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OPENING OF 19-KM ACCESS ROAD TO BRING SOCIO-ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO DINAGAT ISLANDS – BAG-AO

Dinagat Islands Governor Arlene ‘Kaka’ Bag-ao has led the unveiling of a 19.2-kilometer access road connecting two coastal municipalities, enabling for the first time land travel for residents who have been relying on the sea as their primary mode of transport.Bag-ao cited the social and economic benefits of opening up new roads, saying the Legaspi-Diegas Road […]

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RIZAL SOLON HOPEFUL DISKARTECH APP TO SUSTAIN BUY LOCAL CAMPAIGN

Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles is hopeful that a project by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) seeking to digitize community-based small businesses will contribute to the success of the “Buy Local, Go Lokal” campaign of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).The DTI, in partnership with the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, has […]

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PROBE SAP REMITTANCE OVERCHARGING COMPLAINTS – VILLAFUERTE

Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte wants the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to check whether its financial service providers (FSPs) are overcharging beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) amid complaints reaching the Camarines Sur solon that certain “abusive” FSPs have been exacting exorbitant convenience fees from the cash payouts of SAP grantee-households. During last week’s […]

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LAKBAY HUSTISYA TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL AID ONLINE – REP. NOGRALES

Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles announced that a legal aid foundation he founded will expand its services by providing free legal consultations online.“Nais po nating ipagbigay-alam na kasama si Atty. Gio Bautista ng programang Gio Need a Lawyer, available na ang Lakbay Hustisya Foundation para sa mga kababayan nating may nais ikonsulta na isyung […]

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RELEASE DAILY VIRUS HAZARD PAY OF FRONTLINERS – PANGILINAN

On National Heroes’ Day, Senator Kiko Pangilinan called on the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure that medical frontliners receive their P500 daily hazard pay. “Let us honor and celebrate our everyday heroes against COVID (coronavirus disease) by paying them their due, and releasing their daily hazard pay is the least we could do,” Pangilinan said. “Releasing […]

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IMPLEMENT FULL E-GOV’T SERVICES BY 2022 – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a bill that aims to provide full, integrated E-Government (eGov) services to the public by the end of 2022. Under Senate Bill No. 1793 or the ‘Full Digital Transformation Act of 2020,’ all government agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), instrumentalities, and local government units (LGUs) are mandated to adopt […]

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SORSOGON LAUNCHES 911 EMERGENCY HOTLINE – ESCUDERO

The 911 Emergency Hotline at the Sorsogon Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) was formally launched in Sorsogon City to start serving the residents of Sorsogon province. Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero said the 911 hotline has undergone a series of test runs and is operational 24/7 under the supervision of the PDRRMO. “This […]

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ABANTE: MINORITY TO ENSURE THOROUGH REVIEW OF 2021 NATIONAL BUDGET

ith the House of Representatives set to begin budget deliberations on Friday, House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. has assured the public that members of the Minority will thoroughly review the 2021 national budget to ensure that funds go where they are most needed and financial resources are not wasted on unnecessary items.In a media […]

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ACTS-OFW PARTYLIST LAUDS DUTERTE CASH AID FOR COLLEGE EDUCATION OF OFW CHILDREN

The ACTS-OFW Partylist has lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for his decision to grant a one-time P30,000 cash assistance for the education needs of some 33,000 children of repatriated or displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are in college. ACTS-OFW Partylist Chairman John Bertiz III said the government’s cash assistance to college-level children of OFWs will go a long way in ensuring that they continue […]

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SUGBUSOG PROGRAM OFFERS HOPE – GARCIA

Jesus Cortes now has a more compelling reason to expand his container vegetable garden. After winning the prize money of around P26,000, Cortes is now keen in growing a bigger garden at his house. He was one of the winners of the Cebu provincial government’s SugBusog (Sugbuanong Busog, Luwas ug Himsog), a food security program […]