Balita Sa Pilipinas

26/10/2024

WEATHER UPDATE: Tropical Storm Kong-rey has entered the Philippine area of responsibility at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, according to Pagasa. It will now be called Tropical Storm .

18/10/2024

Aba, sosyal ang mga trolls na umatake sa akin, imported pa! Made in other countries pa. Sabagay, United Nations Month pala ngayong October. 😜” Isko Moreno wrote on Facebook.

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18/10/2024

More than P1 billion worth of idle coins are now back in circulation as more Filipinos utilize the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Coin Deposit Machines (CoDMs). This initiative is helping meet the currency demands of the Philippine economy, which continues to grow.

According to a BSP statement released Thursday, over 240,000 CoDM transactions have been recorded since the machines were launched in June 2023, collecting more than 260 million coins so far.

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18/10/2024

A week-long United Nations conference in Manila has underscored the urgent need for countries in the Asia-Pacific region to boost funding for disaster risk reduction (DRR).

At the closing ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) in Pasay City on Thursday night, Kamal Kishore, head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), urged nations to prioritize “financing prevention and risk reduction before disasters occur.”

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17/10/2024

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. met with former Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday during an event in Sorsogon province.

The brief encounter took place in the holding area, where Marcos shook hands with Robredo and former Senator Bam Aquino.

Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero, who invited Robredo to the event, explained that she was there to welcome Marcos on behalf of the Bicol Region. Escudero, a former governor of Sorsogon (2019-2022), played a key role in building the new arena where the event was held.

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17/10/2024

Parañaque 2025 Election Survey

Your voice matters Parañaqueño! We want to hear from YOU on who do you think should be the leaders of the city?

💬 Share your thoughts by joining the survey today and make your vote count!

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17/10/2024

Tondo, the largest district in Manila in terms of both area and population, will soon have its own university. A groundbreaking ceremony for the P400 million project is scheduled for Thursday.

Manila 2nd District Congressman Rolan "CRV" Valeriano, chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development, highlighted the significance of this milestone. The university, a branch of the Universidad de Manila, will be the first of its kind in the district.

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17/10/2024

Manila Mayoralty Survey

Your voice matters! We want to hear from YOU on who do you think should lead Manila as the next mayor?

💬 Share your thoughts and help shape the future of our beloved capital. Join the survey today and make your vote count!

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17/10/2024

To mitigate traffic congestion during the upcoming holidays, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced the temporary suspension of all road right-of-way excavation works.

Starting November 18 and ending December 25, infrastructure projects that require digging up roads will be paused. This measure aims to alleviate traffic congestion as the number of vehicles on Metro Manila’s roads is expected to increase significantly during the holiday season.

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17/10/2024

Mapua University seeks to narrow the gap between them and the league-leading College of St. Benilde as they take on Letran College in the NCAA Season 100 men's basketball tournament on Friday, October 18, at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City.

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17/10/2024

In a Facebook video, Atienza, daughter of former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza, is seen speaking with a scavenger collecting scraps of meat from the trash. She expressed her concern over the fact that some children still depend on pagpag for their survival.

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13/10/2024

"Pasig City mayoralty aspirant Sarah Discaya did not retaliate against Mayor Vico Sotto's jabs at her family.
Instead, Discaya offered Sotto a 'peace covenant' to prevent any mudslinging in their campaigns until the May 2025 elections.

Discaya conveyed the offer to Sotto through a letter on Friday.

The letter stated that in their pursuit of Sotto's voters, they should assure their constituents that their campaign will be peaceful, orderly, and clean.

Discaya also wants to prevent vote-buying, harassment, and the use of government funds in the campaign."

13/10/2024

Good news for the 203,000 senior citizens in Manila.

Mayor Honey Lacuna announced that starting January 2025, their monthly cash allowance of P500 will double to P1,000, to further increase their financial capacity to buy their needs such as medicine and others. This will be given quarterly instead of every four months, based on their request.

