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Senator Sonny Angara has vowed to pursue legislation that would make barangay officials regular state employees who are entitled to fixed salaries and benefits in recognition of their role as frontliners of government service. “Panahon na para bigyan natin ng pagkilala at importansya ang serbisyong inihahatid ng ating mga opisyal sa barangay sa pamamagitan ng […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go has vowed to push for the institutionalization of the Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) to strengthen the government’s campaign against illegal drugs. In an interview with reporters at the 2018 National Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) Performance Award held recently at the Manila Hotel, Go cited the gains […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to activate a task force that will guard against premature price increases and profiteering in the wake of the implementation of a new round of increases in the excise tax on fuel this January. President Rodrigo Duterte […]
Senator Sonny Angara urged Filipinos to follow the teachings of national hero Dr. Jose Rizal on education and human dignity as the country continues to struggle against poverty and ignorance. More than 120 years since Rizal was executed in Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park), Angara lamented that unifying the country remains an uphill battle because many […]
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Bato dela Rosa, a staunch ally of President Rodrigo Duterte, is campaigning for a stronger fight against criminality and illegal drugs. Dela Rosa’s drive against illegal drugs caught the attention of the Philippine Councilors League of Mindanao (PCL-Mindanao) who assured the former PNP chief of its support for his […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go is now a Pangasinense after he was adopted as a son of the province through a resolution passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and approved by Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino III recently. “Whereas the former SAP has already imprinted a name for himself in the annals of […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go returned to the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) in Diliman, Quezon City and spread holiday cheer to young cancer patients. Go recalled that he had visited PCMC on his birthday last June 14, 2018. The basketball team he played for, “Team Malacañang Kamao” which finished first […]
Luntiang Pilipinas Party List reminded local government units, national government agencies and the public to always prepare for typhoons, like Tropical Depression ‘Usman,’ which is expected to make landfall over Eastern Samar today. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed at least 20 areas under Signal No. 1 in its severe weather […]
Noting that the series of violent killings that occurred in less than a fortnight may be an indication that a culture of violence and impunity has been adopted in the country, Senator Dick Gordon has called on the Philippine National Police to act swiftly in resolving these cases. “There is a culture of violence and […]
Senator Cynthia Villar said the Senate could also hold a parallel probe on the “pork parking” scam issue, which involved billions of alleged funds insertion in the proposed 2019 budget. Villar stressed, however, that Senate would not want to preempt the outcome of the investigation being initiated by the Lower House. “We still don’t know […]