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2023 BUDGET HAS CANCER TREATMENT FUNDING – ANGARA

In anticipation of the influx of cancer patients seeking treatment at the government health facilities, Senator Sonny Angara assured that there are funds under the national budget for this purpose. The head of the Philippine General Hospital’s Cancer Institute, Dr. Jorge Ignacio, recently noted that the state-run institution is “bracing for the worst” in the […]

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HOUSE PANEL RESUMES LAGUNA LAKE REHAB TALKS

The House Committee on Ecology technical working group (TWG) chaired by Santa Rosa City Representative Dan Fernandez continued deliberations on House Resolution (HR) 376, urging the House to revisit the ₱18.7-billion Laguna Lake Rehabilitation Project (LLRP), and the untapped potential of Laguna Lake as a floodwater reservoir and as a source of drinking water. Fernandez briefed […]

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UST HONORS ALUMNA LACUNA FOR PUBLIC SERVICE

Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna is The Outstanding Alumni of Science for Government and Public Service in University of Santo Tomas-College of Science’s TOAST Awards 2023. The awarding ceremony, which also features the awardees from 2020, 2021, and 2022, was held at the Buenaventura Garcia Paredes, O.P. Building (BGPOP) of UST. Lacuna is a Bachelor of […]

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TULFO TO NEA: FIX OCCIDENTAL MINDORO POWER CRISIS

As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, Senator Raffy Tulfo confirmed that he already talked with National Electrification Administrator (NEA) Antonio Almeda today to discuss the current energy crisis in Occidental Mindoro, which has been placed under a state of calamity due to 20-hour daily power outages for more than a month now. It […]

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BONG GO: GIVE BARANGAY HEALTH WORKERS BENEFITS

Recognizing their role in the delivery of public healthcare to their communities, Senator Bong Go continues to push for his proposed Senate Bill No. 427, which aims to provide allowances and benefits to barangay health workers (BHWs). This initiative is in line with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call to prioritize, among others, the welfare of […]

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INSTITUTIONALIZE AID IN CRISIS SITUATION — ANGARA

Recognizing the successes of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Senator Sonny Angara is calling for the institutionalization of the program that has helped poor Filipinos when they need it the most. In filing Senate Bill 2032, Angara noted that there are still a […]

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AGRI PARTY LIST: NO TO TEMPORARY LICENSE CARDS

“Huwag nang magsayang ng pera.” This is what AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee urged the Land Transportation Office amid reports of a shortage of drivers’ plastic license cards. During the deliberation for the 2023 budget, Lee urged Congress to grant the P6.8 billion the agency requested to produce license plates. “The official receipt should […]

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CUA BATS FOR STRONGER LGU PRESENCE IN NAT’L STAGE

Quirino governor and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president Dax Cua renewed his call for strengthened representation of local governments in the national stage and improved national-local collaboration to empower LGUs with strengthened, integrated, and responsive services for their constituency. Cua made the call during a flag-raising ceremony at the University of […]

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CUA TO LGUS: SUPPORT FAMILIES DEALING WITH AUTISM

Quirino governor and president of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) Dax Cua, has called on all local government units (LGUs) to undertake initiatives that support individuals with autism in their respective areas. “Nakikiusap tayo sa ating mga kapwa LGU leaders to take steps to help our families who deal with autism […]

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TULFO SLAMS CHINA ENVOY FOR THREAT ON TAIWAN OFWS

Senator Raffy Tulfo slammed Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian for threatening to put the jobs of thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Taiwan at risk if the country fails to oppose Taiwan independence. Tulfo called Huang Xilian a bully who is not content that China is harassing Filipino fishermen in the West […]