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Salceda thanks Gatchalian for quick DSWD response, ‘full support’ to request of 10k food packs for Mayon evacuees
House Ways and Means Chair Joey Sarte Salceda (Albay, 2nd district) has conveyed his sincere thanks to Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian for quickly responding to his request for food packs for the 9,829 families evacuated from the 6-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) and 7-kilometer danger zone around Mayon Volcano. The…
PH, Israel agree on enhanced agriculture, water management collaboration
The Philippines and Isreal agreed on a strengthened partnership in agriculture, water management, as well as in establishing direct flights between the two countries, following a meeting on Monday by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen.
Statement of Albay Rep Joey S. Salceda on the appointments of DND Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa
On Secretary Gilbert Teodoro: I would like to congratulate my former colleague in the House and in the Cabinet, Secretary Gibo Teodoro for his appointment to one of the most critical posts in the Marcos cabinet, the Department of National Defense. Gibo and I were elected to the House the same year, and everyone always regarded…
BAGONG PAMBARANGAY TV PROGRAM, ILULUNSAD
ISANG bagong TV program tungkol sa barangay ang sisimulang ipalabas sa Hunyo 15 sa IBC 13. Ang “Bagong Barangay ng Mamamayan in Action” ay mapapanood tuwing Huwebes, simula alas-4 hanggang alas-5 ng hapon at sina Cong. Rodante Marcoleta at Dept. of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Felicito “Chito” Valmocina ang magiging host. Ang programa…
PBBM invites public to visit Malacañang heritage structures
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday invited the public to visit the Malacañang heritage structures and catch a glimpse of the country’s history.
PBBM: National land use policy is an urgent concern
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Said ans truly responsive national land use policy is an urgent concern, and has vowed to give “urgent attention” to the proposed measure institutionalizing a national land use policy that will ensure the country’s holistic development. Addressing the grand launch of Pier 88 in Liloan, Cebu, Marcos said he would persuade Congress to immediately pass…
PBBM creates inter-agency body on inflation
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has created the Inter-Agency Committee on Inflation and Market Outlook (IAC-IMO) mandated to ramp up government’s efforts to ease inflation and help strengthen the country’s economy. He recently issued Executive Order (EO) 28, which created the IAC-IMO which will be co-chaired by the secretaries of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of Finance (DOF) with the Budget secretary as vice chairperson. To…
PCSO confident to surpass charity target revenues
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has expressed confidence it will surpass anew its revenue target for 2023, thus raising more funds for various charity programs. In 2022, the PCSO generated P57,398,945,550.90 in gross receipts from its gaming products such as Lotto, Digit Games, Small Town Lottery, Instant Sweepstakes, and Keno. It had surpassed its annual revenue target of P46.1 billion by 125 percent….
OCD sets aside P50M for Typhoon Betty quick response
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has set aside P500 million worth of quick response funds (QRF) which can be utilized for relief efforts that might be needed in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Betty. Betty has lingered in the Batanes area but has affected a wide area of the country from north Luzon down to Mindanao. OCD…
Chinese faces deportation for misrepresenting himself as Filipino
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will shortly deport to China a wanted 60-year-old Chinese national wanted who has long misrepresented himself as a Chinoy or Chinese-Filipino. Immigration Commissioner Norman Tansingco said Tai Fang Ching was arrested last May 16 along F.B. Harrison Street in Ermita, Manila by BI intelligence division agents. “Aliens who flaunt and make a mockery of our immigration and citizenship laws…