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Eight out of 10 Filipinos want to bring back the students’ April and May summer break, a Pulse Asia survey revealed. The survey, commissioned by Senator Win Gatchalian and conducted from June 19-23, 2023, asked respondents whether they agree or disagree with bringing back the students’ April and May summer break. Results of the survey…
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President Bongbong Marcos has signed the Maharlika Investment Fund into law today, July 18, 2023. The said bill will now be known as Republic Act 11954. “The signing of the Maharlika bill shows that economic recovery is one of PBBM’s major priorities. Through this we will be able to generate more jobs for the Filipino…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed on Tuesday the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) Act of 2023 in Malacañan Palace, thus putting up the Philippines’ first-ever sovereign wealth fund that will support the Administration’s economic goals. “The MIF is a bold step towards our country’s meaningful economic transformation,” President Marcos said during the signing ceremony. “Just…
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Two years after a hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Senator Cynthia A. Villar kicked off the now 16th Ms. Waterlily Pre-pageant and presented the candidates for the search who came from the 20 barangays in Las Pinas City. “The Waterlily Festival in 2020 and 2021 were temporarily halted due to COVID pandemic, but we…
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Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri has revealed that a rider question in the most recent Pulse Asia survey shows that Filipinos are overwhelmingly in support of partnering with the United States in order to resolve territorial disputes with China over the West Philippine Sea. Respondents came out 75 percent in favor and 14 percent…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led on Monday the briefing and site inspection of the Clark Multi-Specialty Medical Center (CMSMC) in Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga where he vowed to pursue accessible quality healthcare services to every Filipino. In his speech during the event, President Marcos said that the CMSMC is not only part of…
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported a recurring illegal recruitment scheme targeting former overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco cited the interception of a 37-year-old Filipina last July 13 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1, after attempting to board a Philippine Airlines flight bound for Doha, Qatar, with a layover…
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The Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) called on the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and the Ferdinand Marcos Jr. government’s El Niño Task Force to lay down concrete plans to address irrigation problems farmers are starting to face since the weather phenomenon started. According to the farmers’ group, many provinces in Luzon are likely to experience…
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In line with the Marcos administration’s Walang Gutom 2027 program, the Department of Social and Welfare Development (DSWD) has set the pilot run of the food stamp program on July 18 in Tondo, Manila, benefitting an initial of 50 families among the 3,000 identified as food poor families nationwide. DSWD Secretary Rex Gatchalian said that…
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Palace released a memorandum stating the Bagong Pilipinas campaign as the administration’s brand for good governance and leadership. The theme calls for the deep and fundamental transformations in all sectors of society and government, and fosters the country’s commitment towards the attainment of comprehensive policy reforms and full economic recovery. The branding will be part…
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