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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano renewed his call for the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to reassess the implementation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), citing concerns over the persistent issue of child stunting in the Philippines. Following the Senate hearing on DSWD’s proposed 2025 budget, Cayetano pointed out that despite the program’s […]
The Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has launched a comprehensive support initiative worth P75 million aimed at providing financial aid and capacity-building opportunities to over 15,000 members of the creative industry, including financial aid and other services. The event entitled “Paglinang sa Industriya ng Paglikha,” was held Oct. 13-14 at […]
Amid the influx of substandard steel reinforcement bars, or rebars in the market, Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III asked the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to go after manufacturers and importers, calling for their permits and licenses to be suspended. Pimentel issued the statement following the discovery of substandard rebars by the DTI […]
Senator Lito Lapid attended the 25th National Convention of the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) coinciding with its Silver Anniversary Celebration held in Koronadal South Cotabato. Lapid was accompanied by his son Mark, Chief Operating Officer of Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) and ATOP National President Junel Ann Divinagracia during […]
Senator Robin Padilla promised to bring farm-to-market roads and additional rights for Mangyans, after visiting them in Barangay Panaytayan in Mansalay, Mindoro Oriental recently. In his speech before the Mangyans, Padilla – who thanked them for helping him top the polls in Mindoro in 2022 – vowed to work with Vice Governor Ejay Falcon to […]
In a move to further support Manila’s elderly, Mayor Honey Lacuna announced that the monthly allowance for senior citizens will be doubled from P500 to P1,000 starting January 2025. Over 200,000 senior beneficiaries are set to receive a total of P3,000 each during the quarterly payout in March 2025. “Iniisip pa lang nila, tayo po […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan is urging the government to provide “adequate protection and security” to key witnesses in the quad committee’s (quad com) ongoing probe into the past administration’s highly controversial war on drugs that resulted in massive atrocities. “The appropriate agencies should safeguard resource persons or key witnesses who have offered […]
Former Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chair Karlo Nograles on Tuesday expressed optimism that his entry into the Davao City mayoralty race would encourage the voters of Davao City to troop to the polls as he lamented that a fourth of the city’s voters just stayed home during the 2022 national and local elections. A week […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez expressed strong optimism for increased foreign investments in the Philippines following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s compelling presentation of the country as an ideal investment destination. In his address before the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Business and Investment Summit in Laos, Marcos outlined the Philippines’ strategic position as a growing economy […]
The Quezon City Government continues to intensify its cancer initiatives, as part of the city’s celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. QCitizens can avail of free clinical breast examinations and mammograms for women ages 50 years old and above. All 66 health centers offer these services all year round from Mondays to Fridays, 8 AM […]