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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the reorganization of the Economy and Development Council (ED Council) and its committees to guarantee the effective implementation of the government’s socioeconomic policies and programs. Under Administrative Order (AO) No. 37 signed on August 13, President Marcos appointed the Special Assistant to the President for Investment and Economic…
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Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres Gomez said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. consistently demonstrates “true kindness and generosity” in his character. “Mr. President, after all that you have had to weather and endure, you have maintained your true nature of kindness and generosity,” Gomez said in her speech during the distribution of 124 Patient Transport…
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Kamanggagawa Partylist Representative Eli San Fernando on Monday challenged President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to match his anti-corruption rhetoric with decisive action by ordering a mandatory lifestyle check, SALN audit and bank account probe of all DPWH regional directors and district engineers nationwide, amid mounting outrage over failed and substandard flood control projects exposed online…
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House Committee on Metro Manila Development (CMMD) Chairperson and Caloocan City 3rd District Congressman Dean Asistio lauded President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s exposé on the alleged irregularities involving flood control contractors and vowed to urgently conduct public hearing on the matter. Cognizant of the exponential impacts of the recent floodings in Metro Manila affecting the…
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Kamanggagawa Partylist Rep. Elijah “Eli” San Fernando today challenged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to name the politicians allegedly involved in anomalous flood control projects amounting to hundreds of billions of pesos, warning that without names, accountability will remain an empty slogan. “Sabi na ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos na kailangang may mapanagot. Mahiya naman daw itong…
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The Pasay City Government joined hands with SM Smart City Infrastructure Development Corporation (SM SCIDC) and Pasay Libertad Anglers Association (PLAA) in a coastal cleanup along the Libertad Channel and nearby shores of Manila Bay as part of efforts to address challenges of flooding in Metro Manila. Together with the SM SCIDC and PLAA, the…
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1Tahanan Party-list Representative Nathaniel “Atty. Nat” M. Oducado on Wednesday called for a local shipbuilding program to combat rising Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea, using defense spending to boost the local shipbuilding industry. Oducado made the call after the collision of two Chinese vessels in their aggressive maneuvers to intercept Philippine Coast Guard…
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The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Clark intercepted PHP8.244 million worth of misdeclared vape products from China, underscoring its commitment to safeguarding the country’s borders against illicit trade. Acting on derogatory information from the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), BOC personnel subjected the shipment—falsely declared as “non-commercial items such as shoes and clothes”—to…
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Marking the 8th anniversary of the killing of Kian delos Santos, House Deputy Minority Leader and Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Partylist Rep. Leila M. de Lima called for justice for all the victims of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) and for the urgent passage of a measure that seeks to define and penalize EJKs and related acts. “Ngayong…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has instructed all relevant government agencies to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation into a series of alarming incidents of school-based violence reported in Luzon and Mindanao over the past week. “Kailangan po talagang maimbestigahan ito lalo po’t may mga menor de edad na nasasangkot po dito at nagiging issue…
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