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With the final month of the year underway and Christmas fast approaching, Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Monday called for unity among lawmakers and employees of the House of Representatives to help restore public trust and deliver long-awaited reforms for Filipinos. Addressing the flag-raising ceremony at the Batasan Complex, Dy said that while […]
Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos is urging the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to fine-tune their process to ensure that more poor and disadvantaged benefit from its programs. This as a study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies found that the number of poor beneficiaries participating in TESDA training had declined between […]
A technical working group (TWG) of the House committee on information and communications technology (ICT) is fine-tuning a measure meant to protect mobile or cellular phone subscribers and electronic mail (e-mail) users from unsolicited digital communications, in line with Congress’ efforts to build on consumer protection on cyberspace, according to panel chairman Rep. Migz Villafuerte. Villafuerte […]
The House of Representatives affirmed that its members will continue carrying out their duties to the Filipino people regardless of any investigation, stressing that accountability is part of public service and that no inquiry will distract the institution from its mandate. In a statement, Speaker Bojie Dy said the chamber remains focused on its constitutional […]
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said the offer made by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to make him the country’s housing czar was just a joke and that he intends to finish his term as city mayor. “Joke lang niya ‘yon pero we’ll be happy to share the idea of horizontal housing which nakita niya […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan underscored the need for additional resources to build more Bahay Pag-asa Youth Centers, a transformational facility for children in conflict with the law, and fully implement the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act. Speaking during the “Bantay Bata – The Filipino Child: National Dialogue on Child Protection”, Pangilinan said that the Senate has added […]
Senator Bong Go’s Malasakit Team visited San Rafael, Iloilo to help micro entrepreneurs, aligned with his consistent efforts to boost local economies. Go’s Malasakit Team coordinated with the local government and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to provide support to qualified micro-entrepreneurs through the Pangkabuhayan sa Pagbangon at Ginhawa (PPG) program, which Senator […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri commended the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) under Secretary Vince Dizon for moving quickly to restore amajor Mindanao artery that connects North and South of Mindanao and for lining up reinforcement works on a key Bukidnon bridge, deeming both as urgent for the province’s commerce, daily travel and […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. praised Manila’s in-city housing program as he inaugurated the newly finished San Lazaro Residences, a 15-storey vertical housing complex that broke ground during Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso’s first term.After walking through the building and checking its amenities, Marcos remarked, “Dapat ganito pinagagawa natin,” a line Domagoso later highlighted as an […]
Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. filed House Bill No. 5752 mandating the establishment of Animal Bite Treatment Centers (ABTC) in all national and local government hospitals.Under HB 5752, each ABTC to be established shall be adequately staffed by qualified medical professionals that are certified and trained to administer animal bite treatment and […]