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Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez today lauded the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to let the bill creating the Bulacan Special Economic Zone and Freeport lapse into law. “The law will speed up the economic development not only of Bulacan but also of Central Luzon and other areas north of…
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House Assistant Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Arlene Brosas called on the Marcos Jr. administration to allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate former President Rodrigo Duterte’s human rights violations, as Congress resumes its inquiry on the controversial “war on drugs” campaign. “Committee hearings can only do so much. The government must…
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Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez faults the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for the confusion and misinformation on rate setting process of Meralco and other power distributors in the country. “We found the root cause of the high rate issues hounding Meralco, and it is indeed regulatory inaction which already caused so much…
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Kilusan ng Manggagawang Kababaihan (KMK) criticized President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the meager 35-peso minimum wage hike in the National Capital Region (NCR), calling it is tokenistic and unrealistic. The group argued that the increase is a mere empty PR and superficial gesture aimed at bolstering the administration’s image ahead of President Marcos Jr.’s upcoming…
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In an effort to boost information dissemination efforts on the health benefits for farmers, fisherfolk, and all Filipinos nationwide, AGRI Party-list represented by Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee entered into a partnership with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) led by President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Emmanuel Ledesma, Jr. In a ceremony held in Taguig…
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House Assistant Minority Leader and Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Arlene Brosas challenged newly appointed Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sonny Angara to urgently address the pressing issues plaguing the education sector that his predecessor, Vice President Sara Duterte, failed to resolve during her tenure. “The change in leadership at DepEd must not be mere musical…
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Veteran lawmaker Robert Ace Barbers urges PAGCOR Chairman Alejandro Tengco to disclose the names of the legitimate POGOs given licenses and accreditation by the regulatory agency. At the same time, Barbers also asked Tengco to cooperate with Congress and make public all POGOs operating without licenses. Barbers made the call in light of Tengco’s pronouncement…
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The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation today said a former high ranking government official tried to facilitate the grant of gaming licenses to some of the illegal POGOs that have been recently raided and found engaged in illegal activities. PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco also said those investigating the suspicious activities of former POGO…
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The unity alliance forged between the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) and the National Unity Party (NUP) “is not a marriage of convenience,” President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Saturday. During the signing ceremony for the PFP-NUP Alliance: Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas at the Kamagong Hall of the Manila Golf and Country Club…
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The Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (COURAGE) sets high expectations on the Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) initiative to study potential salary increases for public sector employees, with findings expected by the first semester. For the study be considered genuinely towards the creation of a fair, equitable, and sustainable compensation…
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