The House of Representatives Committee on Local Government has approved a piece of legislation that mandates the creation of Barangay Pulung Bulu in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. The panel– which is chaired by Valenzuela 1st district Rep. Rex Gatchalian–approved on first reading House...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the expired Covid-19 vaccines, including those purchased by the private sector and local government units (LGUs), will be...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said that the implementation of big-ticket infrastructure projects should remain under the national government despite the Mandanas ruling. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangadaman said in an interview with reporters that the national government is...
Outgoing Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III Monday, June 13 said policies on how to contain Covid-19 pandemic should be science-based and science-driven. Senate President Tito Sotto (Photo from Senate President Tito Sotto's office) Sotto stressed this as Cebu officials made a decision making...
Presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said he is upbeat that prosperous municipalities can now easily apply for cityhood with the new law that eases requirements converting municipalities to component cities. Lacson said Republic Act 11683, which lapsed into law on April 10, 2022, is...
DOH/MB Voters who are found exhibiting symptoms of Covid-19 should be referred to their respective local government units (LGUs) after they cast their votes in the upcoming May 9 elections, the Department of Health (DOH) asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
Should he win in the upcoming May 2022 senatorial race, Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he will pursue amendments to the Local Government Code of 1991 to give local government units (LGUs) more power and autonomy. The law, which has been substantially unchanged for 31 years,...
Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has appointed 958 local treasury executives in the past five years to improve the fiscal position of the local government units (LGUs). In a statement released by the Department of Finance (DOF) on Wednesday, April 13, it said that Dominguez’s...
Updating the country’s property valuation system is the correct way to impose a so-called “wealth tax” that local government units (LGUs) can impose on affluent individuals, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said on Monday, April 11, that LGUs can...
Senatorial candidate and Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero said he would pursue the establishment of a shelter for the elderly and abandoned members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in every local government unit (LGU) across the country should he win a...
Independent presidential candidate and Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said he will reform the controversial pork barrel system as well as the ugly culture of patronage politics in the Philippines should he win the presidency in the May 2022 elections. To do this, Lacson sought the cooperation of his...
As the number of Covid-19 cases are now on a downward trend and pandemic-related restrictions nationwide have now been eased, local government units (LGUs) should start allowing schools in their areas to conduct limited face-to-face classes. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Basic...
