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A crisis manager who will face the country’s myriad of problems head on and will not run from any challenge. According to Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate Isko Moreno Domagoso, this is the kind of leader the country needs––someone who will lead from the front in the war against COVID-19 or the people’s daily battles against […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged concerned agencies to ramp up the distribution of fuel subsidies under the Pantawid Pasada Program to the targeted beneficiaries to alleviate the impact of oil price hikes imposed by oil companies. “Katapusan na ng buwan at nakatakda nang ibigay ngayong Abril ang ikalawang bugso ng Pantawid Pasada. Sa takbo ng mga […]
As the price of chemical fertilizers continue to spike, vice-presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan pushed for a healthier alternative of hybrid use of chemical and organic fertilizers. “Baligtarin natin ang problema at gawing oportunidad. Sa kaso ng pagtaas ng presyo ng abono, gamitin natin itong oportunidad para palaguin ang paggamit ng organic fertilizer at pagtangkilik […]
At least 357 farmers in Batac City, Ilocos Norte received their indemnity checks courtesy of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC). In a distribution program at the Department of Agriculture sub-station in Barangay Tabug, Batac City Mayor Albert Chua reminded farmers to insure their crops to minimize their losses during a calamity. The Ilocos Norte […]
A party-list lawmaker called for an investigation and the filing of charges against “big-time” personalities in the government allegedly involved in agricultural smuggling. Magsasaka Party-list Representative Argel Cabatbat said the Department of Agriculture (DA) should look into the smuggling problem, particularly the involvement of officials from the Bureau of Plant Industry as if they are […]
Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero is one of the top senatorial candidates preferred in the latest opinion polls conducted by research group OCTA ahead of the May 9 National Elections. If elections were held during the survey period from March 5 to 10, 63% of the respondents said they would vote for Escudero, a veteran lawmaker […]
The congressional representative of Samar province welcomed the resumption of the Cebu-Calbayog flights of Cebu Pacific airlines after two years of pandemic hiatus. Samar First District Representative Edgar Mary Sarmiento said the return of flights to Calbayog City will boost their local tourism industry. “I am very grateful that they have heard and accepted my […]
Amid a global pandemic, the Baguio Flower Festival or Panagbenga 2022 still managed to attract 45,000 tourists during its last weekend alone, much to the delight of the city government. The local government is happy with the result of the Panagbenga 2022 or the Baguio Flower Festival that opened on March 6 and ended on […]
Instead of the measly P200 monthly allowance, the government should channel all collections from taxes on fuel to a more substantial aid package for struggling households, senatorial aspirant and Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero said. Escudero said Congress should pass a supplemental budget to ensure that revenue from the excise taxes, projected to reach P105.9 billion […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to address the apparent misinformation that has recently caused the influx of applicants for passport and apostille services that have been flocking and lining up all day and even staying overnight at the Aseana Business Park Office in Parañaque City. Gatchalian expressed concern over […]