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Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso ordered the planting of an initial 100,000 bamboo along Roxas Boulevard, R-10 and other major roads as part of the city’s flood control and environmental policy. Domagoso said the bamboo planting is intended to reinforce riverbanks and help cushion floodwaters during the rainy season. “We are doing a […]
Laguna Governor Sol Aragones visited San Pablo District Hospital bringing medicines and free IV fluids to support patient care. Aragones was joined by Dr. Odilon Inoncillo, Officer in Charge of the Provincial Health Office. Stressing the importance of basic provisions, the lady governor said, “Importante talaga sakin ‘yung basic meron kayo,” referring to the medicines […]
Senator Erwin Tulfo is pushing for a unified flood control project planning and monitoring system in the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The vice chairperson of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee made the call after it was exposed that the grid coordinates generated by DPWH from the Multi-Year Programming and Scheduling (MYPS) and […]
Evidence, and not noise, will indict and convict those involved in the corruption behind anomalous flood control projects, Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson stressed. At the resumption of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing into the issue, Lacson tore into “skeptics, detractors, and hijackers” for twisting public anger to divide the nation. “Your noise […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan has taken note of the interest of ordinary Filipinos to participate in public service during the past elections, but he emphasized that victories for those without the political machinery and the backing of big political parties and dynasties will remain a challenge if the proposed anti-political dynasty law is not passed. Pangilinan […]
As Malacañan currently reviews the pension system of military and uniformed personnel (MUP), Camarines Sur representatives led by Migz Villafuerte and Luigi Villafuerte are proposing new legislation to establish a “sustainable, equitable and financially sound” annuity plan in place of the current one whose long-term sustainability is being doubted by no less than our country’s […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) Gov. LRay Villafuerte is standing four-square behind the Department of Health (DOH)’s inclusion of hospitals managed by local government units (LGUs) in its Zero Balance Billing (ZBB) program, which is now limited to providing free hospitalization to inpatients with basic or ward accommodations in DOH-run hospitals only. Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said that with […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco Isko Moreno Domagoso has vowed to take more measures against criminality in Manila as he announced the arrest of the city’s Top 1 Most Wanted Person, a murder suspect linked to the killing of a criminology student in Tondo in October 2023. Domagoso said the suspect, identified as Prince Ethan Cruz, […]
Laguna Governor Sol Aragones personally led the first day of the free laboratory tests, underscoring her administration’s firm commitment to uninterrupted health programs. Aragones assured Lagunenses that funding will not hinder the delivery of healthcare. “May paraan para ilibre ang ating mga kababayan.” “Kinakailangan lang hanapan ng pondo. May paraan para ilibre ang ating mga […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a measure seeking to mandate the reimbursement of travel expenses incurred by Filipino passengers who were deferred or denied boarding due to unjustified and prolonged pre-departure procedures of the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Tulfo, the chairperson of the Committee on Public Services, filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1657 after his office […]