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House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Davao City Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles is urging the National Food Authority (NFA) to look into what he describes as a possible price manipulation by rice traders in Mindanao as he called the agency’s attention to reports of abnormally high rice prices in Zamboanga City, where the prices of the […]
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for wide-ranging reforms to improve the quality of life of public school teachers, which he said, would lead to a better quality of education in the country. Speaking before the “Araw ng mga Guro” celebration in Quezon Province, Angara promised to prioritize in his legislative agenda the needs of the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has vowed to fight for the budget of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and oppose any cuts to the funding of CHED’s Student Financial Assistance Programs (StuFAPs). “We will not allow any reduction in available scholarship funds. Kaya nga tayo nagkaroon ng Free Higher Education Law ay para madagdagan sana ang […]
Seven out of 10 Dabawenyos would vote for Special Assistant to the President Bong Go as senator in the 2019 midterm elections, a survey by the Institute of Popular Opinion (IPO) of the University of Mindanao (UM) showed. Despite his disinterest to seek elective office, the survey showed that 76 percent of the polled Dabawenyos […]
With congressional hearings in the House of Representatives on the controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia wrapped up, Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles warned against complacency as he reiterated his call for the Senate to approve the proposed P1.161 billion supplemental budget for almost a million victims of the Dengvaxia vaccine. “The congressional hearings […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III, president of the ruling political party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), bared the personalities that may comprise the party’s 2019 senatorial slate. A letter addressed to President Rodrigo Duterte, PDP-Laban chairman, showed that Pimentel endorsed from within the political party Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, Representatives […]
Senator Win Gatchalian wants to infuse new technology into the efforts to achieve 100-percent electrification in rural areas of the Philippines, especially in isolated islands and other remote areas. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy, said the goal of his committee is to encourage the Department of Energy to look for innovative solutions […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III has renewed and reiterated his two-year call to “go full blast” with the development of other air transport hubs such as the Clark International Airport after a recent landing mishap of an international carrier at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) led to delays and cancellations of local and foreign flights. […]
Senator Joel Villanueva, vice chair of the Senate Committee on Sports, commended the Tanauan Little League for being crowned as the 2018 Senior Softball World Series champions. In Senate Resolution No. 842, Villanueva congratulated the Tanauan Little League who hails from Batangas for defeating Texas District 9 Little League with a 7-0 win held at […]
Now that “federalism is an uphill climb,” Senator Koko Pimentel III said Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte should seek a Senate seat in next year’s midterm elections for Mindanao to have a greater Senate representation. In asking Sara to run, Pimentel said the Senate presence of the daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte will give Mindanao […]