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Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. welcomed Congress’ decision to more than double funding for farm-to-market roads (FMRs), calling it a “game-changing investment” for farmers, food supply chains, and rural economies as lawmakers finalize the 2026 national budget. Under the spending plan approved by the bicameral conference committee, funding for FMRs will jump to P33 […]
Camarines Sur Governor LRay Villafuerte has given his full backing to a Department of Education (DepEd) proposal for local government units (LGUs) to take the lead in the construction of school buildings in their respective localities, saying that LGUs are in a good position to speed up such infrastructure work to close the ever yawning […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Ping Lacson pushed for safeguards to make sure that a bill seeking to accelerate the construction of classrooms and school buildings will not be marred by conflict of interest – or worse, create another “Napoles.” Lacson emphasized that while he fully supports the initiative to accelerate the construction of classrooms and […]
Lamenting the dire state of the country’s public school facilities, Senator Kiko Pangilinan co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 1482, or the Classroom-Building Acceleration Program, to push for the building of some 600 to 1,000 new classrooms each week. In his co-sponsorship speech delivered during the Senate’s plenary session, Pangilinan called on his colleagues to pass the […]
Senator Bong Go co-sponsored Senate Bill No. 1482, or the proposed Classroom Building Acceleration Program Act, calling for a nationwide effort to resolve the long-standing shortage of classrooms that continues to hinder the quality of education for Filipino learners. As the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Youth, Go said the measure reflects his vision […]
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso added his voice to the growing clamor for the passage of Senator Bam Aquino’s Classroom-Building Acceleration Program (CAP) Act, which seeks to address the country’s classroom backlog. In a statement, Domagoso agreed that Aquino’s proposal to involve government units (LGUs) in the construction of classrooms will hasten efforts to […]
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is undertaking the construction of a new diversion road that will relieve traffic congestion and facilitate a more convenient travel in the municipality of Tupi, South Cotabato. In his report to Secretary Manuel Bonoan, DPWH Region 12 Director Basir Ibrahim mentioned that the 3.12-kilometer bypass along Banga-Tupi-Malungon […]
In an effort to expedite construction of school buildings and facilities, the Department of Education (DepEd) formalized a partnership with the Land Registration Authority (LRA) to address long-standing issues with untitled properties that often hinder infrastructure projects. The partnership, led by Secretary Sonny Angara and LRA Administrator Gerardo Panga Sirios, aims to convert manually issued […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s independent review of the New Senate Building continues to unveil alarming revelations about its escalating costs, highlighting the absence of a final project price which remains a “moving target.” Cayetano, who assumed the position of Accounts Committee chair following a Senate leadership change in June this year, disclosed that the total […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano provided updates on the ongoing factual and independent review of the New Senate Building (NSB) project, sharing concerns about the updated timeline and cost estimates. “Since we started the review of the project, we haven’t made any accusations or allegations, we’re just fact-finding,” he told reporters recently. Cayetano, who chairs the […]