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NEGROS OCCIDENTAL HOSTS HANDA PILIPINAS EXPO LEG

Negros Occidental Governor Bong Lacson welcomed all delegates and guests to the opening ceremony of the Visayas Leg of Handa Pilipinas sa Bagong Pilipinas: Innovations in Climate and Disaster Resilience National Exposition 2025. The event was hosted by the Department of Science and Technology headed by Secretary Renato Solidum. It was held at the SMX […]

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TULFO WANTS LIFETIME VALIDITY FOR PWD CARDS

Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development Chairman Erwin Tulfo has filed a bill seeking lifetime validity for Persons with Disability (PWD) identification cards. Under Tulfo’s Senate Bill No. 1405, which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 7277 or the “Magna Carta for Persons with Disability,” the issuance of PWD IDs will be […]

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PANGILINAN JOINS BOC IN FIGHTING AGRI SMUGGLERS

Senator Kiko Pangilinan joined hands with Bureau of Customs (BOC) in declaring an all-out war against agricultural smuggling as they led the inspection of two 40-foot containers with smuggled agricultural products worth P12.96 million at the Manila International Container Port (MICP). “Ang mahalaga dito ay nagtutulungan ang ating Committee on Agriculture sa Senado at ang […]

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ESCUDERO: LET LGUS PARTICIPATE IN BUDGET PROCESS

Senator Chiz Escudero is challenging the chairpersons of the congressional committees tasked with handling the 2026 national spending package to show their commitment to instituting budget reforms by letting the local government units (LGUs) have a greater nod in the identification and implementation of infrastructure projects. With Congress still in the thick of going over […]

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LOCAL GOV’T UNITS TO HELP FIX CLASSROOM SHORTAGE

Local government units around the country will do their best to uphold their newly-assigned duty to construct classrooms to address shortage. This was what Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua said after Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. ordered that funds be given directly to LGUs for classroom construction […]

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DOH URGED: LET LGUS TAKE OVER IDLE HEALTH CENTERS

Camarines Sur LRay Villafuerte is pushing a sweeping reform of a nearly two-decade-old priority program of the Department of Health (DOH) that received almost â‚±30 billion this year for building or improving health facilities, but which has, at this point, left this Department  stuck with 300 idle or non-operational health centers out of almost 900 built thus […]

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GONZALES VOWS: MORE JOBS TO OPEN IN EASTERN SAMAR

Eastern Samar Lone District Representative Christopher Sheen Gonzales expressed confidence that the province’s economy will expand at a faster pace and generate more jobs once Congress enables the establishment of a new coconut oil processing plant and two modern fish ports equipped with cold storage facilities. “There’s no question that the proposed coconut oil refinery […]

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MAYOR ISKO BACKS PLAN TO BUILD MORE CLASSROOMS

Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso added his voice to the growing clamor for the passage of Senator Bam Aquino’s Classroom-Building Acceleration Program (CAP) Act, which seeks to address the country’s classroom backlog. In a statement, Domagoso agreed that Aquino’s proposal to involve government units (LGUs) in the construction of classrooms will hasten efforts to […]

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LEGARDA LEADS 2025 NAT’L ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR

In her continuing effort to celebrate Filipino creativity and cultural heritage, Senator Loren Legarda once again led the 2025 National Arts and Crafts Fair (NACF) from October 23 to 29, 2025. Taking place at Megatrade Halls 1-3 of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City, the event features more than 300 exhibitors that showcase the diversity and […]

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ALAN CAYETANO: PROTECT SENATE VS ATTACKS

“May systematic na attack sa Senate.” This was Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano’s warning as various controversies continue to be thrown against a number of senators amid investigations into the flood control scandal. “Makikita nyo ngayon in context ng flood control na talagang ‘yung iba sa amin ay target talaga,” Cayetano told reporters in an […]