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The Commission on Appointments (CA) acknowledged the leadership and competence of Education Secretary Sonny Angara as they quickly confirmed his ad-interim appointment recently. The former senator smoothly navigated his confirmation process following the commendation from his former colleagues in Congress, highlighting his legislative achievements and commitment to education. Senate President and CA Chairperson Chiz Escudero […]
Senator Bong Go led the Malasakit sa Kooperatiba Awarding Ceremony for Cooperative Beneficiaries of Region VIII at Brgy. Maulong Covered Court, Catbalogan City. “I pushed for this program to ensure continuous assistance for our cooperatives. I hope this will help your cooperatives grow and flourish to help your organization, and your family,” Go stressed. […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano appealed to the government to focus on growing the economy to boost public funds instead of relying on gambling as a revenue source. Cayetano made this statement in response to recent proposals in the House of Representatives to revive and legalize e-sabong as an alternative revenue stream following the ban on […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 2768 seeking to impose stiff penalties on crimes involving dissemination of false information on bomb threats, explosives, or any other life-threatening or destructive materials. Tulfo, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Services, stressed that Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1727 or Bomb Joke Law passed in the […]
Senator Robin Padilla urged concerned government agencies to disclose their preparations for the possible effects of the tension in the Middle East, including Israel, Lebanon and Iran. In his manifestation before the Senate, Padilla voiced concern that Filipinos living and working in those areas would be among the first to feel the effects. “Baka na […]
With the recent ratification of the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act, Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee said that going after smugglers, hoarders, price manipulators and cartels would effectively bring down food prices which remains to be the main contributor to the overall inflation which rose to 4.4 percent in July. During his trip to Davao Region, […]
The House Committee on Appropriations chaired by Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co reviewed Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s (PCSO) fund-raising programs for health and charitable activities as part of the deliberations on the proposed 2025 national budget. Committee senior vice chairperson and Marikina City Representative Stella Luz Quimbo lauded PCSO’s support for the underprivileged, especially […]
A total of 415 incoming scholars of the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental signed scholarship agreements with Governor Bong Lacson in Bacolod City. They are part of the 1,276 provincial government scholars for the school year 2024 – 2025 under 13 scholarship categories and enrolled in different schools and universities. The MOA signing was witnessed […]
Senator Migz Zubiri has asked the national government to come up with a tourism masterplan and specific amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) to address the power woes in the country’s “crown jewels” of tourism. Zubiri made the statement during his interpellation on Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel’s counter-SONA delivered recently at […]
Amid the Senate’s deliberations on tax incentives for businesses, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano reminded his fellow lawmakers to treat with equal urgency the workers’ need for a true living wage and the need to eliminate corruption in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Cayetano made the manifestation during the plenary deliberations on Committee Report No. […]