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Nueva Vizcaya has been selected as a pilot local government unit for the three‑year Innovative Leadership for Equitable & Accessible Democracy (iLEAD) program, a Catalyste+ initiative to strengthen digital governance, civic participation, and transparency.The designation was confirmed during a meeting at the Office of the Governor, where Governor Jing Gambito met with Catalyste+ Senior Program […]
Senate Committee on Labor chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo wants cases filed against several business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in Cebu that endangered the lives of their employees when a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the province recently. During the Committee’s recent hearing, Tulfo cited in particular a company that allegedly blocked the emergency exit of its […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri welcomed the signing of Republic Act No. 12310 or the Expanded Philippine Science High School System Act, saying the new law will bring high-quality science education closer to Filipino students across the country. “The Philippine Science High School is one of our most prestigious institutions, producing world-class students in science, […]
Are big-time smugglers untouchable? This was the question raised by Senator Kiko Pangilinan during the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform’s public hearing when he learned that most of the agricultural smuggling cases have been dismissed because of a lack of sufficient evidence. “Kung apat lang (na kaso) ang nafa-file sa court sa […]
Bacolod lone district Rep. Albee Benitez believes that ending corruption in the country requires regaining the people’s sense of righteousness, which he said has been eroded by the normalization of corrupt practices. “Corruption is, ultimately, a moral crisis. To end it, we must rebuild our sense of righteousness—our belief that truth still matters, that decency […]
The collapse on Monday of a bridge in Cagayan province due to possible overloading emphasizes the need for local government units to closely monitor both compliance with load limits as well as the continued resilience of infrastructures in their jurisdiction, said Dax Cua, president of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP). “The […]
Three days before the celebration of World Teacher’s Day, Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. filed House Bill No. 5067, which seeks to increase the entry-level salary of public-school teachers, teaching personnel in Higher Education, and public non-teaching personnel. To be known as “Entry Level Salary Increase for Public School Teachers Act,” HB […]
The promise of modern mechanization reached Bohol’s farmlands as the Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), turned over 45 units of agricultural machinery and equipment to farmers’ cooperatives and associations across the province.The ceremonial awarding at San Jose, Talibon, gathered national and local officials, farmers’ representatives, and […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the government can tap a total of ₱182.8 billion from various funding sources to boost response and rehabilitation efforts, emphasizing the need to swiftly address the devastation caused by recent disasters across the country. Based on data from Gatchalian’s office, the available 2025 budget for rehabilitation and response includes a ₱7 […]
As traditional regulation struggles to keep up with the evolution of digital platforms, Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said instilling Filipino values is the country’s best long-term defense against harmful online content. At the Senate briefing for the 2026 budget of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), officials admitted that the […]