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KIDAPAWAN CITY RESIDENTS GET FREE DENGUE TESTS

Amid the spike in dengue cases here during the first half of the year, the city government of Kidapawan began providing free tests to residents who manifest symptoms of the mosquito-borne disease.“I urge the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) to double its efforts in the conduct of all preemptive measures to halt […]

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MAGALONG VOWS TO STOP BAGUIO’S URBAN DECAY

Reelected Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong vows to focus his second term in office on stopping “urban decay” from further damaging the country’s summer capital. A National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) study in 2019 showed the city was going towards urban decay, which it said has to be addressed with viable solutions and the […]

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COMELEC PROCLAIMS 12 WINNING SENATORS

Three neophytes, five returning solons, and four reelectionist lawmakers comprised the 12 newly-elected senators in the just-concluded May 9 national and local polls. The new senators, who will each have a fresh 6-year term that ends in June 2028, were proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC) […]

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ZUBIRI TO LEAD MAJORITY BLOC IN SENATE

Majority Leader Migz Zubiri said he would lead the formation of a majority bloc in the 24-member Senate to help pursue the legislative agenda of presumptive President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Zubiri said they are looking forward to working productively with the new administration for the good of the people even as other senators vowed to […]

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DUTERTE SIGNS LAW FIXING TERM OF AFP CHIEF

Senator Dick Gordon has welcomed the signing of Senate Bill (SB) 2376, which sets the term of the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to a maximum of three years. Gordon, one of the primary authors and co-sponsor of the bill, made an emphasis on the continuity and stability in […]

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OPEN SCHOOLS FOR IN-PERSON CLASSES – GATCHALIAN

To further accelerate the recovery of the education sector from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking the opening of all schools for face-to-face classes. Gatchalian made this call after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) expressed support for the opening of all public and […]

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DUTERTE SIGNS LAWS FOR 5 MORE ‘PROTECTED AREAS’

Senator Cynthia Villar welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s enactment into law of her five measures, declaring Mt. Pulag and four other sites in the country as protected areas (PAs). Villar thanked the President for signing Republic Acts (RAs) 11684, 11685, 11686, 11687, and 11688, which added Mt. Arayat in Pampanga, Mt. Pulag in Benguet, Naga-Kabasalan in […]

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DUTERTE TO ENSURE SMOOTH TRANSITION OF POWER – GO

Senator Bong Go reassured the Filipino public that the Duterte Administration will guide the country’s next leaders to ensure a seamless transition of power. “Maaga pa lang ay naghanda na ang Pangulo at ang kanyang transition team para sa maayos at sistematikong pagsasalin ng tungkulin,” Go said. “Ang layunin ay para hindi maantala ang serbisyo ng […]

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NEGOCC LAUNCHES ‘LAKBAYANIHAN’ TOURISM FAIR

The Negros Occidental provincial government launched its first tourism fair in two years as it explores other ways to attract more tourists to recover from the effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Dubbed the Lakbayanihan Tourism Fair 2022, the event, which runs until May 29, promotes tourism attractions across the province’s 32 city […]

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NARVACAN BUSINESSES HIT 64% GROWTH – SANIDAD

Following the opening of a world-class farmer’s market in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, many new businesses have sprouted in the area, according to a certified report on economic data of the municipal government. Latest records showed that in 2021, some 916 new businesses got registered in Narvacan, bringing the total number of businesses that year to […]