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As both houses of Congress continue their bicameral conference committee discussions on the 2026 budget bill, Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson is confident that the Senate will fight all the way to ensure next year’s budget is pork-free. Lacson, an eagle-eyed watchdog of the national budget, said this includes the Senate’s resolution to ratify […]
Senator Bong Go congratulated the Municipality of Pikit in North Cotabato and its local government officials as he welcomed the formal turnover of the newly completed Super Health Center in North Cotabato. Guided by his advocacy to strengthen healthcare access in every community, Go highlighted the importance of expanding public health services closer to the […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is confident that the bicameral conference committee to deliberate the 2026 national budget will be transparent and open to public scrutiny. In Joint Senate Resolution No. 1–filed at the start of the 20th Congress and a day after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. revealed massive corruption in flood control projects during his State […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Friday expressed support for reforms to the country’s party-list system, underscoring the need to strengthen its original mandate of providing a voice to marginalized sectors, particularly Filipino workers, in the House of Representatives. Speaking at the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Trade Union Congress of the […]
The Provincial Government of Bohol welcomed a delegation from the World Bank and the Department of Finance (DOF), led by World Bank Group Executive Director Marcos Chiliatto, to the Capitol recently. The visit forms part of preparatory work for the proposed Accelerated Water and Sanitation Project in Selected Areas (AWSPSA), funded by the World Bank. […]
House Committee on Human Rights Chair and Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. urged government leaders, advocates, and institutions to move “beyond awareness and into action” as the country marked the culmination of Human Rights Consciousness Week in the House of Representatives.In a speech, Abante referenced the Commission on Human Rights’ Ablaze Award, which […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros voted yes to the Senate version of the 2026 budget which she hailed for “critical and timely” funding increases for programs for students, overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and women and children – as she vowed to pursue proper funding for health services and the protection of the Sierra Madre. After joining other […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan expressed concern about the possible entry of smuggled, uninspected food products into the local food supply chain through restaurant establishments. This comes after alleged Chinese smuggler Chaoqun Shi, the lessee of a warehouse that was found with P100 million worth of smuggled frozen meat products, admitted during a Senate committee hearing that […]
Senator Bong Go emphasized the importance of strengthening local cooperatives during the Cooperative Development Authority’s (CDA) Malasakit sa Kooperatiba awarding of financial assistance at Hotel Conchita, Cogon Market, Cagayan de Oro City. “Ako ay patuloy na susuporta sa mga programa at panukalang batas na makakatulong sa pag-unlad ng sektor ng kooperatiba. Ako ay naniniwala na ang […]
True to his promise, Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III has taken a major step by filing a landmark Anti-Political Dynasty Bill, a reform he committed to pursue to promote fairness, competition and integrity in public service. Speaker Dy filed House Bill (HB) 6771 together with Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander “Sandro” Marcos, marking the first […]