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Gabriela Women’s Party expresses concern over the increase of Filipino millennials and Gen Zs taking on additional jobs just to make ends meet, as evidenced by the Deloitte 2023 Millennial and Gen Z survey. The survey showed that more than half of Filipino millennials and Gen Zs live paycheck to paycheck and worry about not…
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As the country celebrates Rural Workers Month this June, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Wednesday pledged to continue advocating for the rights and welfare of farmers and fisherfolk—sectors who play a central role in ensuring the food security of our country. “Ipinagdiriwang natin tuwing buwan ng Hunyo ang Rural Workers Month upang kilalanin…
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The state-run aviation firm Clark International Airport Corp. on Wednesday announced the designation by the board of directors of Nancy Paglinawan as officer-in-charge of the agency. Paglinawan is the CIAC’s current Vice President for Finance and will act as the agency’s interim president in lieu of Joshua Bingcang who served as the agency’s president since…
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After the successful run of the first Philippine Economic Briefing (PEB) in Singapore last year with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the country’s economic managers will once again engage with Singapore-based business leaders, bankers, and investors on June 15, 2023. The first PEB Singapore resulted in USD 6.5 billion worth of investment pledges, topped by…
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), along with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), received early Monday morning over 50 tons of humanitarian aid from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the families affected by the Mt. Mayon unrest in Albay. Upon the turnover of the food donation, DILG Secretary…
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WASHINGTON D.C. – The Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. hosted a reception at the Embassy’s Quezon Hall on June 6, 2023 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Peace Corps Alumni Foundation for Philippine Development (PCAFPD). The Philippines was the second country where the Peace Corps established a partnership in 1961, and since then, over…
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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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