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Senator Dick Gordon thanked Radio Veritas for allowing him to impart his platform and beliefs in a senatorial radio forum. Gordon said that the two-hour interview was an enjoyable experience, for it allowed him to answer doubts against his candidacy directly. “Let me say how much I enjoyed this. It has been one of the […]
Vice-presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan barnstormed in Northern Mindanao asking local candidates to fully implement his Sagip Saka Act should they win in the elections so that no Filipino will go hungry. At his first stop at the Kampo Juan of Bukidnon First District congressional candidate Nereus Acosta, Pangilinan said that like air, food is […]
The local government unit (LGU) of Daraga, Albay broke ground for its P60-million legislative, business building that will be constructed beside the town hall building. The three-story building to be constructed in a 2,366-square meter floor area was financed from the town’s general fund for 2021 and is expected to be completed in a year. […]
A lawmaker urged the secretary of the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to immediately set up an online database system to track and deliver timely legal and welfare services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte said DMW Secretary Abdullah Derupong Mama-o of the new department should provide legal aid […]
“Sustain the gains, recover from the losses.” This was Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles’ vow as the campaign period for local candidates kicked off on Friday, March 25. Foremost among the projects that the Harvard-trained solon believes are crucial to recovery are the Northern Tagalog Regional Hospital and the Rizal-Bulacan Inter-Provincial Road. Nograles is […]
A presidential aspirant who grew up poor and hungry in the streets of Tondo has urged the government to collect the P203 billion estate tax owed by the family of former Sen. Bongbong Marcos, funds that can be used to provide close to 60 million Filipinos with a year’s supply of free rice. Speaking to […]
Increase taxes on vices so that we can reduce taxes on essentials like petroleum products. This was suggested by House Deputy Speaker Bienvenido “Benny” Abante, Jr., who on Thursday proposed raising the excise taxes on tobacco and alcoholic beverages––commonly referred to as “sin” taxes––to offset the losses from reducing the excise taxes on fuel. The […]
“Good luck, God bless, and, when the last ballot is counted, may the people of Laguna be the real winners in the 2022 elections.” This was the message of Laguna gubernatorial candidate Sol Aragones to all candidates vying for local positions in the province of Laguna, as she stressed the importance of conducting “platform-based, principled […]
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives said the new law raising the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 could help drastically reduce abuses against minors and provide stronger protection for them. Manila Representative Manny Lopez, one of the principal authors of Republic Act 11648, said the legislation would provide stronger protection […]
The National Housing Authority (NHA) and the city government of Kidapawan have awarded 179 housing units to overseas Filipino workers (OFW) under the “OFW Pabahay Project”. Mayor Joseph Evangelista said the P57.5 million project intends to shelter the families of OFWs whose houses were destroyed in the series of tremors that hit the province in […]