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Good news for the nation! Senator Robin Padilla welcomed a new resolution filed in the Senate to review some economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, even as he hopes this will finally lead to national progress. “Magkakaroon na po ng bagong sigla ang ating ekonomiya tungo sa pag-unlad ng buhay ng mga Pilipino.” “Napakagandang balita […]
Newly designated Finance Secretary Ralph Recto is on top of the list of 171 presidential appointees awaiting their confirmation hearings once Congress resumes session on January 22. “The CA has already received the appointment papers of Secretary Recto, along with the nomination papers of two ambassadors, and the promotion papers of 168 senior military officers,” CA Assistant […]
Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas will join the World Governments Summit (WGS)’s gathering of visionary leaders from cities around the world to be held in Dubai on Feb. 12 to 24 this year.The gathering aims to foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and collective action among mayors, city officials, and urban stakeholders. Treñas is the lone invitee […]
The Philippines posting its lowest unemployment rate since 2005 signals that government efforts to provide jobs to Filipinos are on track, the chair of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee said. “The 3.6 percent unemployment rate indicates that the government is on the right track in providing jobs to our people as we […]
Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, has appealed to the Department of Health (DOH) for urgent intervention in light of the outbreak of acute gastroenteritis cases in Baguio City. In an interview after attending the groundbreaking for a Super Health Center in Navotas City, Go emphasized the critical need […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has recognized the critical involvement of women in law enforcement. Villar, a known advocate of women’s empowerment, was the guest speaker during the forum on “Women in Law Enforcement: Achievements, Lessons, and Challenges Ahead. International Criminological Research and Public Safety Conference,” held at Camp Crame in Quezon City. The veteran legislator said […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo divulged his plan to convene the Joint Congressional Energy Commission (JCEC) to review and eventually decide on the amendment or cancellation of the franchise of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Tulfo, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, made the announcement following NGCP’s repeated failure to fulfill its responsibilities […]
“An aging population needs a hospital for the aged.” This was stressed by Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. following the pronouncements of the Commission on Population on Development (CPD) that the country will have an aging population by the year 2030. An aging population refers to the increase in the percentage of those […]
Twenty logs of illegal timber were seized in Brgy. Bonga Menor in Bustos, Bulacan by the Philippine National Police, the Bulacan Environment and Natural Resources Office reported. The captured Elf truck that was reported to have no cutting and transport permit has breached Section 68 of Presidential Decree No. 705 Series of 1975, commonly referred […]
Amid the impending five percent (5%) increase in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) premium rates this year as scheduled under the Universal Health Care (UHC) law, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee reiterated his call to immediately apply the 30% across-the-board increase in the agency’s offered health benefits, saying that any delay in implementing the […]