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The Senate has lauded the victory of Philippine tennis sensation Alexandra “Alex” Eala in the US Open girls singles competition, the first Filipino to win a tennis Grand Slam singles title. In a unanimous vote, the Senate adopted Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 199, in consideration of proposed SRNs 201 and 202, commending and congratulating Eala […]
The P2.31 billion proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) swiftly breezed through the House Committee on Appropriations chaired by AKO BICOL Party-list Representative Zaldy Co after only a 10-minute hearing. After the opening remarks of Co, Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan moved to terminate the OVP budget briefing as a courtesy of […]
The end of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is not the end of government efforts to recover ill-gotten wealth. This is according to Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr., who in a television interview on Monday stressed that the functions of the PCGG would be taken over by agencies already mandated to […]
ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Representative Ray Florence T. Reyes expressed disappointment in the decision of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to slash the Department of Health’s (DOH) 76-billion-peso budget for arrears for health workers and urged fellow lawmakers to reallocation. “It is disappointing that DBM cut the health agency’s budget for arrears payment. Next year […]
Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante, Jr. on Monday was named Chairperson of the House Committee on Human Rights, and said that he would work with its members to ensure that the HR committee “would pass legislation that would protect, advance, and enhance human rights in the country.” “There is a misconception,” said Abante, “that […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee called on his colleagues in Congress to grant the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) request for a P12 billion budget to continue the Libreng Sakay program, and P6.6 billion to address the backlog in releasing plate numbers. During the DOTr’s budget briefing, Lee noted that despite the 121.5% increase in their […]
The P104 million new building of the Rep. Ramon Maza, Sr. Memorial District Hospital in a one-hectare lot provided by the Municipality of Sibalom is expected to give residents of Antique province the best medical care they need. The 25-bed capacity building inaugurated on Friday was funded under the Health Facilities Enhancement Program of the […]
The local government units of Ilocos Norte and Quezon City have revived their Producers to Consumers (P2C) program to provide better economic opportunities for micro, small, and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) and consumers. To formalize the undertaking, a formal signing of a memorandum of agreement between Governor Matthew Joseph Manotoc and Mayor Joy Belmonte was held […]
The Senate adopted a resolution expressing its profound sympathy and sincere condolences on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Queen died peacefully at her estate in Scotland on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96. Senate President Migz Zubiri, who introduced and sponsored […]
The Senate commended Filipino Muay Thai athletes for their impressive performance in the International Federation of Muay Thai Association World Youth Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently. Through the passage of Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 165, senators congratulated Team Bagsik of the Muay Thai Association of the Philippines for bagging eight gold, six silver, and […]