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Senator Kiko Pangilinan was firm in defending his proposed Senate Resolution No. 256 on the Chinese Embassy in Manila’s remarks against several public officials, including himself, pointing out the need to enforce and defend the 2016 arbitral ruling and rally behind the Philippines’ uniformed personnel facing Chinese aggression in the contested West Philippine Sea. In […]
Senator Bong Go paid tribute to the courage and selfless service of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel by dispatching his team to visit and extend assistance to soldiers and families affected by the ambush incident in Munai, Lanao del Norte recently. The Go’s team, together with Dr. Amy Adona, visited the 10th Infantry […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) is set to become the home of the Philippines’ first Google Chromebook manufacturing facility, representing a major breakthrough in the Bicol region’s technology landscape. Announced in early January 2026 by Governor Luis Raymund “Lray” Villafuerte, this 5,000-square-meter landmark project of the Allied Corporation Asia Pacific aims to transform the province into a […]
Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III underscored the importance of religious freedom, women’s empowerment and inclusive economic growth as pillars of a stronger and more united Philippines, as the House of Representatives commemorated World Hijab Day and opened the Halal Festival at the Batasang Pambansa. In a speech, Dy said World Hijab Day reminds Filipinos that […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso announced the scheduled release of ₱69.8 million in allowances for public school teachers under the Schools Division Office (SDO) of Manila. Speaking during the flag-raising ceremony at Manila City Hall, Domagoso said the teachers’ allowances—covering 11,633 beneficiaries for the period October to December 2025—will be released. “Teachers in […]
The Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development, chaired by Senator Erwin Tulfo, has expressed its commitment to institutionalizing accessible government aid distribution without political interference. Tulfo made the statement during a recent panel hearing on his bill to institutionalize the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) Program of the Department of […]
Sanitation inspectors – the unsung “foot soldiers” of the Department of Health who help safeguard public health at the community level – may soon get long-overdue improvements in benefits and working conditions under a bill filed by Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson. Lacson filed Senate Bill 1725, seeking to positively augment and improve the […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan welcomed the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) launch of its transparency portal, calling it a positive and necessary step toward greater accountability and good governance in the agriculture sector. The transparency portal, accessible at https://fmrwatch.bafe.gov.ph, provides detailed information on the government’s farm-to-market road (FMR) projects. Among other things, the public can now access the […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) Governor and National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte is calling for a three-year P6 billion plan to accelerate the long-overdue modernization of the Naga Airport to sustain—and even boost—the momentum of CamSur as one of the country’s economic, investment and tourism frontrunners. Backdropped by the latest Department of Tourism (DOT) data […]
In a bid to ensure that communities of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) have access to health services, a lawmaking tandem has filed a bill institutionalizing the training and employment of health workers that belong to such communities to provide primary healthcare. House Bill No. 6533 or the “Tribal Health Workers (THW) Bill”, filed by Solid North […]