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“Let us build on five hundred years of friendship and history.” This was the message of Senate President Migz Zubiri to Spanish Senate President Pedro Rollán during the Philippine Senate’s official parliamentary visit to the Senate of Spain, where enhanced trade relations was one of the key points of discussion. Zubiri led a delegation of […]
Senator Bong Go expressed his strong support and commendation for the 150 scholars currently enrolled in the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) program in Daet, Camarines Norte. The educational venture was initiated in collaboration with the Philippine Academy of Technical Studies, Inc (PATS). As part of his support, Go provided them with masks, […]
As prices of oil spike and production are choked by war and politics, Senate President Migz Zubiri said fossil-fuel dependent Philippines should tap its large renewable energy potentials, such as solar, hydro and wind, to lower electricity costs and tame inflation. “If we can tap into the country’s vast potential of renewable energy, especially solar, […]
Upon the invitation of the British Group Inter-Parliament Union, Senator Bong Go joined Senate President Migz Zubiri and Senator Grace Poe as they represented the Philippine Senate during an official visit to the United Kingdom recently. The visit, led by Zubiri and Poe as co-heads of the delegation, was Go’s first visit to the UK. […]
Senator Mark Villar expresses his utmost concern with the recent cases of suicide among the younger population. According to the latest data from the Department of Education (DepEd), 404 students died by suicide during the academic year of 2021-2022 while 2,147 students are reported to have attempted to take their lives in the same time […]
Mayor Jerry Treñas led the kick off of the 100-day countdown for Dinagyang Festival 2024 recently at SM City Iloilo. Next year’s Dinagyang, with the theme “Pagdayaw kay Señor Sto. Nino, Padayaw sang mga Ilonggo!”, marks the second face-to-face staging of the city’s world-class festival after the COVID-19 pandemic. In his message, Treñas highlighted the […]
The Bureau of Immigration’s (BI’s) decision to embrace the use of body-worn video cameras for its secondary inspectors has been welcomed by House of Representatives Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan. “The donning of body cameras will provide an accurate recording of events whenever an international traveler comes into contact with an immigration […]
Following the assignment of flagship status to the Food Stamp Program, Manila Third District Representative Joel Chua suggested to the Department of Social Welfare and Development that the electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card “should be usable at point-of-sale at supermarkets, groceries, and drugstores with electronic card readers, in addition to the Kadiwa stores and DTI rolling […]
The city government of Bacolod signed a partnership with SM Prime Holdings Inc. to modernize the Manokan Country, the famous row of chicken inasal (grilled chicken) stalls at the reclamation area. The Manokan Country Redevelopment Project involves a multi-billion contract for the lease and development of various city properties The agreement was signed by Mayor […]
As the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship, Senator Mark Villar joined one of DTI’s regular price monitoring activities. “Sumama tayo sa DTI sa kanilang price at quality monitoring activity para makita kung ang mga produkto ay sumusunod sa Philippine Standards o PS Quality para sa mga locally-made na produkto at […]