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Guimaras continues to strengthen its agri-tourism industry with the holding of its first dragon fruit festival to entice neighboring areas in Western Visayas to experience the celebration that introduces the crop to a wider clientele. “Through this, I think we will realize that this is one potential commodity in the province of Guimaras,” Governor JC […]
Senator Christopher Go is proposing the creation of additional divisions in the Court of Appeals (CA) and the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) to unclog the appellate court’s dockets. Go’s Senate Bill Nos. 1186 and 1187 seek to amend Batas Pambansa Bilang 129 or the Judiciary Reorganization Act. “Kailangang agarang naaaksyunan at nabibigyang pansin ang […]
The House of Representatives has commenced plenary deliberation on House Bill 4488 or the 2023 General Appropriations Bill (GAB). In his sponsorship speech, Committee on Appropriations Chairperson AKO BICOL Party-list Representative Zaldy Co said that it is the responsibility of Congress to pass a timely, responsive, and inclusive budget for the Filipino people. Co noted […]
Two congressional leaders filed a bill seeking to amend the anti-agricultural smuggling act of 2016 to include and classify cigarette smuggling as economic sabotage. House Bill (HB) No. 3917 was principally authored by presidential son, senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos, and PBA Party-list Representative Migs Nograles. Marcos is from Ilocos Norte noted for its […]
Anakalusugan Party-list Representative Ray Florence Reyes urged Congress to restore the 500 million pesos earmarked for Cancer Assistance Fund (CAF) under the Department of Health (DOH) after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) slashed it from the agency’s 2023 proposed budget. In the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP), the line-item budget for the CAF […]
Quirino Governor Dax Cua is confident that the province will be able to again bag the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) award for this year amid the difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past five years, Quirino was a recipient of the SGLG award given by the Department of the Interior and […]
As the government is working on the implementing rules and regulations for the rice allowance to be provided to public employees, a party-list lawmaker has called on Congress leadership to start deliberations on a proposal that would also provide the same allowance to workers from the private sector. “Huwag na natin hintayin na sabihin ng […]
A measure providing protection and incentives for freelancers has hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. The House Labor and Employment committee unanimously approved the consolidated version of House Bill 615, or the Freelance Workers Protection Act, authored by Pangasinan Representative Christopher De Venecia. House Bill No. 615 aims to promote the safety and […]
At least 12 former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) received livelihood assistance that could help them start new lives with their respective families. The aid is under the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) which will enable the former rebels to engage […]
The 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), to be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in May 2023, is set to include Arnis in its competition slate–making Cambodia the first foreign SEA Games host to do so. Prior to this, Arnis had only been competitively played in the 2005 and 2019 SEA Games, both hosted by […]