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With a National Baptist Day one more step into becoming reality, Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. on Tuesday thanked legislators and groups for supporting a measure the lawmaker said would highlight the positive contributions of the more than 25,000 baptist churches in the Philippines. “For over 120 years, baptist churches have gone beyond spreading the […]
The House of Representatives approved on final reading the measure seeking to expand the coverage of compulsory insurance for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). With 180 affirmative votes, six negative votes, and no abstention, the chamber passed on third reading House Bill 10802, which seeks to amend the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipino Act of 1995 […]
The Davao de Oro provincial government turned over four completed Barangay Development Projects (BDP) to an insurgency-free barangay in the area.Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy led the turnover of two farm-to-market roads (FMR), a barangay health center, and a water system to Barangay Golden Valley in Mabini town. Last year, the province received P1.3 billion from […]
The confirmation hearing of five applicants for various government posts should be deferred until the new administration takes over so it will have a hand in selecting the officials it wants to work with. Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri cited a similar suggestion in February 2016 by former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, saying then-President Benigno […]
The Senate passed on final reading a proposed measure seeking to penalize willful and indiscriminate discharge of firearms including those authorized to bear arms. Sponsored by Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, chairperson of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2501 or an Act Penalizing Willful and Indiscriminate discharge of firearms, […]
Senator-elect and Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero said he would like to see the speedy passage of the government’s P5.2-trillion spending package for 2023 to pump prime the economy and provide the much-needed assistance to small businesses and the agriculture sector still hurting from the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Matagal ko nang sinasabi na […]
The local government of Bago City in Negros Occidental honored homegrown 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAG), boxing medalists, Rogen Ladon and James Palicte during a heroes’ welcome event at the Bantayan Park. Mayor Nicholas Yulo led city officials in paying tribute to Ladon, who won the gold in the flyweight division, and Palicte, who took […]
About 8,000 mangrove shoots will be planted in Barangay Nagbalon in Marilao, Bulacan as part of long-term measures to improve the quality of water in the town’s major river. Wilfredo Cruz, director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 3 (Central Luzon), said that 60 fisherfolk were taught how to properly plant mangrove […]
Senator-elect and Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero said the key appointments of incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of his economic team augur well for the business sector and the international community, owing to their wealth of experience and expertise that is expected to provide growth and stability in the face of the ongoing pandemic. According to […]
The Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the creation of the Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II). For Senator Win Gatchalian, this will ensure the pursuit of much-needed reforms to address the country’s education crisis. The bicameral conference committee report of the measure, now entitled “Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM II) […]