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Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista is confident that the upcoming election ban on government projects will not affect the agency’s big-ticket infrastructure projects.   DOTr Secretary Jaime Bautista speaks to the media during a Palace press briefing. (RTVM...

With a flurry of initiatives lined up for next year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) shall seek exemptions from the forthcoming election ban on public spending to ensure that projects won't stop nor delay implementation. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. told Manila Bulletin on...

Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara on Friday, September 22, welcomed the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) decision to exclude the government fuel subsidy program from the ban on spending during the election period for the 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls.   With this,...

Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez has encouraged all senior citizens in the city to receive their second booster shot, particularly the immunocompromised, for them to get additional protection against Covid-19. Olivarez emphasized to senior citizens who attended the general assembly held at...

Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is hopeful that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will recognize the importance of her COVID-19 response initiatives and grant them exemptions from the ban on publicly-funded programs during the campaign season. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP...