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The Mindanao power grid was placed under Yellow Alert on Saturday, September 12, due to insufficient operating reserves amid the unavailability of several generating plants.

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go welcomed the enactment of Republic Act No. 12325, which strengthens the country’s free tertiary education program by prioritizing poor and disadvantaged students and expanding government support beyond public colleges and uni...

Vice President Sara Duterte will pursue all available legal remedies after the Taguig City Prosecutor’s Office dismissed her first perjury complaint against Ramil Madriaga.

The Taguig City Prosecutor’s Office has dismissed the perjury complaint filed by Vice President Sara Duterte against Ramil Madriaga, who had claimed to be her former “bagman.”

Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero has called for a broader definition of indigency to grant more Filipinos access to government services, saying current standards are too narrow and fail to capture the realities faced by many households.

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go pressed health officials over the continuing gap between actual hospital expenses and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) benefits, arguing that available funds should be maximized until Filipinos feel signif...

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go expressed his support for the proposed 2027 budget of the Department of Health and its attached agencies while pressing the government to provide the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) with sufficient fundin...

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it has not monitored any verified threat against Vice President Sara Duterte or her family, following concerns she raised regarding the alleged conduct of police personnel.

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 hou...

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go reiterated that funds held by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) must ultimately be used to provide better healthcare benefits to Filipinos, stressing that PhilHealth exists to protect patients from med...

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), the first bank in the Philippines and the oldest in Southeast Asia, continues to grow alongside communities in Mindanao as it celebrates its 175th anniversary since its founding on August 1, 1851.

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed criminal charges against the father of the student involved in the shooting incident at Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU).

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, through Lupon Vice Mayor Atty. Christian Lawrence “Chrence” Go, extended assistance to the bereaved family of 16-year-old Mercelyn Saumat Oduyan of Marayag, Lupon, Davao Oriental, during a visit on Monday, August 24.

The Supreme Court (SC) has abandoned the so-called “second placer rule,” ruling that a candidate who placed second in an election cannot automatically be declared the winner when the winning candidate is later found disqualified.

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

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 t...