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The government must prioritize the protection of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as this directly affects the Philippines’ food security, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said on Wednesday. The Bicolano lawmaker issued the call in the wake of the back-to-back water cannon incidents in the WPS by the China Coast Guard (CCG). “We must […]
The House of Representatives ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the disagreeing votes of House Bill (HB) 8980 or the Fiscal Year 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). Appropriations committee chair Zaldy Co said the House contingent fought hard to keep budget provisions on legacy projects of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “Pagkain, trabaho, kalusugan, edukasyon at […]
Isabela Governor Rodito Albano III led the distribution of financial assistance to the BRO-Ed scholars, I-IRISE beneficiaries, and tobacco farmers in Reina Mercedes, Isabela. “Yung saya na nararamdaman ninyo ngayon, ganyan din ang saya namin sa kapitolyo,” Albano said. “Gusto namin na kumita kayo at maging masaya.” “Hindi kami nagtitipid ni Vice Gov. Bojie dahil […]
Senator Robin Padilla is pushing for a legislative investigation into the alleged disenfranchisement of traditional leaders and their exclusion from the selection of Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) in Palawan, for the renewal of Malampaya Service Contract No. 38. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 885 where he cited complaints from the Cuyunon IPs that the IPMR […]
The Senate moved to make college entrance exams free for qualified Filipino students. Senators, voting 22-0-0, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2441 or the proposed “Free College Entrance Examinations Act”, which would waive entrance examination fees in private higher educational institutions (HEIs) for disadvantaged graduates or graduating students who show […]
The Senate ratified the harmonized version of the 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) which contains the proposed P5.768 trillion budget for next year. The House of Representatives also ratified the bicameral conference committee report. After the ratification by both Houses of Congress, the government’s spending plan bill will be transmitted to Malacanang for President Ferdinand […]
Anti-gambling advocate and Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. reiterated the need to ban Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) citing the testimony of law enforcement officials who, at the House Committee on Games and Amusement, cited a “pattern” of illegal activities in licensed POGOs that show they cannot be regulated. “Mismo ang mga opisyal […]
Some 3,450 Contract of Service (COS) employees of Angeles City received their P3,000 year-end gratuity from the city government recently. Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. said this is to continue recognizing the unwavering service of the employees in serving the Angeleños. Lazatin called the city hall government employees as the true assets of the […]
Senator Nancy Binay said government can use all the lessons it had learned from the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure that “walking pneumonia” and other respiratory illnesses do not escalate into another public health crisis. According to Binay, Covid-19 pandemic was an eye-opener for everyone, especially those in the public health sector. “Sana gamitin natin ang […]
The Senate ratified the reconciled version of the proposed “No Permit, No Exam Prohibition Act” as approved by the Bicameral Conference Committee–a proposal put forward by Senator Chiz Escudero, chairman of the Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education in the upper chamber. In seeking the ratification, Escudero assured his colleagues that the bicameral conference […]