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Residents in areas ravaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013 commemorated on Monday the 8th anniversary of the killer storm, remembering the thousands of people who perished. In Tacloban City, considered as Yolanda’s ground zero, a Holy Mass was held at the mass burial site inside the Holy Cross Memorial Park in Basper village. The […]
A measure seeking to postpone the Dec. 5, 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections to May 6, 2024 has been filed at the House of Representatives. In filing House Bill 10425, Davao Oriental Representative Joel Almario said the resulting extended term of the current barangay and SK officials will provide the fresh set of […]
With the postponement of the 2021 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games from November to May 2022, the Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list is urging the government to prioritize COVID-19 booster shots for national athletes joining the regional competition. “The postponement actually gives us a time to administer booster shots to our athletes to ensure their […]
The Power Bloc in the House of Representatives has expressed its strong disapproval of the passage of House Bill No. 10306 or An Act Amending Sections 1, 15, And 21 Of Republic Act No. 11212, titled “An Act Granting MORE Electric And Power Corporation A Franchise To Establish, Operate, And Maintain, For Commercial Purposes And In […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has called on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to do a far better job of implementing or scaling up its programs designed to assist micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in migrating to digitalization amid the emerging new economy touched off by the COVID-19 pandemic. Villafuerte said digitalization will […]
Despite being one of the top performing aspirants in recent presidential surveys, Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso said he is more concerned about people’s issues than their political preferences.In a press conference in Moalboal, Cebu, Domagoso said he has been going around the country and visiting ordinary Filipinos from different sectors for that purpose. “Are […]
Aksyon Demokratiko presidential bet Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso said he will build bridges to connect the country’s major economic and tourism centers. During a visit to the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway on Saturday, Domagoso said he will support the construction of similar infrastructure in other parts of the country. “We have to create more public […]
Following the recognition of “Valenzuela Live” as an outstanding local governance program at this year’s Galing Pook Awards, Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated the need to accelerate the adoption of technology in the delivery of education. Valenzuela Live or the Valenzuela LIVE Online Streaming School utilizes Facebook Live to stream classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
As the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported an increase in the number of unemployed Filipinos, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said more jobs will be generated if the government focused on local agriculture, and not simply on importation. “Kung mas malaki ang budget at suporta ng gobyerno sa agriculture, imbes na sa pag-import lang ng pagkain, mas […]
Seventeen years of scrutinizing the national budget has saved the Filipino people at least P300 billion, Senator Panfilo Lacson disclosed. Lacson, a watchdog of the national budget, said this amount in public funds could have been lost to corruption had he not kept his guard up. “Sa loob ng 17 taon na ako senador ng […]