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Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the Agriculture Department will be installing 6,200 solar-powered irrigation systems nationwide as a short-term solution to address the effect of El Niño which has caused farm lands to dry up. “This is our short-term resolution for El Niño, to build a solar-powered irrigation system. The project has a fund of […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and 2019 senatorial bet Bong Go has bared his plans to further boost the government’s program to provide quality education for all Filipinos. Go made the statement in his message during the general assembly of the scholars of Batangas First District Rep. Eileen Ermita-Buhain (EEB Scholars) at the […]
A bill that requires the full disclosure of finance charges and other fees imposed by remittance agencies has been filed in the Senate Senate Bill No. 2162 introduced by Senator Koko Pimentel III seeks to protect the remittances or money transfers of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). But at the same, the measure compels remittance agencies […]
Aside from bigger and wider coverage of social pension, the country’s elderly population must be given employment opportunities to be productive even in their old age and keep them away from poverty, according to reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara. Angara, a champion of the rights and welfare of senior citizens in the Senate, said many elderly […]
With the crippling traffic along EDSA and other roads in Metro Manila costing P3.5 billion a day in lost opportunities, Senator Dick Gordon has flared up against malls located along highways and roads that cause monstrous traffic jams. “Traffic in Metro Manila continues to get worse, now it cost about P3.5 billion a day. Other […]
1-Ang Edukasyon Party-list and House assistant minority leader Rep. Bong Belaro sees the urgent need for a “return to the basics by teaching the youth basic good manners and right conduct” in school, at home, on the roads, and following the rule of law. “I have authored and filed a bill on GMRC (HB 6705). […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III on Monday strongly proposed that a thorough review of all relevant water laws and agreements be made after several parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces experienced a minor “water crisis” caused by service interruptions from the Manila Water and Maynilad utilities. “We may need to strengthen the provisions of our […]
“You won’t go wrong with Bong Go.” This was what President Rodrigo Duterte told Negrenses during the campaign rally of the senatorial ticket of the ruling party, Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan at Victorias City in Negros Occidental. “I tell you, you won’t go wrong with him,” Duterte said as he vouched anew for the […]
The “Murang Kuryente” bill that was approved by the bicameral conference committee will cut down the cost of electricity without exhausting the government’s financial resources, a lawmaker at the House of Representatives has said. Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco, a member of the bicam panel that approved the measure, pointed out that the bill is […]
There is nothing wrong with former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go in accompanying President Rodrigo Duterte wherever he goes even as the May mid-term elections draw near. “Walang problema doon for as long as he is not using the government’s fund. Ang pagsama nya that is his personal relationship with the President […]