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To strengthen its commitment to developing the local film industry, the Quezon City Film Development Commission (QCFDC) and QCinema International Film Festival Committee attended the prestigious Cannes International Film Festival and Marche du Film in Cannes, France. QC 1st District Representative Arjo Atayde led the QC delegation and pledged his full support to the city’s vision […]
With one week left before the sine die adjournment of the First Regular Session of the 19th Congress, the Senate is expecting to give its third reading approval on three more priority bills of the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council. These are the Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act, the Regional Specialty Centers Act, and the […]
Senator Bong Go has urged the need for stricter enforcement of the government’s initiatives to implement a suggested retail price for onions as a way to protect consumers from unreasonable price increase. In an ambush interview after aiding residents in Pasig City, Go expressed concern that prices in some parts of Metro Manila remain high […]
Senator Chiz Escudero has called for more “earning guarantees” in the Maharlika Fund bill, which would allow the sovereign fund to surpass the 6% income threshold that two state-owned banks presently earn from their investments. Without “benchmark in yields,” Escudero warned that the billions the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and the Development Bank […]
Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Ray T. Reyes scored the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) after a recent Senate hearing revealed that it had been charging consumers for its delayed projects. “Charging customers for a project that has not been completed should be considered a criminal act by NGCP,” Reyes said. ERC records show that […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has proposed that the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and all airports in the country establish direct connections to power plants to reduce power costs instead of relying on the service of a utility provider. At a hearing of the House Committee on Transportation’s ongoing inquiry into the power […]
The House of Representatives adopted a consolidated resolution commending and congratulating the Philippine delegation to the 32nd Southeast Asian Games for winning 260 medals and placing 5th in the overall standing.Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez is the principal author of the resolution, with Majority Leader Mannix Dalipe, Senior Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte Rep. Sandro Marcos, Minority […]
The City Government of Davao, in partnership with the New Zealand Embassy, held the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bahayahay Learning and Workshop Center for Indigenous Women in Barangay Pandaitan in Paquibato District. The Bahayahay project is a two-story multi-purpose building funded by the government of New Zealand. Dressmaking, beading, and basket-weaving will be taught in […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo expressed elation over the overwhelming support he received from his colleagues for his call for the swift passage into law of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers. Tulfo, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers, said he is happy to receive support both from the majority and minority bloc. Among those […]
Citing the need to improve preservation and protection measures for the country’s cultural properties, Senator Robin Padilla pushed for a Senate inquiry into the fire that razed the Manila Central Post Office recently. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 627 directing the appropriate Senate committee to handle the probe, “with the aim of revisiting and strengthening policies […]