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DON’T TAX POLL WORKERS’ HONORARIA – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian vowed to pursue the enactment of his bill that will grant tax exemption on the honoraria, travel allowance, and other benefits of poll workers, including teachers, officials, and personnel of the Department of Education (DepEd). The election honoraria and allowances of poll workers, including public school teachers, have never been subjected to […]

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PANGILINAN URGES USE OF INTEGRATED PLAN VS ‘HARABAS’

Vice presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan urged the government to employ the same strategy used to quash the “cocolisap” epidemic in 2014 against the “harabas” or army worms now attacking onion crops. “Ang tao may kakayanang mag-isip ng solusyon at magpatupad nang maayos na sistema. Ipatupad sa problema ng onion pests sa Mindoro ang mga […]

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GORDON NAMED ADOPTED SON OF CATANDUANES

Senator Dick Gordon thanked the province of Catanduanes for anointing him as an adopted son. Gordon was recognized by the Catanduanes provincial government in his efforts to help its residents recover from various calamities. “We are merely doing our job to improve the lives of uplifting the dignity of the most vulnerable.” “We are thankful […]

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GARCIA QUITS AS ONE CEBU SEC-GEN; SUPPORTS ISKO

Cebu Representative Pablo John Garcia resigned as the secretary-general of One Cebu after the regional party formally endorsed the presidential candidacy of former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Garcia, who is also a co-founder of One Cebu, said he could not support the party’s decision to endorse Marcos’ presidential bid. “I have been officially informed that […]

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NOGRALES TO NEW LAWYERS: ‘SERVE THE PEOPLE’

With the Bar examination results released on Tuesday, April 12th, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged new lawyers to “offer your time and selves to the people.” “First of all, warmest congratulations to all our new panyeros and panyeras. Habang mainit-init pa, hihikayatin ko na kayo na sana’y maging bukas kayong paglingkuran ang ating […]

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BAGUIO BIZ PERMIT RULES EASED FOR COVID-HIT MSMES

The city government of Baguio has eased the requirements to get a business permit in the city to allow owners to rectify the errors and align their business activity to the standards of the city’s zoning ordinance. Aileen Refuerzo, city information office chief, said City Council Resolution 118-2002 was signed to grant amnesty to businesses […]

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MODIFIED ‘CODING’ SHOULD NOT HINDER ECONOMY

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) should ensure that the proposed modified Unified Vehicle Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or number coding scheme could address the economic cost of congested Metro Manila traffic under Alert Level 1. This was the call from Senator Joel Villanueva after the MMDA posted its proposals to modify the traffic coding […]

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AMEND RICE TARIFFICATION LAW — PANGILINAN

Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan agreed to the call of a local farmers’ group in Baler, Aurora to amend the Rice Tariffication Law for farmers to recover from revenue losses. “Kinakailangang reviewhin itong Rice Tariffication measure at mabigyan ng amendments kasama na doon ang powers of regulatory function of NFA para mabantayan din iyong merkado,” […]

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ESCUDERO TOP SENATOR IN MOCK POLLS BY 36 SCHOOLS

With less than a month before voters cast their ballots on May 9, Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero remains among the top favorites of students to win the senatorial race, according to campus mock polls conducted by at least 33 colleges and universities across the country. Results of the campus mock elections have solidified Escudero’s footing […]

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CEBU’S PJ GARCIA, TEAM LOPANGU REMAIN BEHIND YORME

“Our convictions matter, not the surveys—and we remain convinced that Isko Moreno is the best candidate for President.” This according to Dr. Pol Nombre, Visayas Campaign Director for Team Lopangu, one of the many volunteer groups backing the presidential run of Aksyon Demokratiko standard bearer Isko Moreno, who reiterated the group’s support for the Manila […]