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Former Senator Kiko Pangilinan has committed to addressing high food prices if he regains a Senate seat in the 2025 elections. During an interview on ABS-CBN’s Harapan 2025, Pangilinan emphasized that he would advocate for essential reforms similar to those he implemented as food security secretary during the Aquino administration from June 2014 to September […]
Prospects are good for 2025 to be a finer year for Filipinos owing to the further initiatives and reforms that President Marcos has come up with to broaden social protection for underprivileged families and tune up the economy to spawn investments and create more jobs, according to National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte. “Such […]
In observance of National Zero Waste Month, Senator Loren Legarda reiterated her call for Filipinos to lean into recyclable materials and contribute to a more sustainable waste management cycle. “The Philippines has been tagged as one of the top ocean polluters worldwide, primarily due to our dependence on single-use plastics,” said Legarda who authored and […]
Senator Francis Tolentino asked the Department of Health (DOH) to take all the necessary steps to inform and update the public about the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) amid growing concerns about the virus and how it spreads. Interviewed on the radio show “SOS” on DZRH which is co-hosted by Tolentino, Department of Health (DOH) Assistant Secretary […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called for sustained action against Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) to ensure that the industry’s remnants are effectively purged. “More than ever, we need to sustain our efforts to clear out all criminal syndicates that are products of POGOs. We must stay the course to ensure a safer and more secure Philippines […]
BICOL SARO Party-list Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan encouraged secretariat personnel of the House of Representatives (HRep) to renew their commitment to public service during its first flag-raising ceremony in 2025. “Let good governance be our resolution. Anuman ang inyong posisyon, ipakita ninyo that the House of Representatives is truly for the Filipino people,” he legislator […]
The Department of Finance (DOF) issued Department Order No. 074.2024 establishing the income classification of provinces, cities, and municipalities under Republic Act No. 11964. This directive underscores the economic resilience and revenue growth of local government units (LGUs) across the country, with Isabela serving as a prime example. On January 1, 2025, several LGUs in […]
“Paspasan pa ang pagdaragdag ng benepisyo!” This was the statement of AGRI Party-list Representative and Senatorial aspirant Manoy Wilbert Lee as he reiterated his call to further increase benefits provided by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in response to the projected 18.3% increase in health care costs in the Philippines this year. In the […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano called for healing, renewal, and forgiveness as the nation approaches the 10th anniversary of the heroic sacrifice of the SAF 44. Speaking at the annual New Year’s Thanksgiving Lunch with the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) at Camp Bagong Diwa in the City of Taguig on January 1, 2025, Cayetano […]
Senator Lito Lapid is seeking the support of his colleagues for the passage of a measure that would declare Quiapo as a national historical-cultural zone. Lapid made the appeal as devotees celebrate on January 9 the Feast of Jesus Nazareno, also known as the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Quiapo is the home of the […]