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Senator Raffy Tulfo scrutinized the Department of Education’s (DepEd) Expanded Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (E-GASTPE) program, which he said is being abused by some officials. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Tulfo questioned the application process for E-GASTPE and asked who are actually being accepted into […]
Stressing that combating corruption in the country depends on a functioning justice system, Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged the Filipino public to remain vigilant against an abusive judiciary that allows government and elected officials to escape accountability. “This is not just a corruption issue. This is also a judiciary system justice issue. Mas malawak pa nga. […]
Parañaque 2nd District Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan is eyeing the establishment of a free online-based counseling program in public schools to make anti-bullying and mental health support services easily accessible to students. Yamsuan said his proposed tele-counseling program under House Bill (HB) 5240 will further expand the scope of the newly implemented school-based mental health support and […]
Bacolod lone district Rep. Albee Benitez on Monday expressed his hope that the launch of a new water treatment plant would help stabilize the city’s water supply and provide affordable water services to the people. “At its core, this project is about securing our future, securing our water resource,” Benitez said during the inauguration of […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso ordered the planting of an initial 100,000 bamboo along Roxas Boulevard, R-10 and other major roads as part of the city’s flood control and environmental policy. Domagoso said the bamboo planting is intended to reinforce riverbanks and help cushion floodwaters during the rainy season. “We are doing a […]
Laguna Governor Sol Aragones visited San Pablo District Hospital bringing medicines and free IV fluids to support patient care. Aragones was joined by Dr. Odilon Inoncillo, Officer in Charge of the Provincial Health Office. Stressing the importance of basic provisions, the lady governor said, “Importante talaga sakin ‘yung basic meron kayo,” referring to the medicines […]
Senator Erwin Tulfo is pushing for a unified flood control project planning and monitoring system in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The vice chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee made the call after it was exposed that the grid coordinates generated by DPWH from the Multi-Year Programming and Scheduling (MYPS) and […]
Evidence, and not noise, will indict and convict those involved in the corruption behind anomalous flood control projects, Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson stressed. At the resumption of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing into the issue, Lacson tore into “skeptics, detractors, and hijackers” for twisting public anger to divide the nation. “Your noise […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan has taken note of the interest of ordinary Filipinos to participate in public service during the past elections, but he emphasized that victories for those without the political machinery and the backing of big political parties and dynasties will remain a challenge if the proposed anti-political dynasty law is not passed. Pangilinan […]
As Malacañan currently reviews the pension system of military and uniformed personnel (MUP), Camarines Sur representatives led by Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte are proposing new legislation to establish a “sustainable, equitable and financially sound” annuity plan in place of the current one whose long-term sustainability is being doubted by no less than our country’s […]