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SEN. BINAY TO DOT: SUPPORT TOURISM-READY SITES

Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Tourism to provide all the necessary promotional, training or financial support to all tourism-ready sites as travel restrictions are continually being eased. According to Binay, the DOT should start enabling the tourism industry by extending marketing support to recover market share, bring back visitor confidence and awareness, rebuild […]

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12,500 MILKFISH TO BE GRILLED FOR BANGUS FESTIVAL

At least 4,500 kilos or 12,500 pieces of milkfish will be grilled for the upcoming Bangus Festival 2022 slated from April 18 to 30 in Dagupan City after a two-year postponement due to the pandemic. Mayor Marc Brian Lim said this year’s festival will push through given the high vaccination rate here and low coronavirus […]

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RECONSIDER ON-SITE WORK FOR BPOS – TADURAN

A party-list representative pushed for the continuation of the work-from-home arrangement for employees of business process outsourcing (BPO) companies in special economic zones. ACT-CIS Representative Niña Taduran urged the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) to reconsider its ultimatum requiring BPO workers to physically report to work. Taduran noted that although BPOs in special economic zones […]

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PBA PARTY-LIST LAUDS OBIENA-PATAFA ROW RESOLUTION

The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list lauded the settlement of the dispute between star pole vaulter EJ Obiena and the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA). “We are relieved that this issue has been amicably resolved and finally put to rest. We hope that this dark chapter of PATAFA has been closed and […]

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PH NEEDS A CRISIS MANAGER IN MALACAÑANG, SAYS ISKO

A crisis manager who will face the country’s myriad of problems head on and will not run from any challenge. According to Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate Isko Moreno Domagoso, this is the kind of leader the country needs––someone who will lead from the front in the war against COVID-19 or the people’s daily battles against […]

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RUSH ‘PANTAWID PASADA’ DISTRIBUTION – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian urged concerned agencies to ramp up the distribution of fuel subsidies under the Pantawid Pasada Program to the targeted beneficiaries to alleviate the impact of oil price hikes imposed by oil companies. “Katapusan na ng buwan at nakatakda nang ibigay ngayong Abril ang ikalawang bugso ng Pantawid Pasada. Sa takbo ng mga […]

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PANGILINAN BACKS USE OF HYBRID FERTILIZERS

As the price of chemical fertilizers continue to spike, vice-presidential aspirant Senator Kiko Pangilinan pushed for a healthier alternative of hybrid use of chemical and organic fertilizers. “Baligtarin natin ang problema at gawing oportunidad. Sa kaso ng pagtaas ng presyo ng abono, gamitin natin itong oportunidad para palaguin ang paggamit ng organic fertilizer at pagtangkilik […]

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357 BATAC CITY FARMERS GET PCIC INDEMNITY CHECKS

At least 357 farmers in Batac City, Ilocos Norte received their indemnity checks courtesy of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC). In a distribution program at the Department of Agriculture sub-station in Barangay Tabug, Batac City Mayor Albert Chua reminded farmers to insure their crops to minimize their losses during a calamity. The Ilocos Norte […]

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SOLON: PROBE GOV’T EXECS LINKED TO AGRI SMUGGLING

A party-list lawmaker called for an investigation and the filing of charges against “big-time” personalities in the government allegedly involved in agricultural smuggling. Magsasaka Party-list Representative Argel Cabatbat said the Department of Agriculture (DA) should look into the smuggling problem, particularly the involvement of officials from the Bureau of Plant Industry as if they are […]

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ESCUDERO RANKS HIGH IN OCTA SURVEY FOR SENATOR

Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero is one of the top senatorial candidates preferred in the latest opinion polls conducted by research group OCTA ahead of the May 9 National Elections. If elections were held during the survey period from March 5 to 10, 63% of the respondents said they would vote for Escudero, a veteran lawmaker […]