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The provincial government of Negros Occidental led the ceremonial distribution of financial assistance worth P4,334,400 to the barangays of the Municipality of Cauayan, for the implementation of the Community-based Nutrition Program. The activity was held at the Capitol Social in Bacolod City. The nutrition program aims to provide the development stage nutritional requirements of Negrense […]
The Angeles City government, under the leadership of Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. started to distribute locally-produced reusable bags to those applying and renewing their business permits. Lazatin said this initiative is to encourage business owners to reduce, if not eliminate, the usage of plastic, and to switch to environment-friendly materials. This is just in […]
Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, advocated for the Department of Health (DOH) to pursue the establishment of halfway houses at major medical centers in the country. The budget for three halfway houses was included in the 2024 General Appropriations Act through the support of Go as vice chairperson […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo berated the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for its repeated failure to maintain the stability of the grid that led to the recent massive power outage in Panay Island. Tulfo was irked that this occurrence happened second time in a row after the system disturbances in the Panay and Negros […]
More than 15,000 personnel from different agencies will be deployed to assist in safety and security during the Feast of the Black Nazarene. A total of 15,276 police and other safety personnel were officially sent-off on January 6, as activities for the #Nazareno2024 began. Present during the send-off ceremony that happened at Quirino Grandstand were […]
Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. has appealed to the Department of Energy and Congress to exercise their police power to address the massive blackout in Panay Island which hampers the economic growth and development of the province of Iloilo. “We appealed, together with Mayor Jerry Treñas, to exhaust the power of the executive branch to […]
With rice prices remaining high, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee renewed his push for the passage of his proposed measure, which seeks to establish a “price subsidy” program that will help local farmers ensure their profit and entice them to boost their production. Under Lee’s proposed House Bill No. 9020 or the “Cheaper Rice […]
Senator Chiz Escudero wants power firms responsible for the latest Panay Island-wide power outage penalized for their inefficiency that caused business losses and opportunities in the affected cities and municipalities in Western Visayas. Escudero called on the Department of Energy and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to summon the officials of the Panay Energy Development […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes wants more programs to promote early detection and prevention of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). “Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease is a potentially fatal condition with no symptoms at the early stages. This is why many people are unaware that they have it until it’s too late,” he said. NAFLD is […]
Senator Chiz Escudero called on the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to closely coordinate to ensure that no senior high school (SHS) students will be displaced with the discontinuation of the SHS program in state universities (SUCs) and local universities and colleges (LUCs). Escudero said that while the discontinuation […]