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HASTEN PASSAGE OF MAGNA CARTA FOR THE POOR – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the immediate passage of the proposed Magna Carta for the Poor that seeks to uplift the lives of poor Filipinos by strengthening government’s anti-poverty programs and other socioeconomic development strategies. “It is high time we come up with a comprehensive framework designed to improve the lives of the impoverished […]

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I ENDORSE THE CANDIDACIES OF SENATORS ANGARA, VILLAR – DUTERTE

President Rodrigo Duterte has endorsed senatorial candidates anew for the 2019 midterm elections after initially backing three administration bets. In an interview at the Tricycle Operators and Drivers’ Association (TODA) summit in Pasay City, Duterte endorsed the candidacies of incumbent senators Sonny Angara and Cynthia Villar. He also endorsed the senatorial bids of Taguig Rep. […]

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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 […]

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CREATE PERMANENT EVACUATION CENTERS – GO

Former Special Adviser to the President (SAP) Bong Go is pushing for the creation of permanent and strategically-located evacuation centers so that government buildings such as schools will no longer be used to shelter those who will be displaced by calamities and disasters. The former top Presidential adviser said the creation of permanent evacuation centers […]

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SENATE APPROVES BILL DECLARING JAN. 17 AS JAMES GORDON DAY – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara lauded the Senate’s approval on third and final reading of a bill declaring January 17 as “James Leonard Tagle Gordon Day,” a special non-working holiday in Olongapo City and the Subic Bay Freeport Zone to commemorate the life and contributions of the city’s first elected mayor. Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee […]

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RICE TARIFFICATION LAW TO BENEFIT CONSUMERS, ADDRESS NFA ISSUES – PIMENTEL

Senator Koko Pimentel III on Friday said the impending signing into law of the rice tariffication measure is expected to “stabilize rice prices, boost food security, and cure a decades-long rice procurement system ridden with inefficiency and corruption.” Both houses of Congress ratified the measure last November 2018. It is set to be transmitted to […]

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BILL CREATING BODY TO DEVELOP BAGUIO, BENGUET TOWNS TO BE RE-DRAFTED – GORDON

The Government Corporations and Public Enterprises Committee of the Senate recently conducted a public hearing on the proposed creation of the Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba and Tublay Development Authority (BLISTTDA), which the Department of Tourism (DOT) sees as an opportunity to come up with a sustainable plan covering Baguio City and its adjacent […]

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WE NEED MEN LIKE BONG GO – DUTERTE

President Rodrigo Duterte has reiterated his endorsement of the senatorial bid of former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go during the recent birthday celebration of former Presidential Adviser for Political Affairs Francis Tolentino in Tagaytay City. Duterte urged Filipinos to select senatorial candidates with “extraordinary credentials” and have proven themselves in public service […]

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MAY 2019 BRING GOOD HEALTH, PROSPERITY, HAPPINESS TO FILIPINOS – GO

Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatoriable Bong Go went to the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) Malasakit Center and joined hospital employees, patients and watchers in welcoming the new year. Go surprised patients and their companions, hospital staff members, Malasakit Center staff members and patients’ watchers, tricycle drivers, and balut vendors nearby […]

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BICAM REPORT ON NATIONAL INTEGRATED CANCER CONTROL ACT RATIFIED – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva hailed the ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the National Integrated Cancer Control Act which institutionalizes a national integrated cancer control program by integrating cancer consciousness into schools’ curriculum, strengthening patient and family-centered cancer control programs, increasing public funding for robust prevention of cancer, better screening, and making cancer treatment […]