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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday filed a measure seeking to reform the government’s education subsidy system by giving students more meaningful school choices and supporting low-income families seeking to send their children to quality private schools. Filed on July 10, 2025, ?Senate Bill No. 422 or The Learner’s Choice (TLC) in Private Basic Education…
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In a renewed push for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s mass housing program, around 5,000 residents from low-income communities are set to own land through 34 revived on-site housing projects across key areas in Luzon and Visayas. Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling approved a proposal on Wednesday to…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will support another attempt to push the Blue Economy Act, designed to help protect the country’s coastal and marine ecosystems and resources. “Sa lahat po ng ikagaganda ng ating environment, sa ating ikaaangat po ng taumbayan, mga mangingisda po, hindi po ito tututulan ng Pangulo,” Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the mid-year command conference of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday to review the progress of the military’s operations and programs. During the command conference held at Camp Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City, the Commander-in-Chief was briefed by AFP officials on the efforts to address…
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To ensure that every Filipino child grows healthy as envisioned in a Bagong Pilipinas, various government agencies have joined forces to strengthen healthcare programs focused on prenatal care and malnutrition prevention, especially during a child’s first two to three years of life. In a Palace briefing on Thursday, Presidential Communications Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer…
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The Philippines is prepared for the outcome of the ongoing Malampaya drilling, as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is committed to ensuring the country has a steady and reliable energy supply by utilizing a mix of gas, coal, renewable sources, and new technologies. In a Palace press briefing on Tuesday, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary…
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Renewal of driver’s license is now made easier and fixer-free as the Department of Transportation (DOTr), with the Land Transportation Office – Philippines (LTO) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology – DICT, launched on Thursday the Online Driver’s License Renewal System. The online renewal is part of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order to…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on July 22 at the White House, as part of his official visit to the United States from July 20 to 22. The meeting will be the first by an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) head of state with President…
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The day of reckoning for the Manila Bay Dolomite Beach Project has arrived, in a press statement release by Bicol Saro Partylist Representative Terry Ridon. This week, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), through its Chairman Don Artes, identified the dolomite beach project as a direct contributor to the persistent flooding in the City of…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the operations and maintenance project of the railway from Clark in Pampanga to Calamba in Laguna, a landmark initiative under the administration’s Build Better More agenda to improve mass transport and boost economic connectivity across Luzon. Approved on Tuesday during the second meeting of the Economic Development Council…
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