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Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has officially secured her third and final term with an unprecedented 1,030,730 votes—the highest number ever garnered by any elected official in the city’s history. In a resounding show of public trust, Belmonte vowed to make her final three years in office the most meaningful of her public service journey, […]
The senior high school program should deliver the “promised” reduction in the required years in college, Senator Win Gatchalian asserted. In a hearing on the “strengthened” senior high school program, which will be piloted starting School Year 2025-2026, Gatchalian recalled that the additional two years of high school were originally intended to result in shorter […]
The pediatric department of Eastern Samar Provincial Hospital (ESPH) received a vital boost to its essential services to vulnerable newborn patients during a turnover of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) equipment recently.The donation was made possible through the Rotary Club of Salcedo Makati, Rotary Club Sae Onyang, and the provincial government. The equipment includes two […]
Newly designated Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon is scheduled to appear before the Commission on Appointments (CA) Committee on Transportation on June 3 at 10:00 a.m., a day after Congress resumes session. “The CA’s Committee on Transportation has set the meeting to consider Secretary Dizon’s ad interim appointment,” announced Surigao del Sur Representative Johnny […]
Proclaimed Senator Ping Lacson is taking to heart – and to the Senate – the lessons he learned from ordinary Filipinos he interacted with during the 90-day senatorial campaign. Lacson said in a radio interview that he learned many realities that would guide him in crafting legislation for issues affecting sectors such as agriculture, education, […]
Senator Grace Poe called for the development of guidelines and tools to make sure Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems in the country are ethical and inclusive, and innovative. Speaking at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce, Poe said the question of governance becomes increasingly urgent as AI continues to disrupt and revolutionize business, industries and […]
Newly proclaimed Parañaque 2nd District Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan assured his new constituents that achieving his goal of elevating the standard of public service in the district would be characterized by fair and equal treatment for all. Yamsuan made this assurance following his stunning win over the district’s long-time representative, Gus Tambunting. At his May 10 […]
Incumbent Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando and Vice Governor Alexis Castro were officially proclaimed as the duly elected Governor and Vice Governor of the Province of Bulacan following their landslide victory in the 2025 midterm elections. The Provincial Board of Canvassers composed of Vice Chairman and Chief Provincial Prosecutor Ramoncito Bienvenido T. Ocampo Jr., Chairman and […]
Education will not be denied the top priority in the national budget as mandated in the 1987 Constitution, and Senate re-electionist Ping Lacson will make sure of that. Lacson said in a recent television interview that this becomes more urgent in the wake of findings from the Department of Education that more than 18 million […]
Senator Loren Legarda lauded the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for the peaceful, orderly, and efficient conduct of the 2025 national and local elections, highlighting the speed of result transmission and the overall transparency that characterized this year’s polls. “We must commend the COMELEC for the professionalism and efficiency it demonstrated during the 2025 elections. The […]