Senator Pia Cayetano on Friday, March 27 welcomed the successful drilling of the Camago-3 gas well, saying it a breakthrough for the Philippine’s energy security and local energy production. “This comes as a source of hope and opportunity, especially at a time when the conflict in West Asia...
Ranking congressmen hailed on Thursday, March 26 President Marcos ' signing into law of Republic Act (RA) No. 12317, which reset the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). According to House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III, the newly-signed...
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste is asking the national government to limit to ₱10 billion its expenditures for the Philippines ' hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit this year. Leviste said this move alone would generate savings of...
Amid the series of big-time oil price increases in the past few weeks, at least two major groups of bus operators urged President Marcos to reconsider his decision to suspend the implementation of the fare adjustments for public utility vehicles (PUVs). In two separate letters addressed to the...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Wednesday, March 25 said he welcomes President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s declaration of a state of national energy emergency but the directive is already “a bit too late.” That is why Ejercito said the government...
Some senators on Wednesday, March 25 finally heaved a sigh of relief after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. finally declared a state of national energy emergency for the Philippines in light of the ongoing oil crisis. “I welcome the President’s declaration of a state of national...
The House of Representatives is ready to deliver immediate and concrete relief measures following President Marcos ' declaration of a state of national energy emergency. “The House will move with the same urgency, through targeted interventions, close oversight, and real relief for our...
House Assistant Majority Leader Lanao del Sur 1st district Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong has thanked President Marcos for keeping up the momentum of the Marawi rehabilitation efforts. "On behalf of the people of Marawi and the entire province of Lanao del Sur, we thank President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, March 17 scored President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. over the “increasingly rampant practice” of the President to appoint acting Cabinet secretaries. Marcos said this practice of the President, in effect, strips off the Commission on Appointments (CA) of...
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, on Tuesday, March 17, thanked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as the national government began distributing P5,000 cash assistance to tricycle drivers in Metro Manila to help cushion the impact of rising fuel prices triggered by tensions in...
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay on Friday, March 13, lauded the national government for the P5,000 fuel subsidy it has allocated for tricycle drivers, providing them with much-needed reprieve from the steep surge in fuel prices caused by the ongoing Middle East conflict. “We thank President...
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay announced on Monday, March 9, the city 's adoption of a four-day workweek starting March 16 as part of its energy and fuel-saving steps following the President 's directive to implement energy conservation measures amid the worsening conflict in the Middle...
