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ILOILO CITY TO OPEN 4 NEW POLICE STATIONS IN JULY

Iloilo City will have four additional police stations that will be officially activated on July 2.These are strategically located in Barangay Tanza Esperanza in City Proper district (Police Station 7), Barangay Bo. Obrero in Lapuz district (Police Station 8), Barangay M.H. Del Pilar in Jaro district (Police Station 9), and Gaisano Iloilo City Center in […]

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BUKIDNON SOLON WANTS TO ABOLISH POGOS, PAGCOR

Bukidnon Representative Jonathan Keith Flores has decided to co-author House Bill 3559, filed by former Congressman and former Senator Ralph Recto, who now serves as Secretary of Finance. “I have chosen to adopt House Bill 3559 because, among others, it will abolish the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, transfer its regulatory powers to the Philippine […]

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PADILLA WANTS PROBE INTO PNP RAID OF KOJC COMPOUND

Senator Robin Padilla wants the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs to look into whether there was a violation of the Philippine National Police (PNP)’s policy to respect human rights during its operation on the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) in Davao City last June 10. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 1051, directing the […]

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BONG GO LAUDS TARLAC SUPER HEALTH CENTER OPENING

Senator Bong Go, head of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, had his team attend the inauguration of the Super Health Center in Barangay Lawacamulag in San Jose, Tarlac recently as part of his dedicated efforts to ensure that the health sector in the country continues to improve especially in the grassroots. In his […]

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LAS PIÑAS HOLDS FIRST PRIDE MONTH CELEBRATION

Senator Cynthia Villar led the first-ever Pride Month Celebration in Las Piñas City as she cited the need to forego of sexual discrimination. “We are celebrating the different sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions, which encourage acceptance and respect in our city,” Villar stressed. The Pride Month Celebration in their city, the veteran legislator said, […]

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JAPAN COMMITS TO HIRE MORE FILIPINOS – ROMUALDEZ

A Philippine congressional delegation led by Speaker Martin Romualdez secured a firm commitment from top Japanese parliamentarians to facilitate the hiring of more Filipinos by the Japanese government, particularly in crucial sectors such as elderly care.This commitment was made during high-level discussions with National Diet of Japan Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga and Vice Speaker Banri Kaieda […]

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ANGELES CITY GOV’T STARTS ‘OPERATION TULI’

The Angeles City Government, under the leadership of Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr., has started its “operation tuli” targeting to circumcise 300 children per day.Lazatin, together with Gender and Development Officer Mina Cabiles, visited Rural Health Unit I in Barangay Sto. Domingo to oversee the free circumcisions. RHU I covers Barangays San Jose, San Nicolas, […]

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QC GOV’T: MORE SOLAR-POWERED CITY-OWNED BUILDINGS

In line with the city government’s environmental initiatives for energy conservation and reduction, three buildings at the Quezon City Hall are now solar-powered.  The Quezon City (QC) Government is extensively implementing the QC Solarization Program this year to reduce dependence on non-renewable energy for all city-owned buildings, hospitals, and schools through the use of solar […]

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RILLO WANTS UP RESEARCH STAFF REPRESENTED IN BOR

Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo has filed a bill seeking to grant the research, extension, and professional staff (REPS) of the University of the Philippines (UP) their own seat in the system’s governing board of regents (BOR). “Our measure, once enacted, will make UP more democratic. It will ensure that every sector in the system […]

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BONG GO AIDS RESIDENTS HIT BY KANLAON ERUPTION

Last June 3, Mt. Kanlaon, an active volcano on Negros Island, erupted, producing a 5,000-meter plume, as reported by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).  The steam-driven or phreatic explosion occurred at the summit vent at 6:51 p.m., prompting Phivolcs to raise Alert Level 2. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council […]