In her speech at the Elderly Month celebration at Palacio del Gobernador, Lacuna said that based on the plan, the city's senior citizens will receive P3,000 every three months or per quarter.

“Hindi ako mahilig mangako. Pag ako nangako, tinutupad ko. Ang ginagamit ko puso, hindi nguso,” the mayor emphasized.

Lacuna asked the senior citizens present to spread the good news to their fellow elderly, after she instructed Vice Mayor Yul Servo, who was also present at the affair, to immediately attend to the ordinance that will empower the implementation of the said increase.

“Vice Mayor Yul, alam mo na ang gagawin mo,” Lacuna told Servo, who responded positively.

The increase, according to the mayor, is the result of the city government's efforts to clean up the list of senior citizens who no longer reside in Manila and have moved to other residences, while others have passed away.

The provision for the allowance of senior citizens became effective upon the passage of the social amelioration program (SAP) ordinance of the Manila City Council, through the leadership of Lacuna, who was the former vice mayor and concurrent Presiding Officer of the Manila City Council.

The said ordinance was passed during the pandemic when Lacuna called for sessions even on weekends or holidays, depending on the urgency of the ordinance that needed to be passed for the benefit of Manileños.

The SAP also includes a provision that provides monthly financial assistance to solo parents, persons with disabilities, and students from the two universities, namely the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) and Universidad de Manila (UdM).

When Lacuna became mayor, she asked the Council to pass an ordinance that would include minors with disabilities (MWDs) in the SAP.

13/10/2024

One week after announcing his Health, Opportunities, Peace, and Education (H.O.P.E.) platform, Representative Brian Yamsuan has started rolling out the reform agenda for the 2nd district of Parañaque through the launch of his Bigay Ayuda at Oportunidad sa Nakababata (BAON) program.

The BAON aims to initially benefit 1,000 Parañaque District 2 residents aged 18 and above enrolled in senior high school, college, and the Department of Education's Alternative Learning System (ALS).

The program provides a one-time P5,000 cash aid for each qualified beneficiary to help cover education expenses, said Yamsuan.

For academic achievers like Dean's Listers or those with High Honors, they will receive P10,000 under the BAON program as a reward, he added.

Yamsuan, who currently represents the Bicol Saro Partylist in the 19th Congress, filed his candidacy on October 1 as an independent bet for Representative of Parañaque's 2nd District in the May 2025 midterm elections.

"We launched the BAON program in response to the needs of the students in our district. As a former working student, I experienced the difficulty of not having enough allowance and other expenses for studying. If possible, I don't want this to happen to others. The BAON program is our gift to the students of District 2 as part of our HOPE platform so that they will not lose hope and can continue studying," said Yamsuan, who has been a resident of Parañaque's 2nd District for over 2 decades.

BAON, which was launched on October 8 through Yamsuan's official page, has received an overwhelming response from Parañaque 2nd District residents, many of whom expressed their gratitude for the launch of the program to help parents and students cope with the rising cost of schooling.

As of October 12, the post has garnered over 1,000 positive comments, over 3,400 likes, and has been shared 780 times.

Among those who commented was Mernalie Docil Gatoc Arendon: "Your goal for the students is good, Congressman, the allowance program. Because I also experienced going to school without an allowance due to poverty but I persevered to graduate, even if it was only high school. That's why I'm happy with your goals for the young students, I have children who have experienced hardship."

“Solid talaga kay Cong. Brian Yamsuan Ramdam na Ramdam ng District 2 ang pagbabago Salamat sa malasakit Cong,” commented J***y Abilgos Trazo.

“Salamat po congressman malaking tulong ito sa mga mag-aaral. God bless you more po,” said Anette Orden Garcia-Riego.

Kyze Dela Cruz said: “Salamat po sa mga inspirasyon para maging maayos ang aming pamumuhay, lalo na sa mga kabataan malaking tulong po sa amin magulang ang ayuda para sa aming mga anak.”

