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SOARING DOMESTIC AIRFARES ALARM DELA ROSA

Senator Bato Dela Rosa urged the government to address the soaring prices of local flights to ease the burden on Filipino passengers and boost tourism. During the 2026 budget deliberation for the Department of Transportation and its attached agencies, Dela Rosa raised the alarm on the very expensive local flights as compared to international flights […]

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BOHOL TOWN TURNS FIESTA INTO AGRICULTURAL FAIR

The Municipality of Clarin in Bohol turned its town fiesta into a celebration not only of faith and culture but also of livelihood and community spirit with the staging of the AgriFair 2025 recently at the town’s Freedom Park. The Provincial Government of Bohol joined the festivities, bringing programs and services that highlighted both local […]

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AUMENTADO LEADS BOHOL BUSINESS MISSION TO JAPAN

The Province of Bohol, the country’s first and only UNESCO Global Geopark, launched a five-day business mission to Japan aimed at strengthening tourism and investment linkages while promoting the province as a model of sustainable tourism.The delegation, led by Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado, held a series of business-to-business (B2B) meetings and destination product presentations in […]

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BONG GO SUPPORTS BUDGET HIKE FOR VP OFFICE

Senator Bong Go expressed his full support for the Office of the Vice President (OVP), underscoring the importance of empowering Vice President Sara Duterte to serve as a “working Vice President” whose programs directly reach Filipinos in need during the Senate deliberations for its proposed 2026 budget. “For this year 2025, we pushed to restore […]

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PANGILINAN URGES ICI: MAKE HEARINGS TRANSPARENT

Senator Kiko Pangilinan called on the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to reconsider its decision not to livestream its proceedings. “I urge the ICI to reconsider this decision. Transparency is fundamental to public accountability. With all due respect, the decision of the ICI to prevent the public from monitoring its proceedings online is ill-advised,” Pangilinan […]

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ESCUDERO: PROBE ALL LINKED TO FLOOD CONTROL MESS

Senator Chiz Escudero warned against political machinations orchestrated by former Speaker Martin Romualdez to weaken the Senate as an institution and endanger national security in the latter’s attempt to mislead the public and shield the real masterminds from accountability over the unprecedented scandal involving flood control projects. In a privilege speech, Escudero called on his […]

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SPEAKER DY HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH ISABELA FARMERS

House Speaker Bojie Dy convened a strategic dialogue with farmers at the Isabela Convention Center (ICON) in Cauayan City recently to address pressing agricultural concerns.The forum brought together key stakeholders, including Provincial Agriculturist Sergio Galamgam, city and municipal agriculturists, leaders of Irrigators Associations and Farmers’ Cooperatives, as well as several mayors and city officials from […]

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MAYOR ISKO BARES PLAN TO REPAINT MANILA CITY HALL

Manila’s iconic City Hall is about to get a fresh coat of history, as Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso revealed plans to repaint it in the same color as the National Museum.The idea was shared during a visit by National Museum Director General Jeremy Barns to the Mayor’s office.  During their discussion, Domagoso proposed the color scheme to bring […]

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BONG GO BATS FOR BOOST IN SENIORS’ SOCIAL PENSION

Senator Bong Go called on the national government to reallocate a portion of its flood control budget to settle the unpaid social pensions of qualified yet waitlisted indigent senior citizens across the country.  This suggestion came amid discovery of numerous anomalous, substandard, and ghost flood control projects that profited a few rather than benefiting the […]

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CAYETANO LAUDS PH HOSTING OF 2025 FIVB WORLDS

Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano lauded the Philippines’ “10 out of 10” solo hosting of the 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship, crediting much of its success to Filipinos’ warmth and world-class hospitality. This as the Philippines wrapped up its hosting of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship last September 28, where FIVB president […]