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IMPROVE SERVICE, FIX CONGESTION AT AIRPORTS – POE

Senator Grace Poe exhorted the government to implement a string of measures to ease congestion and improve the services at the country’s airports. Poe made the call amid the expected influx of passengers using the Philippines’ various gateways, including the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to travel for the holidays. “Space is becoming increasingly scarce […]

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CREATE MORE COURTS TO DECONGEST PRISONS – TULFO

To ensure speedy disposition of all pending cases and help decongest prisons and detention centers, Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the Judiciary to create more courts and increase its pool of judges nationwide. Tulfo said the Judiciary should immediately assess places with insufficient number of judges and court houses to address clogging of court dockets that […]

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BONG GO GIVES AID TO RESIDENTS OF LIMAY, BATAAN

To help more Filipinos adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises, Senator Bong Go continues to intensify his efforts in supporting more vulnerable communities as he had his team visit Limay, Bataan to provide necessary aid to hundreds of its indigents.  Go, in his video message, reminded the public to remain vigilant and […]

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ABANTE: PASS MAGNA CARTA ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

House Committee on Human Rights chairperson Benny  Abante Jr. is urging fellow legislators in the House of Representatives to again pass the Magna on Religious Freedom, a measure that was passed by the 18th Congress on third reading, a bill intended “to protect and promote the right of a person to propagate one’s religious belief without […]

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CSC BARES APPLICATION PERIOD FOR MARCH 2023 EXAM

Applications for the 26 March 2023 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test for Professional and Subprofessional Levels will be accepted starting 22 December 2022 until 25 January 2023, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced. A special application period is also scheduled on 14 December to 21 December 2022 for examinees of the cancelled 15 March […]

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PAMPANGA BRINGS BACK GIANT LANTERN FESTIVAL

Heightened safety and security measures will be implemented as San Fernando City in Pampanga launches its first fully face-to-face Giant Lantern Festival. San Fernando City Mayor Vilma Caluag says she doesn’t want anything to mess up the Christmas festival. Caluag is also the chairperson of the festival’s executive committee. “I will ask the Pampanga police […]

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HOUSE PANEL BEGINS DELIBERATION TO STRENGTHEN BCDA

The House Special Committee on Bases Conversion chaired by Isabela 6th District Representative Inno Dy held initial deliberation on four measures seeking to strengthen the Bases Conversion Development Authority (BCDA) whose life span will expire in 2042. These were: 1) House Bill 357 authored by Rep. Maria Angela Garcia (3rd District, Bataan), 2) HB 530 […]

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PADILLA WANTS SPREADERS OF FALSE INFO PUNISHED

Malicious disinformation should not go unpunished as it violates the rights of others, Senator Robinhood Padilla stressed. Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, said the constitutional right to freedom of expression should never be abused. “’Pag nilagyan na natin ng malisya na gusto mo siraan ang tao, yan ay […]

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NEGROS ISLAND REGION GET SENATE PANEL OK

The Senate Committee on Local Government recently approved the establishment of the Negros Island Region (NIR) on the committee level. “We want to bring the government closer to the people,” said Senate President Migz Zubiri, author of one of the bills filed on the NIR. The bill seeks to bring Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental […]

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BONG GO PUSHES FOR MORE LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES

Strengthening interventions to create more opportunities for the poor, Senator Bong Go had his team mount a relief effort in Quezon City to provide assistance to distressed residents.  In his video message, Go expressed his optimism that the economy will soon recover as long as the government continues to develop more livelihood opportunities, especially for […]