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LAPID FILES BILL PROTECTING DELIVERY RIDERS

Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill that seeks to protect delivery riders and drivers against unjustified cancellation of orders or “no show” customers. These fraudulent acts result in a waste of time, effort, and money on the part of the delivery riders or drivers. What aggravates the situation is that some of these canceling […]

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OFFICIAL RESIDENCE FOR VICE PRESIDENT URGED

A party-list lawmaker is pushing for the establishment and construction of a permanent official residence for vice presidents of the Philippines. In her House Bill 2698, KUSUG TAUSUG Rep. Shernee Tan-Tambut said the construction of the official residence for the vice president will be beneficial to the government in the long run due to the […]

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E. SAMAR EX-NPA YIELDS GUNS, GETS P600K REWARD

A former member of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Eastern Samar received P676,000 cash assistance for yielding eight firearms to the government last year. The Eastern Samar provincial government and the Philippine Army 78th Infantry Battalion led the handing over of the financial aid as part of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). […]

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POE HAILS METROBANK FOUNDATION OUTSTANDING PINOYS

Senator Grace Poe hailed this year’s awardees of the “Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos” consisting of teachers, soldiers, and police officers who exemplified selfless dedication and extraordinary public service. “It is always uplifting to cross paths with remarkable Filipinos who excel in their field and make a difference in other people’s lives even amid the challenging […]

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GATCHALIAN WELCOMES DIMALANTA AS ERC CHAIR

Senator Win Gatchalian welcomes the appointment of lawyer Monalisa Carneo Dimalanta as the new chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), replacing Atty. Agnes Devanadera who headed the agency for nearly five years. Gatchalian, who has commended the ERC in many instances in the past, urges its new chief to carry out the same mandate […]

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3 YOUTH BILLS ENACTED INTO LAW – ANGARA

Senate Committee on Youth chairman Sonny Angara welcomed the enactment of three laws that will foster the development of young Filipinos as future leaders and productive members of society. “We are thankful for the inclusion of initiatives intended for the youth in the list of new laws. Programs for the youth are often neglected in the […]

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SSS SEEN AS HUGE MINING REVIVAL BENEFICIARY

The state-run Social Security System (SSS) is bound to be among the topmost beneficiaries of the country’s revitalized mining sector, a senior member of Congress said on Sunday. “The SSS has a substantial equity investment in one of the largest new mining ventures in the country,” Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr said in a […]

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LIBANAN: HIGHER CASH AID FOR POOR AMID INFLATION

House minority leader and 4Ps Partylist Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan has urged the government to raise the number of conditional cash grants for poor households under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), saying the purchasing power of the dole-outs has been severely eroded by steep increases in the prices of basic commodities. Libanan, together with […]

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HIKED PENALTY FOR INDISCRIMINATE GUN FIRING HAILED

Senator Bato Dela Rosa welcomes the passage of Republic Act 11926, the stronger anti-indiscriminate firing measure imposing higher penalties for indiscriminate firing, as he believes it will discourage civilians, policemen, and military personnel from firing guns willfully and indiscriminately. RA 11926, authored and sponsored in the Senate by Dela Rosa, titled “An Act Penalizing Wilful […]

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VILLAFUERTE TO DOF, DBM: FUND P1K SENIORS’ PENSION

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has appealed to the Departments of Finance (DOF) and Budget and Management (DBM) to exert their “optimum effort” in looking for enough funds to enable the Marcos administration to possibly carry out fully beginning this year new amendatory law doubling to P1,000 the monthly social pension of more than 4 million […]