“Salamat po dahil yan ang kasagutan ng mga mahihirap na nag-aaral lalo na pag walang permihang trabaho ang mga magulang na nagpapaaral sa mga anak. Maraming salamat po sa inyong pagdating. Salamat po sa Dios,” said Diosnisia Tolentino.

Yamsuan said another key feature of the BAON program is the use of the internet to facilitate the submission of applications through Google forms, which helped simplify the process and avoid long queues for potential recipients.

The 1,000 student-beneficiaries of BAON are just the first batch of Yamsuan's educational assistance program, which is being implemented in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Yamsuan said his office is coordinating with the DSWD for the opening of applications for the next batch of BAON beneficiaries.

His H.O.P.E. agenda stands for Health, Opportunities, Peace, and Education, which aims to ensure that the residents of the 2nd district of Parañaque are 1) provided with quality and affordable healthcare; 2) provided with sufficient jobs and livelihood opportunities to improve their standard of living; 3) assured of peace and security in their communities; and 4) guaranteed access to quality education.

09/09/2024

Cong. Brian Yamsuan suportado ang dagdag na benepisyo para sa mga barangay workers, retroactive pay hikes sa mga LGU employees.

Suportado ni Bicol Saro Partylist Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan ang panukalang magbigay ng karagdagang benepisyo sa insurance sa mga manggagawa sa barangay at magsagawa ng retroactive pay increases para sa mga empleyado ng lokal na pamahalaan bilang pagkilala sa kanilang mga tungkulin bilang mga facilitator ng mabuting pamamahala.

Ang nasabing panukala ay iniakda ni Speaker Martin Romualdez na bigyan ng Social Security System coverage ang mga barangay officials at maging ang mga workers.

Sang-ayon din si Yamsuan sa rekomendasyon ni Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman sa pag-amyenda sa mga probisyon ng Local Government Code (LGC) para mapagana ang retroactive salary increases ng mga manggagawa sa local government units (LGUs).

Ang pagpapahintulot sa retroactive effect ng pagtaas ng suweldo ng mga empleyado ng LGU ay alinsunod sa equal protection clause na nakasaad sa konstitusyon.

Binigyang-diin din ni Yamsuan na walang malaking pagkakaiba sa pagitan ng mga plantilla positions ng mga kawani sa LGUs at sa iba pang ahensya ng gobyerno, kung kaya’t dapat silang magtamasa ng parehong benepisyo.

Giit ng Kongresista ang mga local government workers, kabilang ang mga nasa barangays ay nagsisilbing mga frontliners din sa pagbibigay ng basic services sa publiko.

Ang mga ito din ang tumutulong para mapanatili ang kapayapaan at maging resilient ang komunidad.

Sinabi ni Yamsuan na ang panukala ni Speaker Romualdez na isama ang mga opisyal ng barangay para maging miyembro ng SSS ay isang mahalagang hakbang upang palawakin pa ang benepisyo.

Ang House Bill (HB) 9976, ay naglalayong amyendahan ang Republic Act 6942 kabilang ang barangay tanod, barangay health worker, barangay day care worker, at ang mga miyembro ng mga Lupong Tagapamayapa na mabigyan ng death, burial and accident insurance benefits.

Sa ilalim kasi ng RA 6942, tanging ang punong barangay, Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairperson, at iba pang mga piling barangay officials ang entitled sa insurance benefits.

Suportado din ni Yamsuan ang panukalang magbibigay ng six-year fixed term para sa elective barangay officials.

08/09/2024

Breaking News; Quiboloy nahuli na ayon kay DILG Sec. Benhur Abalos

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22/07/2024

Inanunsyo ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos Jr. ang pagban sa lahat ng POGO sa bansa epektibo ngayong araw, Hulyo 22, 2024 sa kanyang