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Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III commended the UAE government, under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for its significant strides in enhancing the labor conditions of foreign workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Pimentel highlighted a notable decrease in the number of runaway maids reported this year, including […]
Senator Bong Go partnered with Barangay Captain Martin Claro and dispatched his Malasakit Team to assist fire victims in Barangay Ibaba, Malabon City recently. “Magdasal po tayo at ipagdasal po natin ‘yung mga mahal natin sa buhay. Ang gamit po ay nabibili. Ang pera po ay kikitain rin po natin, magsipag lang tayo. Subalit ‘yung […]
To help eradicate rabies in a community, Senator Cynthia Villar has embarked on “Libreng Kapon at Ligate” project for dogs and cats in the cities of Las Piñas and Bacoor. During the 4th leg of this project, Villar reiterated that rabies is endemic in the Philippines. The veteran legislator noted that more than 300 died […]
The Philippines and China should work to ease heightening tensions over a maritime dispute, House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan said. “Both countries should exhaust all diplomatic avenues to de-escalate the situation,” Libanan stressed. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had earlier said that the Philippines “will not surrender its sovereign rights” amid China’s intimidation. “Filipinos […]
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has signed the ordinance passed by the city council that will require restaurants, fast food chains, and other food establishments operating within the city to publish the number of calories of food items on their menu. In a media briefing held at Quezon City Hall, the City Government, led by […]
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas may extend the suspension of face-to-face classes from pre-school to senior high both in public and private schools depending on the heat index forecast. Treñas, through Executive Order (EO) No. 047 – 2024 issued March 31, declared the suspension of classes from April 1 to 2, 2024, after the Department […]
In line with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s issuance of Executive Order No. 57 bolstering the Philippine maritime security, and amid China’s recurring aggressions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee called for the urgent passage of a measure to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity and improve the lives […]
Senator Bong Go attended the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas South Cotabato Chapter’s 21st Provincial Liga Congress at the Midas Hotel in Pasay City recently. In his speech, Go underscored his ongoing commitment to reinforcing the role of barangay officials as the government’s frontline and the primary avenue through which the public can seek […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri appealed to fellow members of the International Parliamentarian Union (IPU) to be “facilitators of peace” amidst all wars and conflict happening in different parts of the world, even in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In his speech at the IPU General Debate in Geneva, Switzerland last, Zubiri rallied the IPU to […]
For her initiatives in eliminating poverty and maintaining a healthy environment, Senator Cynthia Villar was given the distinguished Human Rights Award by the United Nations Association of the Philippines in a ceremony held at Manila Hotel. Villar was acknowledged for the promotion of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Goal No. 1 (Poverty Eradication) and SDG Goal […]