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Senator Grace Poe called on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to scale up local agricultural production and aim for a dynamic, high-growth sector to alleviate the hunger woes of millions of Filipinos. “Our people are hungry. There’s something disconcerting about the reality that this is happening in an agricultural country,” Poe said. “The number of […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) opened its first Bakuna Center in Mindanao at the Lanao Chung Hua School via the PRC Iligan Chapter. The Bakuna Center vaccinated 244 individuals during its first day of operations and plans to vaccinate 694 individuals from the A3 and A4 priority groups. The Department of Health granted accreditation to […]
It is high time to end the vicious cycle involving corruption cases where those involved lie low until the issue dies down – and the public can play a more active role to achieve this, Sen. Ping Lacson said. Lacson, who has actively participated in many Senate investigations involving corruption cases, said those involved have […]
Officials of Zamboanga City and Davao City are looking forward to a stronger collaboration that will be mutually beneficial to the two cities. This, as Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte signed a sisterhood agreement for the two cities in a ceremony at the lobby of the Zamboanga City Hall. The […]
A measure providing for the national energy policy and framework for electric power advocacy hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Energy approved the unnumbered substitute bill that seeks for the creation of the Energy Advocacy Counsel Office (EACO). “The EACO would act as the independent end-user representative.” Deputy Speaker […]
Officials led by Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo and her husband District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo recently inaugurated a new school building at the MLQ Elementary School in Barangay Commonwealth. They were joined by Natividad Nacino, school principal, teachers, members of the Parents-Teachers Association, and barangay officers. “That is the problem most students on home education […]
Senator Sonny Angara is set to file a bill that will provide assistance to deserving Filipino students who wish to pursue their higher education overseas. Angara said he is looking at expanding the scope of Senate Bill 961 or the proposed Pensionado Act, which he filed at the start of the 18th Congress in 2019, […]
Residents of the Baseco Compound in Tondo, Manila are now benefitting from several projects being implemented by Senator Cynthia Villar as it provides them food security and creates livelihood opportunities and jobs while maintaining a clean environment. Villar, known for providing jobs and means of income, has built livelihood projects in the poor community of […]
Senator Imee Marcos is calling for a one-year suspension of the value-added tax (VAT) on oil products amid lingering economic difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Marcos, who chairs the Senate committee on economic affairs, noted another price hike by oil companies that reached per liter increases of P1.15 for gasoline, P0.60 for diesel, and […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) stands firm on its decision not to re-implement the Unified Vehicular Volume Reduction Program (UVVRP) or the number coding scheme as traffic is still manageable even if the volume of vehicles on EDSA is slowly nearing pre-pandemic scale. MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos said he sees no need yet to […]