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A total of 515 incoming scholars of the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Governor Bong Lacson during an event held at L’Fisher Hotel in Bacolod City.The scholars are enrolled in various schools and universities and belong to different scholarship categories, including PAGKAON Scholarship Grant, District Educational Scholarship, Degree […]
As the new school year draws near, Senator Bong Go reminded Filipino students and their families to start preparing not only their school needs but also their mindset and well-being for the challenges and learnings ahead. “Mas mahalaga na handa rin ang ating isipan at katawan para sa panibagong taon ng pag-aaral,” Go said. “Education […]
Outgoing Senator Koko Pimentel expressed hope that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will succeed in the final three years of his administration, saying the President’s success is the country’s success, especially in the face of mounting global instability. “We will rise together or we will fall together,” Pimentel said during the Kapihan sa Senado recently. “Iisang […]
In a significant move to support Filipino fisherfolk and strengthen the country’s aquaculture sector, Senator Cynthia Villar has filed a bill proposing the establishment of an Aquaculture Feed Mill Plant in Barangay Bahit, Municipality of Panay, Province of Capiz. The initiative, designed to reduce production costs and improve the livelihoods of local fish farmers, has […]
The Municipality of Pilar in Bataan officially turned on its new CCTV System, a project under the 2024 Seal of Good Local Governance Incentive Fund (SGLGIF), to enhance the security of the customers and employees, and to support operations monitoring at the recently-built Modern Palengke in Barangay Panilao.The project entitled “Supply, Delivery and Installation of […]
Incoming Senator Ping Lacson, together with his prospective staff, have started taking a deep dive into how the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) or national budget was mangled, to prevent a possible similar butchering of the national budget bill for next year. Lacson said they are reviewing how changes were made from the National Expenditure […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero urged Philippine authorities to reach out to all Filipinos, whether documented or not, living in Israel and Iran who wish to return home and lay down plans for their speedy repatriation in view of the escalating conflict between the two countries. According to Escudero, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and […]
Senator Pia Cayetano has expressed support for calls to uphold the mandatory allocation of sin tax revenues to PhilHealth, following the agency’s zero budget in the 2025 national appropriations. A petition was filed before the Supreme Court questioning the same by the Medical Action Group and Social Watch Philippines, which asserts that the government violated […]
Senator Bong Go has reiterated the importance of inclusive and targeted employment solutions amid the release of new labor data showing a slight increase in the national unemployment rate. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), 2.06 million Filipinos were unemployed in April 2025, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.1%, up from 3.9% in […]
Senators and congressmen have approved the new charter of the Philippine Science High School System in the bicameral committee. Bukidnon Representative Jonathan Keith Flores said the bill was “carefully and meticulously crafted to make sure the PSHS System will maintain its high-quality education standards while it grows to expand access to specific new areas”. The new […]