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SENATE URGED: LOOK INTO PH MENTAL HEALTH SITUATION

Senator Camille Villar has filed a resolution urging the Senate to look into the country’s worsening mental health situation, emphasizing the need to strengthen the implementation of existing laws and make care more accessible to Filipinos in need. Through Proposed Senate Resolution No. 99, Villar called for an inquiry in aid of legislation to convene […]

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ALAN CAYETANO PUSHES FOR CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION

Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano emphasized the need for a clean-energy transition that does not burden Filipino households. Cayetano also called for greater reliance on domestic energy resources to strengthen the country’s energy independence. “With more than half of our energy requirements being imported, we are clearly vulnerable to geopolitical conflicts,” the veteran legislator […]

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ESCUDERO: CURB OVERPRICING IN INFRA PROJECTS

In response to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call to slash construction costs and institutionalize reforms within the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Senator Chiz Escudero has filed a measure that aims to standardize the budgeting process for infrastructure projects and curb overpricing. The proposed reform builds on the President’s directive to reduce material […]

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CEBU GOV’T ROLLS OUT MEASURES FOR UNDAS 2025

The Cebu Provincial Government is rolling out several measures to ease commuter congestion as well as provide comfort at the Capitol-run north and south bus terminals ahead of the All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day holidays.Governor Pamela Baricuatro announced during her regular press briefing that additional ticketing stalls will be installed at the Cebu South Bus Terminal […]

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MAYOR ISKO: ALL SYSTEMS GO IN MANILA FOR UNDAS

All systems are ready for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day in Manila’s public cemeteries.Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso directed all frontline departments to ensure full government presence in the Manila North, South, and Islamic Cemeteries throughout “Undas”. During the city government’s directional meeting, Domagoso instructed city personnel to […]

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RAFFY TULFO ASKS JAPAN: OPEN MORE JOBS FOR PINOYS

During the recently-concluded 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) attended by Senator Raffy Tulfo in Geneva, Switzerland, he held a bilateral meeting with the Japanese delegation led by Fujii Kazuhiro. In the meeting, Tulfo expressed elation over what he called “strong and friendly relationship between the governments of Japan and the Philippines”. As Chairman […]

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ZUBIRI PUSHES FOR DAR BUDGET HIKE IN 2026

Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri pushed for additional funding for the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in its proposed 2026 budget, citing its strong performance in implementing land distribution and support programs for farmers. “I would like to move, Mr. Chairman, that we approve on the committee level the budget of the Agrarian Reform with […]

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PANGILINAN: SMUGGLED AGRI GOODS MAY HAVE FORMALIN

Smuggled agricultural products may contain harmful chemicals that can endanger the health of Filipino consumers, Senator Kiko Pangilinan warned after he revealed that illegally imported products bypass safety checks and may be unfit for consumption. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Pangilinan said that agricultural smuggling harms not only the country’s agricultural sector and its […]

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ATAYDE: NO GHOST PROJECTS IN QC’S FIRST DISTRICT

To see is to believe. This was the point made by Quezon City First District Rep. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde when last week he personally inspected the sites of the seven flood control and drainage projects in his district that had been falsely labeled as “ghost projects,” and confirmed that these are real, verifiable, and […]

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SPEAKER DY HAILS SIGNING OF PALAY FLOOR PRICE EO

Speaker Bojie Dy III praised President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for his compassion and decisive leadership through the signing of Executive Order (EO) Nos. 100 and 101, measures that set a floor price for palay while strengthening direct government support to farmers and fisherfolk.  Dy said the twin directives prove that the President fully understands the […]