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Senatorial candidate and former Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. clinched key endorsements from political heavyweights in Surigao del Sur, strengthening his campaign in the vote-rich Caraga region ahead of the 2025 midterm elections. Governor Alexander Pimentel, Representative Johnny Pimentel, Vice Governor Manuel Alameda, and members of the Hugpong Surigao slate declared full support for Abalos […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Energy and the Energy Regulatory Commission to guarantee uninterrupted power nationwide on May 12, warning that any outage could compromise the integrity of the elections. “Aside from causing inconvenience to our voters, any power interruption could potentially compromise the credibility of our elections. This is why the DOE […]
Senator Grace Poe urges the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to strictly implement its guidelines in issuing driver’s licenses to ensure that only qualified persons will get their hands on the wheel. “The fatal road crashes that have killed and maimed motorists must serve as a wake-up call for transportation officials to enforce the rules on […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III marked Labor Day with a strong call to uplift Filipino workers through a legislated increase in the minimum wage. “Our workers deserve more than just words of appreciation,” Pimentel said. “They deserve higher wages, better working conditions, and meaningful support from the government.” “I am for a legislated hike in the […]
SULTAN KUDARAT, MAGUINDANAO DEL NORTE — Megastar Sharon Cuneta Pangilinan will join her husband, former senator and senatorial candidate Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, on a landmark visit to Camp Darapanan this Friday, May 2, 2025. Pangilinan will receive the formal endorsement of the United Bangsamoro Justice Party (UBJP), the official political party of the Moro Islamic […]
Senator Bong Go expressed his deepest sympathies to the families of the victims who perished during the Lapu-Lapu Day street festival tragedy in Vancouver, Canada on Sunday, April 27. Go, vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers and member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said he is one with the Filipino […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III denounced the brutal killing of veteran journalist Juan “Johnny” Dayang, who was shot dead in his home in Kalibo, Aklan recently. “I strongly condemn this heinous act. Johnny Dayang was more than a journalist — he was a friend of my late father, former Senate President Nene Pimentel. He […]
Senator Grace Poe showed appreciation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for choosing the film collection of her father, the late National Artist Fernando Poe Jr., as part of the Memory of the World (MoW) Programme. Poe said a total of 168 movies of her father are in the FPJ Film […]
MaryKay Carlson, United States Ambassador to the Philippines, made an official visit to the Office of the Governor of Bohol, where she was warmly received by Governor Aris Aumentado, Vice Governor Tita Baja, Board Member Lucille Lagunay, Atty. Filipina Asoy-Piollo, Provincial Administrator Asteria Caberte, and Supervising Administrative Officer Metodio John Maraguinot. During the courtesy visit, […]
Transparency at its best. This was how independent senatorial candidate Ping Lacson described the brand of governance practiced by the mayor of Jagna, Bohol who he regards as his “mentor”. Lacson said he was pleasantly surprised after visiting and getting a briefing on various key projects in Jagna town from Mayor Joseph “JR” Rañola. “It […]