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CAYETANO TO COLLEAGUES: FOCUS ON LASTING REFORMS

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano urged his colleagues in the Senate to focus on achieving lasting reforms, saying politics should only be temporary while true transformation must be permanent. Speaking during his manifestation on the change of leadership in the 20th Congress, Cayetano warned against allowing politics to overshadow genuine change, especially at a time when […]

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KIKO TO DISCAYAS: BARE ALL DEALS TO GET PROTECTION

Senator Kiko Pangilinan said that there will be no witness protection for the embattled Sarah and Curlee Discaya if their sworn statement that implicated several lawmakers and government officials in the anomalous flood control projects is “edited” or “photoshopped.” This came after the couple, whose construction firms were awarded billions of pesos worth of infrastructure […]

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ESCUDERO WANTS SLASHED DPWH FLOOD CONTROL BUDGET

Senator Chiz Escudero wants to slash P250.8 billion in flood control projects from the P881.3 billion proposed spending plan of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) for 2026, saying this allocation should be rechanneled to health, education, and food production. According to Escudero, the nearly quarter-trillion-peso proposed funding for flood control projects accounts […]

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USE OF NATIVE TEXTILE IN ACADEMIC DRESS PUSHED

The use of neo-ethnic Philippine textiles in the academic regalia of all state universities and colleges and local universities and colleges will be required if a measure being pushed by Solid North Party-list is passed into law. According to Rep. Ching Bernos, House BIll No. 3111, or the Philippine Neo-Ethnic Textile Development bill, would help […]

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BERNOS PUSHES FOR AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE IN ABRA

Access to quality, affordable healthcare is a right that should not be denied to the people of Abra. This according to Abra lone district Rep. JB Bernos and SOLID NORTH Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos, who have filed a measure to upgrade and expand the province’s healthcare system, citing the urgent need to bring critical medical […]

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LIBANAN TO DPWH: FOCUS ON 20 FLOOD-PRONE PROVINCES

House Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan has urged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), under its new leadership, to overhaul its ₱250.8-billion flood control plan for 2026, saying billions of pesos have been poured into projects that fail to protect the provinces most vulnerable to flooding. During the House committee on appropriations hearing, Libanan […]

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MANILA GOV’T OPENS CATH LAB IN OSPITAL NG MAYNILA

Manileños suffering from heart ailments no longer need to spend thousands of pesos for costly procedures, as the City of Manila opens its first-ever Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab) at the Ospital ng Maynila.Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso announced the development during his latest Yorme’s Hour broadcast, calling it a major milestone in the city’s commitment […]

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BONG GO: GIVE 800K POOR SENIORS SOCIAL PENSION

Senator Bong Go, during the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) briefing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 national budget held recently, pressed government officials on the plight of indigent senior citizens who remain excluded from the social pension program despite existing appropriations. Go, who was one of the co-authors of Republic Act No. 11916 which […]

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KIKO: FLOOD CONTROL MESS DIRECTLY AFFECTS AGRI

Senator Kiko Pangilinan issued a strong warning to abusive and negligent officials in light of the continuing flood control problems in the country. In an interview, the chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture expressed his frustration over the failure of flood control projects, stressing how these directly impact agriculture. “Noong umulan, nasira yung flood […]

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ESCUDERO LAUDS LAND LEASE EXTENSION TO FOREIGNERS

Senate President Chiz Escudero is confident that more foreign investors will look at the Philippines as an ideal investment destination with the enactment of a law that extends their land lease contract to 99 years. The new law, principally authored by Escudero during the 19th Congress, was signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. […]