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Senator Grace Poe has endorsed for plenary approval the committee report on the proposed Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport or the “Bulacan Ecozone.” Committee Report No. 209 on Senate Bill No. 2572 establishing the Bulacan Ecozone was signed by majority of the senators in the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs headed by […]
Senator Bong Go pledged his continuous support for the Emergency Housing Assistance Program of the National Housing Authority (NHA), as he and his Malasakit Team personally aided fire victims in Manila City recently. “Ang matatanggap niyo po ngayon ay mula sa programa ng NHA kung saan kayo po ay bibigyan ng emergency housing assistance o […]
Mayor John Dalipe conveyed Zamboanga City’s full support to the Department of Tourism (DOT). Addressing the DOT delegation led by Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, tourism stakeholders, members of the Diplomatic Corps, and local government officials present during the Nostalgia: Dinner Event as part of the official launch of the Philippine Experience Program in Zamboanga […]
A total of 35,576 individuals and entities have filed an aggregate of P3 billion in compensation claims in connection with the sunken M/T Princess Empress’s massive oil spill a year ago, Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny Pimentel, a member of the House committee on ecology, said. “Of the P3 billion in compensation claims, nearly P1.6 […]
In the Senate, every day is a “buckling-down-to-work” kind of day. This was the statement made by Senate President Migz Zubiri as he again extended his streak of perfect attendance in the Senate. “In my long years as a public servant, I have learned this one important thing: true leadership starts by showing up for the […]
The Senate unanimously adopted a resolution honoring the global contributions of South Korean diplomat Ban Ki-moon, the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations General Assembly. Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 929, introduced by Senate President Pro-tempore Loren Legarda, expressed the “profound sense of the Senate” in honoring Ban and commending his “outstanding global contributions”. “The Philippine […]
Senator Bong Go has been recognized by the RP-Mission and Development Foundation Inc. (RPMD) as one of the Outstanding Public Servant Awardees for the Year 2023. The recognition is a testament to Go’s significant impact and contributions to public service in the Philippines. Known as Mr. Malasakit for his compassionate service to communities in need, […]
Residents living near the Batacan River in Barangay Pit-ao, San Clemente, Tarlac are now safe from flooding with the completion of a flood mitigation project by the Department of Public Works and Highways. In his report to DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Regional Office 3 Director Roseller Tolentino said that the completed project is a […]
To address the effects of El Niño phenomenon to impoverished and vulnerable sectors in the community, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Municipal Government of Doña Remedios Trinidad (DRT) and Ceremonial Launching of Project Local Adaptation to Water Access (LAWA) at Breaking Insufficiency through Nutritious […]
A longtime senior citizens advocate hailed the signing of Republic Act No. 11982, or the Expanded Centenarian Act, and expressed optimism that the new law “would be the first of many measures under the Marcos administration that will benefit our country’s elderly”. According to Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr., the Expanded Centenarian Act […]