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65% OF ZAMBO CITY RESIDENTS NOW FULLY-VACCINATED

About 1,049,785 city residents have received their coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) jabs since the start of the vaccine rollout in March, the City Health Office (CHO) has reported. Data from the Zamboanga City CHO showed that 452,366 of the total have been fully vaccinated while the remaining 597,419 have received their first dose. The numbers […]

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TAP QRF FOR P10-B ‘ODETTE’ ASSISTANCE – UNGAB

A leader of the House of Representatives suggested tapping the quick response fund (QRF) from various government agencies to help raise President Rodrigo Duterte’s P10-billion pledge for immediate assistance to the victims of Typhoon Odette. House Deputy Speaker Isidro Ungab said the money that can be tapped from these QRFs may be utilized for the […]

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ATHLETES IN ‘ODETTE’ RELIEF EFFORTS HAILED

The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list lauded Filipino athletes who took the initiative of raising donations for those affected by the onslaught of typhoon Odette. Nograles, in particular, commended Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and national beach volleyball team member Sisi Rondina for using their influence and reach on social media to call for […]

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200 FAMILIES BENEFIT FROM MANILA HOUSING PROJECT

New homes, new lives. This is what awaits close to 200 families in Manila who are set to move into Basecommunity, one of the housing projects completed during the term of Manila mayor and Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate Isko Moreno. In two years as Manila’s chief executive, Moreno has broken ground on six major housing […]

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GATCHALIAN HAILS APPROVAL OF STATUTORY RAPE BILL

Senator Win Gatchalian hailed the ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on a measure that increases the statutory rape age to 16, calling it a big leap forward in upholding the rights of Filipino children. The bicameral conference committee report resolved differences between House Bill No. 7836 and Senate Bill No. 2332. Gatchalian is […]

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GORDON TO BARMM OFFICIALS: LEARN FROM SBMA

Senator Dick Gordon has assured the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) of his unequivocal support in building a formidable region in the South. Speaking during the recent inaugural BARMM Donor’s Forum, Gordon encouraged BARMM officials to take a page out of Subic’s success book which had proven to be an outstanding formula in […]

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START VAX PREPS FOR KIDS AGED 5 TO 11 – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging local government units (LGUs) to prepare for the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11, a move that he said would be crucial in boosting confidence in safely reopening schools amid the threat of the Omicron variant. Gatchalian made this call after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the […]

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CEBUANOS TO RECOVER FROM ‘ODETTE’: PANGILINAN

Senator Kiko Pangilinan is confident that Cebuanos will bounce back from the devastation of Super Typhoon Odette, as he called on national agencies, civic organizations, and the private sector to help the province. Pangilinan said that he received a word from a close friend who told him that the province faced similar devastations in the […]

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QC IS RICHEST CITY IN PH FOR 2020 — BELMONTE

Quezon City got back its richest city tag with a total asset of P452.333 billion in 2020, attributed to better and proper recording of its assets. QC was the richest city for five straight years until 2016 before Makati dislodged it from the top spot starting in 2017. QC’s assets increased by 369 percent or […]

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HOUSE WILL PUSH FOR BILLS VS COVID-19 – VELASCO

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco assured the public that the House of Representatives will continue to pass vital measures that will help the country in its fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “Rest assured that we in the House of Representatives will remain steadfast and resolute in enacting vital pieces of legislation that will help […]