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PADILLA BECOMES PMA HONORARY MEMBER

A dream fulfilled. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this as he became part of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) by taking his oath as an honorary member of the PMA’s Bagong Anyo ng Buhay (Banyuhay) Class of 2002. Padilla joined Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte and PLDT Executive Leo Gonzales in becoming honorary members […]

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PARTIAL RELEASE OF CENTENARIAN P100K GIFT PUSHED

Senator Bong Go has co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 2028 which, if passed, seeks to enable senior citizens who turn 80 years old to receive a portion of the P100,000 cash gift intended for centenarians. The bill was principally sponsored by Senator Imee Marcos. The counterpart version in the House of Representatives already passed on 2nd […]

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QC LGU, DEPED LAUNCH HOUSING PROJECT FOR TEACHERS

Public school teachers and non-teaching personnel residing in Quezon City may soon have a home they can call their own. This, after the Quezon City government and the Department of Education held the groundbreaking and memorandum of understanding signing of the QCitizen Homes Republic Residences at Republic Avenue in Barangay Holy Spirit. Vice President Sara […]

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SPEAKER’S OFFICE SENDS AID TO OIL SPILL VICTIMS

The office of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and Tingog Party-list Representative Yedda Marie Romualdez in partnership with the Marcos administration through Secretary Rex Gatchalian of the Department of Social Welfare and Development distributed P3,000 in cash assistance recently to each of the 600 oil spill victims in Oriental Mindoro.The Speaker’s office also gave the province’s […]

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SENATE ADJOURNS WITH 20 BILLS APPROVED

The Senate adjourned with 14 measures for the approval of the President, and six more approved on third and final reading. Included among the fourteen are the Condonation of Unpaid Amortization and Interest on Loans of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Act and the Act Further Strengthening Professionalism and Promoting the Continuity of Policies and Modernization Initiatives […]

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HOUSE TO WORK ON PRIORITY BILLS DURING BREAK

The House of Representatives, under the leadership of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, will continue working on remaining priority legislation even during the congressional break.This developed after the House authorized Wednesday night all its committees to hold hearings, if needed, during the period of adjournment from March 23 to May 7, 2023, to process important bills […]

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SKILLS OF PNP ALBAY’S VIP SECURITY UNIT LAUDED

“It is clear that the Province of Albay is in good hands.” This is the message of Governor Edcel Grex Lagman expressing his appreciation to the Albay Police Provincial Office (PPO) during the simulation exercise on the assassination of political leaders held recently at the Albay Capitol Complex, Old Albay District, Legazpi City. “The Albay-PNP […]

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BONG GO BATS FOR MAGNA CARTA FOR BARANGAYS

Considering their crucial role to public service delivery in their respective communities, Senator Bong Go maintained the need to develop interventions that would significantly benefit barangay officials so they could better serve their constituents as he continues to push his proposed measure, Senate Bill No. 197 which, if enacted, would provide a Magna Carta for […]

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CAAP URGED: MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AIRPORT FACILITIES

Senator Grace Poe said recommendations made by the Senate public services committee on the air traffic system conditions of the country’s airports should serve as impetus to accelerate improvement of equipment and systems in the country’s gateways. Senators approved the panel report on the New Year’s Day Philippine airspace shutdown inquiry which Poe sponsored in […]

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ANAKALUSUGAN BATS FOR SIN TAX HIKE TO FUND UHC

The AnaKalusugan Party-list is pushing to further increase the sin tax in the country to fund Universal Health Care and promote a healthier lifestyle especially among the youth.  “Studies have shown that Sin Tax is working lalo na sa ating mga kabataan. Through this measure, we help millions of Filipinos from acquiring preventable diseases – […]