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DOWNTREND IN INFLATION TO GIVE DIOKNO MORE ELBOW ROOM – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian said the continuing downtrend in the headline inflation is a welcome development as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), under the leadership of newly-appointed Governor Benjamin Diokno, will have “more elbow room” to make adjustments in the country’s policy rates to spur economic growth. Gatchalian said the country pulled a “better-than-expected” inflation […]

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SENATE ADOPTS HOUSE VERSION OF PROPOSED ‘SAGIP SAKA ACT’ – PANGANIBAN

The Senate has adopted House Bill 8857 or the proposed “Sagip Saka Act” which seeks to institute the Farmers and Fisherfolk Enterprise Development Program to be under the Department of Agriculture, as an amendment to Senate Bill 1281. House Bill 8857, principally authored by Committee on Agriculture and Food Chairman Rep. Jose Panganiban Jr., CPA, […]

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A MALASAKIT CENTER WILL SOON RISE IN RIZAL PROVINCE – GO

Rizal province residence who are in need of medical care can look forward having convenient access to quick medical and financial assistance. This was the assurance given by former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatoriable Bong Go at the rally of the Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) political party held at the Ynares Center […]

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ANGARA TO OFWS: AVAIL OF OWWA BENEFITS

Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families should take advantage of the wide range of services and benefits under a law that institutionalized and strengthened the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). Angara said that under Republic Act 10801 or the OWWA Act of 2016, the benefits and services, among them […]

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PPA LAND DONATION TO HELP RESIDENTS DISPLACED BY MANILA BAY CLEAN UP – VILLAR

Senator Cynthia Villar commended the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for donating 5 hectares of land in Tondo, Manila, as relocation site for 2,400 families residing in Parola and Isla Puting Bato in Tondo. Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, has been asking PPA “to do something about the burgeoning number of […]

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PIMENTEL SPONSORS NEW WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS LAW IN SENATE – GATCHALIAN

A bill aiming to overhaul the country’s warehouse receipts system to help boost farmer’s productivity, introduced by Senator Win Gatchalian, has been sponsored by Senator Koko Pimentel, III, chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Industry. According to Gatchalian, he filed Senate Bill No. 2171, otherwise known as the Philippine Warehouse Receipts Act […]

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IMPROVEMENT OF COUNTRY’S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SHOULD CONTINUE – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said he remains committed to improve the country’s healthcare services as he lauded a village official and medical doctors of the state-run Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) for spearheading a medical and dental mission in Davao City. Go, who joined the medical and dental mission organized […]

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SIM CARD REGISTRATION WILL HELP IN CAMPAIGN VS CRIME, TERRORISM – DELA ROSA

Former Philippine National Police chief Bato dela Rosa who is gunning for a Senate seat in the midterm elections is pushing for the registration of subscriber identification module (SIM) cards, saying this will help in the campaign against crime and terrorism. Dela Rosa said pre-paid mobile phones are often used to detonate improvised explosive devices […]

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THANK YOU, LEAGUE OF PROVINCES, FOR THE SUPPORT – VILLAR

The League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP), with 81 governors as members, has endorsed the reelection bid of Senator Cynthia Villar. During its 8th General Assembly held at the Century Park hotel in Manila, and presided over by its National Chairman Gov. Al Francis Bichara and its National President Gov. Ryan Luis Singson, the […]

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PASS STUDENT DISCOUNT BILL BEFORE SUMMER VACATION – ANGARA

Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara has expressed hope that the bill seeking to institutionalize and expand the 20 percent student fare discount to include travel by air and sea will be passed into law before students return to their home provinces for the school summer vacation. Angara said the proposed discount would make the summer break […]