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The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) through the Office of the Civil Defense – Cordillera Administrative Region (OCD- CAR) conferred awards to Local Government Units, Civil Society Organizations, schools, volunteers, groups, and individuals who exemplified excellence in disaster risk reduction and management and humanitarian assistance. The Local Government Unit of Lubuagan, Kalinga […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez directed the House Committee on Transportation to immediately look “into reports received by my office that corrupt practices may have tainted the conceptualization and planned implementation” of the government’s public utility vehicle (PUV) or jeepney modernization program.“The reports allege that existing transport officials are in cahoots with previous officials in negotiating for […]
New Year, more benefits. This is the what AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee hopes to provide millions of Filipinos as he urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to apply the 30% increase in all its benefits and coverage. In October last year, Lee wrote PhilHealth recommending a 20% to 30% increase in all […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes scored the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) and said its project delays caused the massive blackout in Panay Island. “For the longest time we have been calling out NGCP for the delays in its projects – some of which have reached decades without completion,” Reyes said. Reyes […]
Senator Chiz Escudero has welcomed the creation of a blacklisting committee in the Department of Agriculture (DA), saying the latest action made by Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. goes well with the anti-corruption campaign and other reforms he is initiating in the organization. In a media interview recently, Escudero expressed confidence in the leadership of […]
Senator Bong Go assisted 600 beneficiaries of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) program in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija. Go, adopted son of Nueva Ecija, expressed his support to the efforts of the local government in boosting economic opportunities in their communities. Among them were Governor Aurelio “Oyie” Umali, Congresswoman Rosanna “Ria” Vergara, […]
Senator Nancy Binay voiced her apprehension regarding the repercussions of the extensive power outage in Western Visayas on the tourism industry, particularly the hospitality sector and local businesses. Lights went out across the islands of Panay, Guimaras and Negros at around 2:27pm on January 2 due to the tripping of multiple power plants, thereby isolating […]
The provincial government of Negros Occidental led the ceremonial distribution of financial assistance worth P4,334,400 to the barangays of the Municipality of Cauayan, for the implementation of the Community-based Nutrition Program. The activity was held at the Capitol Social in Bacolod City. The nutrition program aims to provide the development stage nutritional requirements of Negrense […]
The Angeles City government, under the leadership of Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. started to distribute locally-produced reusable bags to those applying and renewing their business permits. Lazatin said this initiative is to encourage business owners to reduce, if not eliminate, the usage of plastic, and to switch to environment-friendly materials. This is just in […]
Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, advocated for the Department of Health (DOH) to pursue the establishment of halfway houses at major medical centers in the country. The budget for three halfway houses was included in the 2024 General Appropriations Act through the support of Go as vice chairperson […]