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Senator Grace Poe urged airport authorities to tap a third party provider that would regularly check and maintain air traffic equipment to avert a similar fiasco that temporarily shut down the country’s premier gateway on New Year’s Day. During the recent hearing by the Senate committee on public services led by Poe, she stressed the […]
Optimistic with the new year ahead, Senator Bong Go reminded Filipinos to uphold the spirit of bayanihan amid crisis situations as he continues to push for initiatives that are all aimed to protect and promote the welfare of Filipinos. Go reiterated his commitment to support programs and measures, such as Super Health Centers, Department of […]
40% of the country’s deaths are caused by lifestyle diseases. House Assistant Majority Leader and Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) party-list Representative Migs Nograles explained that it is based on the DOH Health Policy Notes. Due to this, Nograles is asking Filipinos to invest in their health. “We have to invest in the health of […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri is decrying the lack of security measures in the facilities of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), following his line of questioning during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Services recently regarding the shutdown of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Air Traffic System at the beginning […]
Senator Bong Go, the chair of the Senate Committee on Sports, lauded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for signing into law Republic Act No. 11937 which grants Filipino citizenship to Ginebra import Justin Brownlee. “Nagpapasalamat po ako kay Pangulong Marcos sa pagpirma ng batas na nagbibigay ng Filipino citizenship kay Justin Brownlee,” Go said. “Naniniwala po […]
The technical glitch of the country’s air traffic system that led to the disruption of all flights at the start of the year should prompt the implementation of long-term solutions, including the strengthening of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), Senator Sonny Angara said. Following the January 1 incident that affected an estimated […]
Congress has earmarked the sum of P17.7 billion to bankroll the national government’s Tourism Road Infrastructure Program (TRIP) this year, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo, House tourism committee vice chairperson, said on Sunday. “The fresh funding for the TRIP in the 2023 General Appropriations Law will be spent to construct or upgrade roads leading to […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has said the broad popular support for President Marcos’ pet initiative Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) should convince its critics to give this House-approved investment vehicle a chance to prove its worth as soon as the Senate passes its own version after the 19th Congress reopens this January following its month-long yearend […]
Congress has increased this year’s budget for the Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Program (AFPMP) by P6 billion, raising the total new appropriations to P45 billion. “In all, there’s P45 billion for the AFPMP in the 2023 national budget – P27.5 billion in programmed appropriations plus P17.5 billion in unprogrammed appropriations,” Surigao del Sur […]
As prices of agricultural products such as onions remain high, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee underscored the importance of the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) efficient budget spending to address this perennial issue. The agriculture sector received P174 billion for 2023—a 20.2% increase from its P144.8 billion budget last year. The skyrocketing of prices is […]