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Salceda urges Senate to pass senior’s universal pension, vows to help source out funds
Salceda urges Senate to pass senior’s universal pension, vows to help source out funds House Ways and Means Committee chair Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda has urged the Senate to approve the proposed Universal Social Pension for Senior Citizens Act (House Bill 10423 which he said is fiscally sustainable, and pledged to source out funds for it. The bill…
Joint Rewards Committee Meeting on Extraction of Oil from Marijuana in Aid of Policy Enhancement.
Scientist/Inventor Richard Nixon Gomez and his son, fellow inventor Rigel Gomez, shared their knowledge and expertise in science and technology. During a Joint Committee hearing at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), the Gomez’s presented methodologies on the extraction of oil from cannabis plant. This discussion was done in aid of policy enhancement for the…
PBBM calls for new strategies to cope with climate change
Local chief executives should assess their disaster preparedness and mitigation strategies to handle increasingly severe weather disturbances caused by climate change. “Kailangan ay gagawin natin ang lahat upang mabigyan ng proteksyon ang ating mga constituent dito sa mga bagong pangyayari,” President Marcos said during the 2025 League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) General Assembly…
Fresh seafood, floating cottage thrills—A promise from Sapang Dalaga community
“Lahi ra gyud among mga pagkaon dinhi. Mao nay gibalik-balikan sa mga customer namo. Naa mi’y saang, isda, ug kasagaran isda sugbahon, tulahon, ug kilawon (sutukil). Ga-offer pud mi og mga lami-an nga shellfish,” said Yvonne Democer, receptionist and member of the Gleaners Association, a Community Based Tourism Organization (CBTO) in Sapang Dalaga Floating Cottages. (The…
Rice to cost P49 per kilo by March 1 – DA
Commercial rice prices are projected to drop to PhP49 per kilo by March 1, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel announced on Monday. New stocks of rice are expected to arrive from Vietnam, Myanmar, or Cambodia, Laurel said during a Palace press briefing. He stressed that the Department of Agriculture had discussions with rice importers, traders,…
BJMP, Comelec’s deputized govt agencies sign pact for peaceful polls
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A Solidarity Pact Signing for the 2025 National and Local Election (NLE) and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary Election was held at the Police Regional Office 4B (PRO-4B) RHQ Building in Camp Navarro here on Wednesday. The event was attended by regional election director of Comelec Region…
DOST Region 1 backs the Philippines’ First Wave Flume Facility in Ilocos Norte
Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU), Ilocos Norte – The Department of Science and Technology Region 1 (DOST Region 1) proudly participated in the inauguration of the country’s first-ever Wave Flume Facility, housed at MMSU. This landmark event marks a significant milestone in coastal engineering research and disaster resilience in the region. As the first of…
1.2M Filipinos visit HK in 2024; highest in Southeast Asia – HKTB
TOURISM BOOM. HKTB executive director Dane Cheng during the “Juan in a Million” reception at Shangri-La The Fort on Wednesday night (Feb. 5, 2025). It celebrates the one millionth Filipino tourist to Hong Kong. (PNA photo by Joyce Rocamora) By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora MANILA – The Philippines remains as a key tourism market for Hong Kong as…
EU scores US tariff imposts, vows to ‘respond firmly’ if targeted
BRUSSELS – The European Commission has criticized US President Donald Trump’s tariff imposts on three countries, saying they disrupt global trade and are harmful to all, and vowing to hit back if targeted. “The European Union (EU) regrets the U.S. decision to impose tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China,” an EU spokesman was quoted by local…
BIR collections from e-payments breach P2-T mark
LUMAGUI. PNA FILE PHOTOMore and more taxpayers now avail of the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) e-services resulting in the hike of its e-payment collections which had breached the PHP2 trillion mark previously recorded. Data released by the BIR during the recent 2025 National Tax Campaign Kick-off at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay…