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CUA BATS FOR CREATION OF TASK FORCE ON GARBAGE

Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president Dax Cua called on the government to create a task force including local government units to address the country’s mounting waste problem. This, after the Commission on Audit found that only 29.25 percent or 478 of 1,634 LGUs in the country have access to sanitary landfills. […]

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PRIORITIZE JOB, LIVELIHOOD FOR POOR – BONG GO

Senator Bong Go hailed the decline in the unemployment rate in the country, emphasizing the importance of job opportunities in enhancing the quality of life for Filipinos, particularly those who are less fortunate. In an interview after personally aiding poor residents in Talisay, Camarines Norte, Go, a member of the Senate Committee on Labor, remarked, […]

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PIA CAYETANO TO STUDENT-ATHLETES: EXCEL IN ACADS

Senator Pia Cayetano urged student-athletes to apply the same passion they have for sports to their academics. This was the veteran legislator’s message to over 1,000 student-athletes from four regions – Western, Central, and Eastern Visayas, and Zamboanga Peninsula – at the opening ceremony of the Palarong Pambansa Pre-Qualifying Meet in Cebu City. Cayetano, herself […]

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PORTUGAL OFFERS TO HELP PH FIGHT ASF – ROMUALDEZ

House Speaker Martin Romualdez welcomed the offer of Portugal to help the Philippines eradicate African Swine Fever that has been wreaking havoc on the country’s hog industry as well as the European country’s willingness to open its doors to Filipino workers. The offer was relayed to Romualdez by Portuguese non-resident Ambassador to the Philippines, Maria […]

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QC RECEIVES 3RD COA ‘UNQUALIFIED OPINION’

For the third straight year, the Quezon City government has received an “unqualified opinion” from the Commission on Audit (COA) for its 2022 annual audit report following an extensive assessment, Mayor Joy Belmonte announced. The unqualified opinion is the highest audit opinion that COA can give to a government agency, including a local government unit. […]

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MIGRANT WORKERS’ ACCESS TO INFO GETS ILO OK

Senator Raffy Tulfo’s proposed amendment to include migrant workers’ right to have “access to relevant labour protection information” in the Draft Conclusions of the Committee on Labour Protection in the International Labor Organization (ILO) clinched the approval of both employers and workers groups. Tulfo’s amendment, which he said is essential to achieve universal and effective […]

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WATER CRISIS INTER-AGENCY BODY GETS HOUSE OK

The House Committee on Public Works and Highways chaired by Surigao del Sur 1st District Representative Romeo Momo Sr. approved the proposal seeking to create an inter-agency body that will propose, formulate, draft and direct the implementation of a comprehensive master plan to address the looming water crisis. House Bill (HB) 6345 also vests the inter-agency […]

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ANGELES CITY BAGS YOUTH DEV’T OFFICE AWARD

The Angeles City Youth Development Office (ACYDO), headed by Joffre Joel Dulinayan II, was awarded as one of the Outstanding Local Youth Development Office during the 4th Philippine Sangguniang Kabataan Awards in Iloilo Convention Center, Iloilo City. This is the first time that the said award-giving body is giving due recognition to local youth development […]

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CAYETANO PUSHES FOR P10K AYUDA PROGRAM

“Kaya ba?” Kaya!” Senator Alan Peter Cayetano gave this assurance during the Independence Day episode of Sampung Libong Pag-asa – a program that started as a bill seeking to provide P10,000 in cash assistance to Filipino families but which now continues to give the amount to selected beneficiaries through private initiatives. Cayetano said while the […]

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ZUBIRI HONORS EX-SENATOR BIAZON

Senate President Migz Zubiri filed Senate Resolution No. 652, honoring Senator Rodolfo “Pong” Biazon and expressing the Senate’s sympathy on the passing of the veteran legislator. Biazon was a three-term Senator (1992 to 1995, 1998 to 2004, and 2004 to 2010) and a two-term member of the House of Representatives, representing the lone district of […]