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Legarda pushes bill to streamline MSME support
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 Legarda pushes bill to streamline MSME support In celebration of the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Month this July, Senator Loren Legarda has filed the proposed 'Pangkabuhayan Act,'...
Gatchalian Urges Swift Action for Hostage Pinoy Seafarers
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 Gatchalian Urges Swift Action for Hostage Pinoy Seafarers "The Philippine government should leave no stone unturned in securing the safe release of 9 Filipino crewmen being held by Houthi rebels....
Lacson Pushes Certainty of Punishment on Contractors, Gov't Accomplices in Failed and Ghost Flood Control Projects
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 Lacson Pushes Certainty of Punishment on Contractors, Gov't Accomplices in Failed and Ghost Flood Control Projects More at:...
Cayetano welcomes SONA focus on health, education, urges action
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 Cayetano welcomes SONA focus on health, education, urges action Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday commended President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for delivering a blunt and honest assessment of the...
Sotto, Minority bloc, Aquino, Pangilinan: end budget distortions, open bicam to public
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 SOTTO, MINORITY BLOC, AQUINO, PANGILINAN: END BUDGET DISTORTIONS, OPEN BICAM TO PUBLIC Manila, Philippines - Minority Bloc Senators under the leadership of Minority Leader Vicente C. Sotto III and...
Cayetano to head four Senate committees, including justice and human rights
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 Cayetano to head four Senate committees, including justice and human rights Senator Alan Peter Cayetano will lead four Senate committees in the 20th Congress after the chamber finalized its...
Pangilinan seeks education committee's support for Libreng Almusal bill
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 PANGILINAN SEEKS EDUCATION COMMITTEE'S SUPPORT FOR LIBRENG ALMUSAL BILL Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has sought the support of the Senate Committee on Basic Education to pass his proposed...
Bank of the Philippine Islands Bags two prestigious global awards at the 2025 International Business Magazine Awards
EIN Presswire
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July 8, 2025
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has recently won two sustainability awards from International Business Magazine DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, July 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has recently won two...
Lacson Pushes Open Bicam, Longer 'Review' Period for Budget Bill
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 Lacson Pushes Open Bicam, Longer 'Review' Period for Budget Bill More at: https://pinglacson.net/2025/07/30/lacson-pushes-open-bicam-longer-review-period-for-budget-bill/ Opening the bicameral...
As agri committee chairman, Pangilinan to immediately address rice, food prices
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 AS AGRI COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, PANGILINAN TO IMMEDIATELY ADDRESS RICE, FOOD PRICES As newly installed chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, Senator Francis...
Manufacturing activity in Philippine sees growth
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Manufacturing activity in the Philippines saw an uptick in May 2025, as reported by the country’s statistics agency. Preliminary findings from the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries showed that the value of production index...
Unemployment rate in the Philippines goes down
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) According to recent reports, the unemployment rate in the Philippines declined to 3.9 percent in May 2025, a slight improvement from the 4.1 percent recorded in the previous month. During a press briefing, the head of the national...
Jinggoy wants heftier fines, longer jail time for scammers using mobile disaster alerts
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 Jinggoy wants heftier fines, longer jail time for scammers using mobile disaster alerts SENATE President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada wants imprisonment of up to five years and a fine of...
Sotto: Minority Bloc Holds First Caucus on Second Day of 20th Congress
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 Sotto: Minority Bloc Holds First Caucus on Second Day of 20th Congress Manila, Philippines - The Minority Bloc of the Senate convened its first caucus on the second day of the 20th Congress, led...
Japan Hands Over Used Naval Vessels to Philippines
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) The Philippines confirmed on Sunday that Japan will be handing over several of its pre-owned naval vessels to Manila as part of efforts to strengthen deterrence and response capabilities, according to a state-run news agency. The...
Lacson Accepts Electoral Reforms Committee Chairmanship, to Pursue Passage of Anti-Political Dynasty Bill
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 Lacson Accepts Electoral Reforms Committee Chairmanship, to Pursue Passage of Anti-Political Dynasty Bill More at:...
Cayetano: SONA was 'bluntly honest' on issues, but skipped online gambling ban
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 Cayetano: SONA was 'bluntly honest' on issues, but skipped online gambling ban Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday said that while it's impossible to cover all of the country's issues in the...
Chiz: Ban gov't officials and relatives from public procurement projects
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 29, 2025 CHIZ: BAN GOV'T OFFICIALS AND RELATIVES FROM PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROJECTS Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero said on Tuesday (July 29) that all government officials and their relatives...
EDCOM 2: ECCD Council, LGUs sign agreement to establish more than 300 child dev't centers nationwide
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 29, 2025 EDCOM 2: ECCD Council, LGUs sign agreement to establish more than 300 child dev't centers nationwide The Early Childhood Education and Development (ECCD) Council today signed a memorandum of...
Zubiri: Statement on the resolution asking the SC to reconsider its decision
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 ZUBIRI: STATEMENT ON THE RESOLUTION ASKING THE SC TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION I respect the views of my colleagues who are pushing for the Senate resolution asking the Supreme Court to effectively...