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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged graduates of the Technical University of the Philippines (TUP) Manila to recognize and harness their potential to drive meaningful change. In his commencement speech, Cayetano recounted how his father, the late senator Rene “Compañero” Cayetano, saw the untapped potential of Taguig City in 1984 during a campaign trip throughout Taguig, […]
Senator Bong Go’s Malasakit Team extended vital support to displaced workers in Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City. “Bawat tulong na ating ipinamamahagi ay isang hakbang patungo sa mas magandang kinabukasan para sa ating mga kababayan. Bisyo ko ang magserbisyo, at ito ay pagpapatuloy ng ating walang sawang pagtulong sa mga nangangailangan sa abot ng ating makakaya,” […]
Senator Robin Padilla is starting his advocacy against political dynasties, with no less than members of his own family. Padilla bared this as he stressed anew that now is the time to pass a measure against political dynasties, more than 37 years after the 1987 Constitution mandated it. “Kung kailangan kami mismo sa pamilya namin […]
The Quezon City Government clinched five awards, including the prestigious Overall Most Competitive Local Government Unit under the Highly Urbanized Category, from the Creative Cities and Municipalities Congress 2024 organized by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The city government secured high spots in the categories of Overall Most Competitive Local Government Unit, Most […]
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill protecting the legal profession and the public from unscrupulous individuals who misrepresent themselves as lawyers by penalizing unauthorized practice of law. Voting 202-0, the chamber approved House Bill (HB) No. 10691. Section 1 of the bill proposes the penalty of prision mayor […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano renewed his call for more support for grassroots sports, expressing what Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President and Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino would have said on the Senate floor. “If Bambol Tolentino will be allowed to speak right now, he will ask na sana yung nasa batas na pondo na […]
Senator Robin Padilla pushed for declaring November 7 of every year Sheikh Karimul Makhdum Day – a working holiday – to commemorate the establishment of Islam in the Philippines. In his sponsorship speech for Committee Report 238 of the Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs, Padilla pointed out November 7 marks the date of […]
As a party to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, the Philippine government should formulate better investment pitches for prospective foreign investors to successfully land more investments for the country. Former Senate President Migz Zubiri made this statement during the hearing of the Senate Special Oversight Committee on the RCEP Agreement chaired by Senate […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan has declared his support for Malacañang’s plan to provide another P1 billion in new appropriations for the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Fund. “No expense should be spared to enable the residents of Marawi City to rebuild and renew their lives,” Libanan, a 4Ps party-list representative, said. “We must […]
The City of Manila has once again proven its excellence, bagging multiple awards at the 2024 Department of Trade and Industry’s Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) awarding ceremony recently. Manila Vice-Mayor Yul Servo Nieto and Project Development Officer Aimee Sarmiento proudly received the awards on behalf of the city. Under the Highly Urbanized Cities […]