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With the House of Representatives already clearing the measure lifting the expiration periods on the data or loads offered by internet service providers (ISPs) to their subscribers, Camarines Sur lawmakers are hoping for timely action by the Senate on a counterpart measure so the Congress can provide relief this 2026 to Filipino consumers by enabling them […]
Parañaque 2nd District Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan urged Philhealth to conduct a heightened information campaign on the financial protection and other benefits available to Filipinos under the government’s national health insurance program. Yamsuan pointed out that many Filipinos remain unaware of the benefits they can get from Philhealth, or the fact that all citizens have automatically become […]
In a paradigm shift on peace and order governance, Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte has rolled out a vision of a peaceful and prosperous Bicol that goes beyond regionwide efforts to beef up law enforcement and anti-crime operations. As the newly appointed chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Bicol, Villafuerte said that […]
The decision to open and live-stream the Bicameral Conference Committee (bicam) deliberations on the 2026 national budget marks the culmination of months-long efforts by the House of Representatives to make the budget process transparent, accountable, and open to public scrutiny. This is according to House Appropriations Chairperson Representative Mikaela Angela Suansing, who at the start […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Executive Secretary Ralph Recto for the timely issuance of Administrative Order No. 39, which authorizes a one-time gratuity pay of up to ₱7,000 for job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) workers in government.During the President’s visit to Baseco recently, Domagoso […]
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. […]