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MMDA TO CREATE MOTORCYCLE RIDING ACADEMY

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will spearhead the establishment of a Motorcycle Riding Academy in Metro Manila in a bid to decrease motorcycle-related accidents and to make roads safer. Under the project, the MMDA will create a technical working group for the formulation of a Motorcycle Safety Training Course module that would give both […]

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NEW SINILOAN SPORTS COMPLEX GROUNDBREAKING LAUDED

Senator Bong Go extended his warm congratulations for the successful groundbreaking of a new sports complex in Siniloan, Laguna. Go was set to personally attend the event but had to cancel due to the inclement weather in the area. The legislator was also scheduled to attend the fiesta celebrations in the town of Famy in […]

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POE TO TELCOS: SPEED UP SIM REGISTRATION

Senator Grace Poe implored telecommunications companies to pick up pace in facilitating the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration of mobile users, with 146 million SIMs still unregistered three months away from deadline. Poe issued the call after the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) reported that as of Jan. 18, 2023, a total of 22,298,020 SIMs have […]

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ZUBIRI, 11 SENATORS POST PERFECT ATTENDANCE

Twelve senators have been recorded to have perfect attendance from 25 July 2022 to 14 December 2022. Being present for the 39 times that the roll was called, Senate President Migz Zubiri maintained his record of perfect attendance since his days in the House of Representatives. Along with Zubiri, eleven more senators posted perfect attendance. […]

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CONGRESS HIKES FUEL SUBSIDY OF PUV DRIVERS TO P3-B

Congress has increased to P3 billion for 2023 the budget for the direct fuel subsidies of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, House appropriations committee member, said. “The P500 million increase from P2.5 billion to P3 billion is factored into the 2023 General Appropriations Law,” Rillo said. “The upward adjustment is […]

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FERNANDO TURNS OVER PATROL BIKES TO BULACAN COPS

To ensure a safe place for the Bulakenyos, the Provincial Government of Bulacan headed by Governor Daniel Fernando delivered a total of 80 bike patrol units with helmets and arm sleeves for use by the Bulacan Police Provincial Office during the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Bulacan PPO Multi-purpose Covered Court and Launching of Bike Patrol […]

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CYNTHIA VILLAR VOWS TO HELP MINDANAO FARMERS

Saying that Mindanao supplies 40% of the country’s food requirements and contributes 30% to the national food trade, Senator Cynthia Villar guaranteed to further boost growth in the agricultural sector. As a lawmaker, Villar said she had crafted and pushed for laws to improve the lives of our farmers and stakeholders in the agriculture sector. […]

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IMPROVE COMPENSATION OF BRGY WORKERS — TULFO

Senator Raffy Tulfo introduced a measure imposing a more extensive set of grants for the benefits, subsidy and compensation for barangay officials, personnel and volunteer workers, including tanods and barangay health workers. Tulfo filed Senate Bill No. 1696 providing a Magna Carta for these barangay workers that have been neglected for the longest time in […]

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EXPAND TELEMEDICINE SERVICES FOR PINOYS – BONG GO

Senator Bong Go, together with Councilor Mikey Belmonte, attended the inauguration of yet another multipurpose building and the mWell Medical Para sa Barangay Teleconsultation booth, the funding of both were supported by the legislator, in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City. “Ako po’y natutuwa sa inisyatibo po ng ating councilor. Mayroon pong libreng konsulta dito, (in) […]

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HOUSE RESUMES PROBE ON PH CINEMA INDUSTRY PLIGHT

The House Special Committee on Creative Industry and Performing Arts chaired by Pangasinan 4th District Representative Christopher De Venecia resumed consideration of House Resolution 451, assessing the plight of Philippine Cinema, with the intentions of promoting more film productions to generate employment, reviving its renaissance and golden era, and feasibly maximizing efforts to secure the country’s […]