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Officials of Bauko, Mountain Province have expressed confidence that the re-opening of the Mount Data Hotel will further boost the tourism industry of this town and province amid the global pandemic. “I am a believer in the contribution of tourism to the economy and with Mt. Data Hotel operating, it will boost Bauko, Mt. Province tourism, […]
The Quezon City government continues to help informal settler families (ISFs), who have been living in the city for decades fulfill their dreams of having permanent homes. At least 100 families from four homeowner’s associations in Barangay Gulod have received their land titles, through the direct sale and direct purchase program facilitated by their barangay. […]
Senator Win Gatchalian wants the country to have stronger measures against hazing amid the persistence of hazing-related incidents and deaths. Gatchalian made this call following President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent criticism that the violence inflicted by fraternity members on those who want to join their group is not a manly thing to do and that members […]
Vice presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan reminded the 65 million Filipino voters of their power to change for the better the political landscape in the Philippines, telling them not to waste this opportunity to elect competent leaders. Citing the slow government response to COVID, Pangilinan urged the attendees of the CEBUyass! campaign caravan at the […]
The One Bangsamoro Movement (1BANGSA), an alliance of multisectoral organizations based in Mindanao, is supporting the Senate comeback bid of incumbent Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero because of his legislative agenda seeking to improve the plight of the Filipino people. In a statement posted on its official Facebook page on the occasion of Eid’ul Fitr, 1BANGSA […]
Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero strengthened his position as the top favorite of students to win the senatorial elections on May 9 after 67.7% of the respondents picked him in the mock polls conducted by Saint Columban College in Pagadian City. Escudero, the only incumbent governor running for senator, landed the top spot among more than 60 […]
Vice-presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan reiterates that mandatory military service is unnecessary and that young Filipinos should instead be encouraged to farm. In a radio interview with a Baguio radio station, Pangilinan said that the funds that would otherwise be spent on mandatory military service should instead go to food security training. “Tutol tayo sa […]
Senator Francis Tolentino urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to order the removal of the online sabong (cockfight) feature from existing e-wallet applications amid the latest order issued by Malacañang that stopped e-sabong (online cockfighting) operations. According to Tolentino, since President Rodrigo Duterte already “cut the legal umbilical cord” of the e-sabong industry, the […]
Kiangan, Ifugao has achieved an 80-percent vaccination rate against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), thanks to the vaccine and people’s adherence to protocols, the mayor said. Mayor Raldis Andrei Bulayungan, in a message during the “Gotad Ad Kiangan,” a gathering for thanksgiving after the lockdown, said they have a target of less than 10,000, or […]
A drivers’ party-list group has vowed to push for the continuation of insurance and fuel subsidy for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers if elected to Congress in the May 9 elections. Dumper PTDA (Drivers United for Mass Progress and Equal Rights – Philippines Taxi Drivers Association) Representative Claudine Diana Bautista-Lim said they are proposing the institutionalization […]