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Some 1,232 employees at the Angeles City government — 889 permanent, 328 casual, and 15 contractual — received their ₱6,000 Service Recognition Incentive recently. Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. said this is in recognition of the hard work and service of the employees. “Matibay po kayong kaagapay ng siyudad sa pagbibigay ng serbisyo sa mga […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles hailed a recent program by the Department of Education that resulted in the planting of nearly 2 million trees across the country. “The success of the ‘236,000 Christmas Trees’ program points the way to how we can involve our institutions in efforts to restore our country’s greenery. That it has […]
Bicol Saro Partylist Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan is optimistic that the country’s rice production would further improve this year despite a prolonged dry spell, as palay producers are expected to receive at least P31 billion in support from the national government under the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA). A total of P30,889,904,000 has been allocated […]
Senator Bong Go continues to maintain a good standing among potential senatorial candidates for the 2025 midterm elections after placing second again in OCTA Research’s latest survey. In a nationwide survey conducted last December 10-14, 2023, Go placed second with 53% of respondents indicating that they will vote for him for the Senate. “Huwag muna […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda and Rep. Aa Legarda recently brought the “Passport on Wheels” service in her home province of Antique at the third floor of Robinson’s Mall Antique in San Jose de Buenavista. A total of 2,300 Antiqueño applicants benefitted from the endeavor — 900 each during the first and second days, […]
Speaker Martin Romualdez facilitated the release of P630,000 worth of assistance package from him and the Marcos administration to the Filipino caregiver who was taken hostage and subsequently released by Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas.Jimmy Pacheco, 33 years old, was taken by Hamas in Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel during the group’s attack on […]
Borongan Airport in Eastern Samar will receive P200 million in capital outlay for the upgrade of its aviation infrastructure, House of Representatives Minority Leader and 4Ps party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan said. “The amount of P200 million has been earmarked in the 2024 General Appropriations Law to build up the infrastructure of Borongan Airport,” Libanan said. […]
Sarangani Governor Rogelio Pacquiao and Mayor Atty. Tessa Constantino led the groundbreaking of the provincial government’s landbanking project in Poblacion, Malungon recently. Along with the groundbreaking ceremony is the unveiling of the site development plan and its site development map. The landbanking project in Purok Pangyan consists of 18.4 hectares of land purchased by the […]
Senator Bong Go commended President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., for signing into law several bills establishing College of Medicine programs at four state universities. Go, co-sponsor of these bills, emphasized the broader impact of these legislative measures on the country’s future particularly in healthcare. These bills were primarily sponsored by Senator Chiz Escudero, chairperson of the […]
More meaningful discussions on Charter change, the legalization of medical cannabis and divorce, and a civilized approach to addressing the tension in the West Philippine Sea. These were among the New Year wishes of Senator Robin Padilla, who also vowed to block potential efforts to push self-serving agendas in amending the Charter. Padilla, who chairs […]