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GUO AGREES TO TAKE LIE DETECTOR TEST – TULFO

Senator Raffy Tulfo grilled controversial Bamban town Mayor Alice Guo for her inconsistent statements and discrepancies of the documents about her true identity, including the different dates of her parents’ supposed marriage. During the continuation of the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality, Tulfo asked Guo about records […]

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SUSAN ROCES’ 2ND DEATH ANNIVERSARY REMEMBERED

With a solemn Holy Mass and gift-giving, family and friends remembered film icon Susan Roces on the second year of her death. Senator Grace Poe, daughter Nika, and some relatives from the Sonora clan attended an early morning mass at the Sanctuario De San Jose in San Juan City before proceeding to the family mausoleum […]

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KADIWA PROGRAM RETURNS TO ANGELES CITY

Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. showed his full support to the Katuwang sa Diwa at Gawa para sa Masaganang Ani at Mataas na Kita, also known as the KADIWA program, of the Department of Agriculture.  To date, kiosks were installed at the City Hall compound premises beginning May 22 until May 23, 2024, showcasing basic […]

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BILL LOWERING RICE PRICES GETS HOUSE OK

In a decisive move to address the urgent need to stem the increase in the prices of basic goods, particularly rice, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill 10381, which would strengthen the government’s buffer stocking authority. The bill, which received an overwhelming majority of 231 affirmative votes, three negative votes, […]

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LEE WANTS PHILHEALTH TO COVER MRI, PET, CT SCANS

“Yung kayang ibigay, dapat ibigay na agad!” This was what AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee reiterated as he pushed for the inclusion of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Computed Tomography (CT) scan, and all other diagnostic tests in the urgent care packages of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). During the […]

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ADDITIONAL SHARIA DISTRICTS GET BICAM OK

A major victory for all Muslims. This was how a grateful Senator Robin Padilla described the passage in the bicameral conference committee of a bill creating additional Sharia districts in the Philippines. Padilla said this victory has a greater impact than the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) since Sharia law […]

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ESCUDERO REPLACES ZUBIRI AS SENATE PRESIDENT

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is the new chair of the Senate Committee on Accounts following a revamp of the Senate in Monday’s session that saw Senator Chiz Escudero elected as the new Senate President. It was Cayetano who nominated Escudero to the Senate leadership after Senator Migz Zubiri resigned as Senate President. “I nominate someone […]

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JAPANESE AMBASSADOR PAYS COURTESY CALL ON TULFO

Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya paid a courtesy visit in the Office of Senator Raffy Tulfo recently. During the visit, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers, asked about the current condition of OFWs in Japan which has reached to approximately 230,000 in number – most of them being high-skilled experts […]

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ILOILO CITY GOV’T IMPLEMENTS ‘HEAT STROKE BREAK’

The Iloilo City government is implementing a “heat stroke break” policy to protect traffic enforcers and workers under the scorching heat of the sun from related sickness. “As the city continues to experience heat waves, I have instructed the department heads with personnel such as street sweepers and traffic aides to adjust or shorten their […]

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HOUSE RESUMES PROBE ON CHINESE STUDENTS IN PH

The House of Representatives resumed its inquiry into the surge of Chinese students enrolling in various higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the country, especially in Cagayan province and other areas in Luzon.The committee on justice chaired by Negros Occidental Representative Juliet Marie de Leon led in the inquiry on the basis of House Resolutions 1666 […]