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Senator Bong Go’s Malasakit Team returned and provided relief to flood-hit families in Negros Occidental. The relief operations were successfully conducted in Hinigiran in coordination with Mayor Mary Grace Arceo and Councilor Xenia Guanco, Bago City with Mayor Mayette Javellana, Valladolid with Mayor Ricardo Presbiterio Jr, San Enrique with Mayor Jilson Tubillara, and Himamaylan City […]
The construction of the Tourist Rest Area (TRA) at the Pangasinan Provincial Capitol Complex is now 98% complete, with full completion expected by the first week of August 2025. This milestone marks a significant step forward in enhancing Pangasinan’s tourism infrastructure. Strategically situated near the Reflecting Pool and the Interactive Fountain, the TRA enhances the […]
The House of Representatives elected additional officers and committee chairmen as it tries to complete its organization a few days after the convening of the 20th Congress. Chosen as deputy majority leader was Representative Eduardo Rama of Cebu City, with Representatives Antonino Roman lll of Bataan, Ricardo Cruz Jr. of Taguig-Pateros and Walfredo Dimaguila Jr. […]
Mayor Januario Garde of Luna, Apayao wants to provide more aid to the town’s poor students. Garde made the decision following his meeting with several officials of various schools in their municipality. “The scholarship program of the LGU mostly provides assistance to high school students and those studying at the tertiary level, leaving nothing for […]
The House of Representatives on Wednesday elected Bicol Saro Party-list Representative Terry Ridon as chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts, completing the roster of committee leaders that comprise the powerful Quad Comm set to resume its sweeping investigation into extrajudicial killings, illegal drug operations and organized crime syndicates. The election of Ridon, a lawyer […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged the 20th Congress to pursue “radical change” in basic education — including in the K to 12 curriculum — through the 2026 education budget to address the long-standing woes plaguing the country’s education system. “I think the task of this 20th Congress is really the radical change that is needed […]
After the auditing of flood control programs to see which of them are failed or ghost projects, there must be the certainty of punishment on the erring contractors involved, as well as their accomplices in government. Senator Ping Lacson stressed this as he said the culprits will likely lie low for now – and go […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan expressed strong support for a Senate resolution that will urge President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to ban online gambling. Citing the social costs of online gambling, Pangilinan made a manifestation during the plenary session, comparing online gambling to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which the […]
Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito R. Alejandro IV, Officer-in-Charge of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), visited the strategic staging hub at Clark Airbase in Pampanga on July 30, 2025 to inspect the loading of relief items bound for Batanes.Working under the directives of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. and Secretary of National Defense Gilberto […]
The colors that once divided must now give way to the colors that unite. This was the message of Senate President Chiz Escudero as he opened the 20th Congress, urging his fellow lawmakers to cast aside political partisanship for love of country and to recommit themselves to the people they were elected to serve. “It […]