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AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has filed a bill seeking to establish a medicine voucher program to help indigent Filipinos have access to medicines from government hospitals, accredited drug stores and other private establishments needed for their medical treatment. “Ang nangyayari po kasi ngayon sa mga nangangailangan na pasyente, kahit covered ka pa ng […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo is set to investigate the legitimacy of all lotto jackpot winners during the continuation of the Senate hearing of the Committee on Ways and Means involving the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on January 25, Thursday. It can be recalled that PCSO General Manager Melquiades Robles admitted in a Senate inquiry recently […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has strongly opposed the ongoing people’s initiative, calling it “politicians’ initiative.” “P.I. means People’s Initiative, not Politicians’ Initiative,” Dela Rosa said on Facebook. The legislator particularly questioned the efforts to amend Article 17, Section 1 of the 1987 Constitution and allow members of the House of Representatives and the Senate […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri has called on the Filipino people to honor the country’s historic beginnings by respecting the Constitution, and that any changes to the country’s charter must not be made based on selfish motives and ambitions. Zubiri made this assertion as he delivered his message during the 125th Anniversary celebration of the Malolos […]
The House of Representatives received an assurance that millions of senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs) would soon enjoy a 20-percent discount on the use of expressways and skyways in Metro Manila, Southern Luzon, and Northern Luzon.The committees on ways and means, senior citizens and special committee on PWDs were given the commitment by […]
Governor Rogelio Pacquiao, together with Department of Social Welfare and Development XII Regional Director Loreto Jr Cabaya, led the turnover of Emergency Cash Assistance to families who were affected by the 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Sarangani.More than 5,000 families with partially damaged and totally damaged houses from the municipalities of Alabel, Malapatan, and Glan benefitted […]
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), umbrella organization of all leagues of local government units (LGUs) and locally elected government officials in the country, supports the move to amend the 1987 Constitution. In a recent resolution, ULAP cited the need for more responsive, accountable, and updated governmental frameworks that would enable LGUs […]
Senator Bong Go welcomed the inauguration of the new emergency room at Ibajay District Hospital recently which Governor Jose Enrique “Joen” Miraflores attended. The said project aims to enhance medical services in the province and received support from Go as chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography and vice chairperson of the Senate […]
The movie “Rewind,” which grossed more than P800 million at the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival to become the “highest grossing film ever,” is a sure sign that the Philippine movie industry is recovering from the pandemic. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this as he welcomed the development as a much-needed piece of good news amid […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo warmly welcomed former Scotland First Minister who is currently a member of the UK House of Lords and expert adviser for the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) Lord Jack McConnel as he paid a courtesy visit in his office recently. McConnel was accompanied by UK Ambassador to the Philippines Laure Beaufils who […]