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Category: State of the Nation

  • Bong Go provides wheelchairs to PWDs in Cagayan de Oro City, promoting sports and welfare of aspiring para-athletes

    Bong Go provides wheelchairs to PWDs in Cagayan de Oro City, promoting sports and welfare of aspiring para-athletes

    Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go’s Malasakit Team collaborated with the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and the local government of Cagayan de Oro City to provide sports wheelchairs for the specially abled residents. Go, who is also the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Sports, has been a staunch advocate of…

  • Boosting inclusive economic recovery, Bong Go’s Malasakit Team visits Marilao, Bulacan to help struggling labor sectors

    Boosting inclusive economic recovery, Bong Go’s Malasakit Team visits Marilao, Bulacan to help struggling labor sectors

    Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, in collaboration with Vice Mayor Jun Bob dela Cruz, brought assistance to displaced workers in Marilao, Bulacan on Thursday, September 26.  “Kailangan nating tulungan ang ating kapwa Pilipino na makabangon. Ang pagtulong sa mga displaced workers ay hindi lang nakakapagpabuti ng kanilang pamumuhay, kundi nakakatulong din…

  • Sen. Robin Resolution Condemns Killings of Teduray Tribe Members

    Sen. Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla condemned the continued spate of killing of members of the Teduray tribe in the Bangsamoro Region, following the fatal shooting of Teduray leader and village councilman Elvin Moires last September 17. Padilla filed on Thursday Senate Resolution 1203, where he noted the number of killings…

  • Sen. Robin’s Resolution Salutes Crew of BRP Teresa Magbanua

    Sen. Robin’s Resolution Salutes Crew of BRP Teresa Magbanua

    For enduring harassment and hardships while maintaining the Philippines’ presence in the West Philippine Sea, the crew of the BRP Teresa Magbanua were saluted by Sen. Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla. In Senate Resolution 1202, Padilla cited the BRP Teresa Magbanua’s crew for their “crucial and immeasurable contribution” to maintaining our…

  • Bong Go Scrutinizes DSWD’s Validation of Beneficiaries

    Bong Go Scrutinizes DSWD’s Validation of Beneficiaries

    Senator Christopher “Bong” Go raised concerns during the Senate Committee on Finance deliberations on the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) budget on Monday, September 16, about the accuracy and efficiency of the department’s efforts to validate beneficiaries of their social programs. As one of the Vice Chairs of…

  • Former Anti-graft chief seeks regulated gaming BPOs to offset POGO revenues

    Former Anti-graft chief seeks regulated gaming BPOs to offset POGO revenues

    The former chief of the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) said the government can offset the potential revenue losses from the operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) by allowing gaming Business Process Outsourcing in export processing zones to enpolsure strict regulations. Atty. Nicasio Conti, former head of PAGC, now chief…

  • Mayor Alice Guo Denounces Allegations, Cites Lack of Substantial Evidence for Conspirator Label

    Mayor Alice Guo Denounces Allegations, Cites Lack of Substantial Evidence for Conspirator Label

    Bamban, Tarlac — Mayor Alice Guo, facing allegations of Anti-Trafficking in Persons filed by Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission(PAOCC) at the Department of Justice(DOJ) firmly asserts that mere connections to companies or individuals do not suffice as grounds for labeling…

  • Mayor Alice Guo Addresses Allegations and is Ready to face proceedings in a proper forum on Citizenship

    Mayor Alice Guo Addresses Allegations and is Ready to face proceedings in a proper forum on Citizenship

    Bamban, Tarlac – Mayor Alice Guo today issued a statement in response to recent allegations made by Senator Win Gatchalian regarding her citizenship. Recent documents provided by Sen. Gatchalian allegedly from the Board of Investments and the Bureau of Immigration suggest that Mayor Guo might be Guo Hua Ping, who…

  • Mayor Guo umapela sa Ombudsman na bawiin ang suspension order, mga paratang walang basehan

    Mayor Guo umapela sa Ombudsman na bawiin ang suspension order, mga paratang walang basehan

    Dalawang urgent motion ang inihain sa Office of the Ombudsman si Bamban Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo na humihiling na bawiin ang ipinataw na 6 month preventive suspension. Sa inihaing Urgent Motion for Reconsideration at Urgent Motion to Lift Preventive Suspension ay giniit ni Guo na wala syang kasalanan at hindi…