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VILLAFUERTES: MAKE BICOL UBE AS POPULAR AS MATCHA

Camarines Sur (CamSur) solons led by Deputy Majority Leader Luigi Villafuerte have a fine proposal on transforming the local cultivation and international sale of purple yam or “ube,” of which Bicol is a major producer, into a multibillion-dollar global industry for the Philippines—in the same way that matcha or green tea is now a major […]

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REFORMS EYED TO MAKE 2025 A GOOD YEAR FOR PINOYS

Prospects are good for 2025 to be a finer year for Filipinos owing to the further initiatives and reforms that President Marcos has come up with to broaden social protection for underprivileged families and tune up the economy to spawn investments and create more jobs, according to National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte. “Such […]

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FREE TRANSPORT OF RELIEF ITEMS GETS HOUSE OK

Local government unit (LGUs) executives of disaster-struck areas are to take charge of distributing donated relief goods in inaccessible areas in their respective localities, under a measure passed unanimously by  the House of Representatives that accords free freight or transport services for the delivery of such handouts to cities and municipalities under a state of calamity, Camarines Sur Rep. and […]

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VILLAFUERTE BACKS PASSAGE OF ‘EDDIE GARCIA’ BILL

National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte is bullish on prospects for actors and workers in the film and TV-radio entertainment industries to soon have a safe environment in the workplace along with  proper compensation and other benefits for their unconventional work schedules.    Villafuerte voiced optimism on the congressional passage soon of the proposed “Eddie […]