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As students return to school, Senator Win Gatchalian urgently calls for swift action to enhance reading proficiency, citing that a nationwide reading program will be implemented starting Jan. 12 this year in all public schools as part of the government's initiatives to improve the literacy skills of basic education students.
Sen. Chiz Escudero has welcomed the creation of a blacklisting committee in the Department of Agriculture (DA), saying the latest action made by Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. goes well with the anti-corruption campaign and other reforms he is initiating in the organization.
DATE: January 07, 2024 STATION/PROGRAM: DZBB Bantay Balita Sa Kongreso HOSTS: Nimfa Ravelo and Isa Avendano-Umali
The Villar Foundation recognized nineteen (19) outstanding cooperatives and community enterprises which models of good practice in poverty reduction for the year 2023. The awarding ceremony was held last December in Las Piñas City.
I am absolutely incensed and dismayed by the persistent power outages plaguing some provinces in Western Visayas, particularly in Iloilo. This situation is no longer tolerable, and the Department of Energy and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines must urgently address this issue before irreparable damage is done to our communities.
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief and now Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa has suggested for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to conduct training on rules on engagement for military personnel, specifically to the auxiliary members of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU).
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday expressed outrage and disgust over the City of Makati's decision to deprive the 10 EMBO (Enlisted Men's Barrio) barangays of a smooth transition to the City of Taguig.
Senator Idol Raffy Tulfo berated the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for its repeated failure to maintain the stability of the grid that led to the recent massive power outage in Panay Island. He is irked that this occurrence happened second time in a row after the system disturbances in the Panay and Negros Sub-grids from April 27-29, 2023.