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ESTABLISH A DAIRY CENTER IN EVERY PROVINCE – VILLAR

Senator Cynthia Villar said she will continue to build livelihood projects in addition to the almost 2,000 projects she had helped establish all over the Philippines to benefit more people. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, said she will be putting up projects that will help develop the dairy and coconut […]

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NEW LAW ON HIGHER DISCOUNT RATES FOR POLITICAL ADS TO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatorial candidate Bong Go has welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to sign into law the bill requiring media outlets to give higher discount rates for political advertisements of candidates and political parties in mass media during the elections. “Malaki po ang maitutulong ng batas na ito para […]

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REFILE BILL ALLOWING FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM COCO LEVY FUND – VILLAR

If re-elected, Senator Cynthia Villar has vowed to prioritize the enactment of a law that will finally allow 3.5 million coconut farmers and their beneficiaries to directly benefit from the P100 billion coconut levy fund. In a recent visit to Laguna, a coconut-producing province, Villar said she was saddened that President Rodrigo Duterte had vetoed […]

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ANGARA IS A TRUE CHAMPION OF THE FILIPINO ELDERLY – COSE

An umbrella organization promoting the interest of senior citizens has endorsed the reelection bid of Senator Sonny Angara, whom it describes as a “true champion” in the Senate of the rights and welfare of the Filipino elderly. In a statement of support, the Coalition of Services of the Elderly Inc. (COSE) said that for many […]

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LANDING IN PULSE ASIA SURVEY’S MAGIC 12 INSPIRES ME TO WORK HARDER – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and 2019 senatorial candidate Bong Go has sustained his strong showing in the senatorial race at the start of the formal campaign period. Go landed in the middle of the “Magic 12,” with a ranking of 6 to 12 in the Jan. 26-31, 2019 Pulse Asia survey. In […]

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I AM HONORED AND GRATEFUL FOR THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT – PIMENTEL

Senator Koko Pimentel III on Sunday thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for endorsing his re-election bid, crediting the support of the President for his strong showing in the latest survey of senatorial candidates. “I am honored and grateful for the endorsement of the President. His support for PDP-Laban’s candidates is a tremendous boost in what is […]

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PDP-LABAN SENATE BETS WILL HELP PUSH ADVOCACIES OF MY ADMINISTRATION – DUTERTE

At least 50,000 residents of Bulacan witnessed the proclamation and campaign kick-off rally of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) senatorial candidates led by the party’s chairman, President Rodrigo Duterte, at the City Sports Center in Barangay Minuyan Proper, San Jose del Monte. Proclaimed were the five senatorial candidates belonging to the ruling […]

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‘MAALAALA MO KAYA’ EPISODE HELPED PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHERE I CAME FROM, THE WORK I DO – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said he felt humbled after his life story was featured in an episode of the ABS-CBN drama anthology “Maalaala Mo Kaya.” “Isang beses lang tayo mabubuhay, isang beses lang tayo dadaan dito sa pinagdadaanan natin. Kung anong kaya mong gawin para sa kapwa mo, gawin mo […]

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‘JUSTICE SERVED’ IN COMELEC DISMISSAL OF DISQUALIFICATION CASES – PIMENTEL

Senator Koko Pimentel III on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decision that declared him eligible to run for senator in the midterm polls in May, saying that “justice was served.” In its 12-page ruling dated Februry 13, 2019, the Comelec’s First Division dismissed the two petitions for disqualification filed against […]

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I SUPPORT BONG GO’S SENATORIAL BID – MARAÑON

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go has found a supporter in Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. Marañon has announced his endorsement of Go’s senatorial bid along with three reelectionists in the coming May 13 midterm polls. “Bong Go. He can really help us since President Rodrigo Duterte still has three years […]