DAVAO CITY – A proposed ordinance seeking to improve support for breastfeeding mothers in Davao City has moved forward at the City Council. Councilor Luna Acosta, chairperson of the Committee on Peace and Public Safety, raised the proposal during a privilege speech on Tuesday. Acosta called for safer and more accessible breastfeeding support across the…
Go, one of the authors and co-sponsors of Republic Act No. 12077, said implementing guidelines and procedures must be communicated clearly to students, families, schools, and lending institutions so that those qualified for the moratorium know their rights and how the protection applies to them. Senate records also list Go as a co-sponsor of the…
DAVAO CITY – Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte challenged Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla to present figures supporting his claim that Davao City was the “epicenter” of flood control corruption before the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The lawmaker said in a statement that Remulla should examine the official records from the Department…
* Davao City contributes 52% to the Region’s GRDP By Ivy Tejano DAVAO CITY – Finance Secretary Frederick Go bared in an economic forum here , that the Davao Region remained Mindanao’s largest economy in 2025, recording a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) of P1.14 trillion and growing by 5.1 percent. Speaking at the Philippine…
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero said that millions of low-income Filipinos stand to benefit from a legislation institutionalizing free housing through usufruct, a legal arrangement that grants families the right to occupy and enjoy government land and housing without owning them. “Through usufruct, this bill seeks to grant Filipino families the right to occupy, use, and…
MANILA, Pilipinas — Dili na kinahanglan nga mahal o komplikado ang pagkuha og health coverage. Pinaagi sa bag-ong partnership sa GCash ug KwikCare, mas sayon na alang sa mga Pilipino ang pagkuha og HMO plan gamit mismo ang GCash app. Pinaagi sa GInsure, ang mga GCash users mahimong makakuha og KwikCare HMO plan…
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday exhorted his colleagues to act with urgency on Senate Bill No. 2387, which proposes to fix the tenure of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to five years instead of the current four-year term. Delivering his sponsorship speech on the measure under Committee Report No. 77, Escudero said the Senate must…
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s proposal to fix the tenure of barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) officials to five years to ensure long-term stability in grassroots governance has received a multi-sectoral support during Monday’s public hearing of the Senate Sub-Committee on Local Government. In a committee hearing presided by Escudero, representatives from the Liga ng mga…
