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SPEAKER DY HOLDS DIALOGUE WITH ISABELA FARMERS

House Speaker Bojie Dy convened a strategic dialogue with farmers at the Isabela Convention Center (ICON) in Cauayan City recently to address pressing agricultural concerns.The forum brought together key stakeholders, including Provincial Agriculturist Sergio Galamgam, city and municipal agriculturists, leaders of Irrigators Associations and Farmers’ Cooperatives, as well as several mayors and city officials from […]

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MAYOR ISKO BARES PLAN TO REPAINT MANILA CITY HALL

Manila’s iconic City Hall is about to get a fresh coat of history, as Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso revealed plans to repaint it in the same color as the National Museum.The idea was shared during a visit by National Museum Director General Jeremy Barns to the Mayor’s office.  During their discussion, Domagoso proposed the color scheme to bring […]

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BONG GO BATS FOR BOOST IN SENIORS’ SOCIAL PENSION

Senator Bong Go called on the national government to reallocate a portion of its flood control budget to settle the unpaid social pensions of qualified yet waitlisted indigent senior citizens across the country.  This suggestion came amid discovery of numerous anomalous, substandard, and ghost flood control projects that profited a few rather than benefiting the […]

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CAYETANO LAUDS PH HOSTING OF 2025 FIVB WORLDS

Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano lauded the Philippines’ “10 out of 10” solo hosting of the 2025 FIVB Men’s World Championship, crediting much of its success to Filipinos’ warmth and world-class hospitality. This as the Philippines wrapped up its hosting of the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship last September 28, where FIVB president […]

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PANGILINAN CALLS FOR AGRICULTURAL SECTOR REFORMS

Senator Kiko Pangilinan issued a clarion call to government agencies and the agricultural sector–farmers, fisherfolk, agri-entrepreneurs, and stakeholders–to unite and mobilize in pushing for sweeping reforms critical to national food security, rural development, and economic resilience. Pangilinan, who heads the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, emphasized the urgent need for systematic changes […]

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TEACHERS TO GET P1K WTDIB INCENTIVE ON OCTOBER 5

The more than 950,000 public school teachers employed by the Department of Education (DepEd) are set to receive their ₱1,000 World Teachers’ Day Incentive Benefit (WTDIB) this coming Sunday, October 5, according to House Assistant Minority Leader and Eastern Samar Representative Christopher Sheen Gonzales. “The ₱955 million funding for this year’s WTDIB is line-itemized in the […]

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AUMENTADO: SM CITY MALL TO PROVIDE JOBS IN BOHOL

Boholanos can soon look forward to more jobs and opportunities as SM Supermalls pushes forward with SM City Tagbilaran. Officials from SM Supermalls presented the site development plan for its soon-to-rise mall in Bohol during a courtesy visit to Governor Aris Aumentado. SM’s newest property in Bohol will cover over six hectares. It will feature […]

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LEGARDA: SUPPORT YOUTH, SENIORS IN TOURISM SECTOR

Senator Loren Legarda urged greater recognition and support for tourism frontliners, youth innovators, and senior citizens during the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) Tourism Month Activities held at the Centro de Turismo, Intramuros, Manila. The program, led by DOT Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco, featured the “Pasasalamat sa Tourism Frontliners”, the launch of the “Tourism Start-Up Challenge […]

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KIKO BACKS BUDGET HIKE FOR STATE UNIVERSITIES

Senator Kiko Pangilinan said he will back “additional funding” for state universities and colleges under the proposed 2026 national budget as he highlighted the alarming educational gaps among Filipinos of college age. In his opening statement during the Senate Committee on Finance’s hearing on the proposed 2026 budget for higher education, Pangilinan cited the EDCOM […]

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BONG GO EYES PH TENNIS CENTER IN NEW CLARK CITY

Senator Bong Go, Chairperson of both the Senate Committees on Youth and on Sports, expressed strong support for the planned Philippine Tennis Center in New Clark City, Tarlac, calling it a significant step toward nurturing young athletes and strengthening grassroots sports programs nationwide. The project, developed through a memorandum of understanding between the Bases Conversion […]