Paulo Rodriguez
COC filing period for barangay polls rescheduled
An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) believed that the rescheduling of the filing period of Certificate of Candidacy (COC) can help minimize election-related violence in the October 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), according to a report by Philippine News...
MPIC, QC break ground on Gabay Kalikasan Park
Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), the country’s leading infrastructure investment company, broke ground on the Gabay Kalikasan Park, in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB), the Department of Environm...
Senate-House Lenten break meeting proposed to tackle Charter changes
Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte on Thursday maintained that unless the restrictive economic provisions in the Constitution are amended, the country will never see the vibrant foreign investment being enjoyed by the Philippines’ neighboring economies,...
Senate submits 14 bills for Marcos approval
Fourteen measures passed by the Senate are now up for the approval of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., with six more approved on third and final reading before the chamber adjourned for the Lenten break, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said in a report by Philippine News Agency. In a press st...
Muntinlupa mayor celebrates birthday with feeding program
Muntinlupa City's Mayor Ruffy Biazon marked his 54th year by doing what he does best: Serving the people he committed to. To celebrate the mayor's birthday, the City Government conducted simultaneous feeding activities in 44 communities from Sucat to Tunasan targeting especially those...
Senator promotes sustainable water management
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda has called for the development of sustainable water management as she also urged women worldwide to lead campaigns in water preservation to help address the global water crisis, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. "Water is life, and...
Traffic council to deploy roving patrols along EDSA
The Inter-agency Council for Traffic (I-ACT) will deploy “roving patrols” along the EDSA Busway Carousel to strengthen security and serve as a deterrent against crimes within the public transport system, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. In a meeting between the I-AC...
Makati students top TOFAS
Makati Mayor Abby Binay congratulated students in the city’s public schools from Grades Three to 10 for topping the regional Test of Functional Academic Skills (TOFAS) administered by the Department of Education last February 20-24, 2023. The mayor said Makati students posted the highest pass...
Unpaid Saudi workers to receive P10,000 in humanitarian aid
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), will soon release the P10,000 humanitarian assistance for unpaid Saudi Arabia claimants following the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) on Saturday, according to a repo...
MMDA holds dry run for motorcycle lane on March 9
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will hold a dry run for the implementation of the exclusive motorcycle lanes along Commonwealth Avenue on March 9 until March 19, according to a report by Philippine News Agency. The exclusive motorcycle lane is located at the third lane fro...