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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the pilot testing of the food stamp program intended for one million poor families as part of the administration’s thrust to combat poverty, malnutrition and hunger, the country’s social welfare secretary said on Tuesday. “The President approved the run of the pilot, which is fully funded through grants
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday directed the Water Resources Management Office (WRMO) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to come up with a comprehensive plan to protect coastal communities and Metro Manila from flooding, including the construction of water impounding facilities to manage the country’s water resources. The President issued
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“Recent news reports on the allegedly ‘missing’ in-kind donations to Ormoc City is part of an Audit Observation Memorandum (AOM) released by the Commission on Audit (COA). What does it mean? An AOM is an audit finding that a local government unit (LGU) or any office or agency being audited has to explain, if so
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On today’s commemoration of the 125th Independence Day, Gabriela Women’s Party pays tribute to all Filipino heroes and heroines who dedicated their lives fighting for freedom against colonizers and foreign powers. The unbreakable nationalist spirit of Gabriela Silang, Andres Bonifacio and all other revolutionaries in the face of formidable foes puts puppet regimes to shame,
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As we celebrate the 125th year of Philippine Independence, Former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez calls anew to “FREE THE PLANT,” referring to the decriminalization of Marijuana, one of the incumbent Davao del Norte 1st District Representative’s priority measures through House Bill No. 6783. “If we legalize marijuana, but with safeguards, we help in attaining economic independence
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“The heroes of our liberation would be proud to know that we have thrown off the ‘ominous yoke of domination’; never again to be subservient to any external force that directs or determines our destiny.” President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said during the 125th Anniversary of the Philippine Independence and Nationhood, as he assured the
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Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co expressed confidence that the House of Representatives under Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez will maintain its “remarkable synergy” with the Executive branch into the second regular session and for the rest of the 19th Congress. “We were elected to uplift the lives of our constituents and so far, the
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Senator Imee Marcos has urged newly appointed Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and National Security Adviser Eduardo Año to shed light on a request by the United States to grant some Afghans special immigrant status in the Philippines. Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, asked why the U.S. government wanted to house Afghans
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Sen. Cynthia Villar yesterday renewed her commitment to improve the lives of our farmers and ensure that her legislations will address the needs of the country’s agriculture sector and promote food security. The senator, chairperson of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, led the Ribbon Cutting ceremony and opening program of “The Philippine Poultry
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Maligayang Araw ng Kalayaan sa bawat Pilipino saan mang panig ng mundo! Sa pagdiriwang natin sa tagumpay ng mga ninuno at bayani ng bansa, 125 na taon na ang nakalipas, asahan ninyong nakatuon ang ating mga hakbang, katulad ng Philippine Development Plan, sa pagbuo ng isang maunlad na Republika. Mabuhay ang malayang sambayanang Pilipino! Mabuhay
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