonus and cash gift of 1,260 employees.Of the mentioned amount, ₱35,463,886 million was allotted for the year-end bonus, equivalent to the 1-month basic salary of employees; and ₱6,141,250 for the cash gift […]

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LIBANAN TO SENATORS: BACK BIGGER ‘AYUDA’ FUNDING

House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan is counting on the Senate to support the larger funding allocations for the government’s targeted cash aid programs for poor and low-income families in the proposed 2025 national budget. “We have very high hopes that the Senate will endorse the P114 billion allocation for the 4Ps, as well […]

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REMULLA FACES CA CONFIRMATION HEARING ON NOV. 20

Newly designated Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla will appear before the bicameral Commission on Appointments (CA) on November 20, for his confirmation hearing. “There’s a high chance that Secretary Remulla will be confirmed on the spot, given that we are less than six months away from the 2025 […]

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BELMONTE IS PRESIDENTIAL LINGKOD BAYAN AWARDEE

In recognition of her dedication and commitment as a public servant, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has been feted anew as the regional winner and semifinalist in the national level for the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award. Belmonte, along with her father, former mayor and House Speaker Sonny Belmonte, received the award from Civil Service Commission […]

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LEGARDA: BACOOR ASSEMBLY AFFIRMED PH INDEPENDENCE

Senator Loren Legarda has welcomed the enactment of a measure that designates every August 1 as the “Araw ng Paglalathala at Pagtatanyag ng Kasarinlan ng Pilipinas”, otherwise known as “The Bacoor Assembly of 1898 Act”. Legarda, the principal sponsor and co-author of Republic Act No. 12073, emphasized that the significance of August 1, 1898, extends […]

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VILLARS HONOR OFWS AT 13TH FAMILY SUMMIT

The Villar family paid tribute to the invaluable contributions of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) at the 13th OFW and Family Summit recently held at The Tent in Las Piñas City. Over 4,000 OFWs and their family members participated in the Summit. This year’s theme “Tara Magnegosyo Na!” the summit urged the OFWs and their families […]