BACOLOD CITY – A cancer care center is being constructed to accommodate the needs of patients here. Bacolod Rep. Greg Gasataya announced on Friday, Nov. 22, during a public consultation at the L’Fisher Hotel here that the facility is targeted to be completed in April. GASATAYA...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Oriental Mindoro Rep. Alfonso V. Umali Jr. was named as one of the 11 outstanding legislators of the Philippines in the recent Gawad Pilipino Awards for this year in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. Three other local government officials from Mindoro –...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte confirmed on Friday, Nov. 22, that his sister Vice President Sara Duterte will temporarily occupy his office at the House of Representatives for an indefinite period. The lawmaker informed House Committee on Good Government and Public...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Albay second district Rep. Joey Salceda has allocated P6 million from the Medical Assistance for Indigent Program fund for three hospitals in Catanduanes for the hospitalization of patients from six municipalities severely affected by super typhoon "Pepito." ...
ILOILO CITY — A program of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is in question after an alleged aide of Rep. Julienne “Jamjam” Baronda here was caught in an buy-bust operation last week. BARONDA (FB) Several issues arose following the arrest of Pearl...
South Cotabato Rep. Peter Bascon Miguel has offered a P1-million reward for information that would lead to the arrest of the gunman of Tantangan, South Cotabato vice mayoral bet Jose Osorio. Osorio was shot dead in the family-owned eatery on Monday, Nov. 18. Investigation said gunshots were heard...
DAGUPAN CITY – Pangasinan Rep. Christopher de Venecia on Friday led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Edades and Bernal Cultural Center and Museum on a vacant lot on Judge Jose de Venecia Sr. Highway in Barangay Pantal here. PANGASINAN Rep. Christopher de Venecia and Mayor Belen Fernandez lead...
ILOILO CITY — The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) is investigating how the gun owned by AAMBIS-Owa party-list Rep. Lex Colada was used by a murder suspect in the killing of a former barangay captain in Tigbauan town, Iloilo province. COL. Bayani Razalan (center) speaks in a press...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Commission on Elections proclaimed former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin Jr. as the new mayor here on Monday, Nov. 11, following a Supreme Court ruling disqualifying Mayor Geraldine Rosal. FORMER Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin (second...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – The United Nations Development Programme has recognized former Occidental Mindoro Rep. Josephine Ramirez-Sato as a “Champion of Change.” It is a special recognition for individuals who play a catalytic role in policy processes and act as true agents of change....
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte tested negative for illegal drugs in the hair follicle test taken at Hi-Precision Diagnostics Center in Mandaluyong City on Oct. 23. DAVAO City Rep. Paolo Duterte takes a drug test in Mandaluyong City on Oct. 23. READ:...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Rep. Fernando "Didi" Cabredo of the third district of Albay appealed for immediate help from the national government for people of a barangay in the town of Libon submerged by flood caused by severe tropical storm “Kristine.” CABREDO (center). (FB) Cabredo said that as...
