Lawmakers led by Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte have proposed a measure that aims to encourage more young Filipinos to pursue a career in agriculture and take on the challenges facing this vital sector. With Benguet Rep. Eric Yap and ACT-CIS Rep. Edvic Yap, Duterte filed House Bill 7572 that aims to provide subsidies to children of qualified indigent farmers who will enroll in agriculture courses and other related fields of study in state universities and colleges (SUCs), on top of the free tuition offered under Republic Act 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act. Bill filed to entice students to take up agri courses Wednesday, March 29, 2023 MANILA STANDAR Share Click this link to go to the article: MANILA STANDAR Latest News Jul 16, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 10, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Previous Next

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. fully supports the proposed law that would mandate all prison facilities to provide agricultural livelihood programs for persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). Catapang said the proposed legislation  can ensure “food security and sustainability not only for our PDLs but also for those living near our operating prison and penal farms nationwide.” BuCor supports House bill on agri livelihood programs in prison facilities Wednesday, November 29, 2023 MB Share Click this link to go to the article: MB Latest News Jul 16, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 10, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Previous Next

Following the confirmation of the country’s first case of monkeypox by the Department of Health (DoH), Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte has called for a heightened community-based public awareness campaign about the viral infection. Duterte calls for intensified, LGU-based monkeypox info drive Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Daily Tribune Share Click this link to go to the article: Daily Tribune Latest News Jul 16, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 10, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Previous Next

DAVAO CITY – Fifty-nine students from various state universities and colleges (SUCs) received cash grants for their tuition from the First Congressional District Office and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on January 10, Wednesday, at People’s Park here. CHED-Davao chief administrative officer Maria Bonjeavem Alger said that each recipient received P25,000 cash from the Student Monetary Assistance for Recover and Transition (SMART) program initiated by the House of Representatives in partnership with the CHED. 59 SUC students get aid from Rep. Duterte, CHED Thursday, January 11, 2024 First Congressional District Communication and Information Office Share DAVAO CITY – Fifty-nine students from various state universities and colleges (SUCs) received cash grants for their tuition from the First Congressional District Office and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on January 10, Wednesday, at People’s Park here. CHED-Davao chief administrative officer Maria Bonjeavem Alger said that each recipient received P25,000 cash from the Student Monetary Assistance for Recover and Transition (SMART) program initiated by the House of Representatives in partnership with the CHED. Alger said the SMART program aims to help increase the number of graduates despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. She added that SMART targets marginalized and disadvantaged workers with students enrolled in SUCs. “The government acknowledges that even though the pandemic ended in 2022, the impact remains. There are still parents who lost their jobs and have not yet returned to work and are having a hard time sustaining the needs of their children,” Alger said. According to the CHED, the program started last year under their Higher Education Development Fund (HEDF). The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) released P1 billion to implement the SMART program on August 29, 2023. “It is a one-time payment for students who are Filipino citizens, enrolled in any higher education institution recognized by the CHED for the first semester of school year 2023-2024, and has no other scholarship granted by any government agency or government institution,” Alger said. Students who want to avail of the SMART program can go to congressional district offices here to submit their application, certificate of enrolment, and other vital documents. The congressional district offices will then endorse them to the CHED central office, which evaluates the application. Alger said there are almost 2,000 slots for the Davao Region, and Representative Paolo Duterte’s office has 80 slots who can avail of the program in Davao City. She added that today’s release of the cash grants is the first batch, and another batch will receive the grant. “Once the CHED central office validates the applications, they will transfer the budget to CHED Region 11, and then the region will revalidate if the student is eligible and enrolled to an institution here,” Alger said. 30-year-old single mother Margie Gamayot, a third-year education student of John Paul College Davao and resident of Barangay 76-A Bucana, thanked Congressman Duterte and the CHED for providing such an opportunity for students like her who have financial struggles. “Lisod pagsabayon ang trabaho, eskwela, ug pag-atiman sa bata, pero para sa atong pangandoy kayanon. Nakabayad naman ko sa first semester busa kini akong na dawat karon ibayad nako ni para sa second semester,” said Gamayot, a phone accessories sales lady. (Juggling work, school, and taking care of a child is challenging, but for our aspirations, it is manageable. I have already paid for the first semester, so I will use what I have received now to pay for the second semester.) May-Ann Rafael, 21, a second-year psychology student at the University of Mindanao and resident of Iwha Village in Dumoy, could not help but express her happiness upon receiving the cash grant. She said this is a big help for her parents. May-Ann was with her mother. “Daghang salamat, Congressman Pulong og sa CHED. Isip usa ka ginikanan nga pag-uma lang ang trabaho, dako na kining tabang sa tuition sa akong anak. Sa lima nako ka anak, tulo na sila naa sa koleheyo. Mabawasan among huna-hunaon sa tuition sa isa,” May-Ann’s mother, Jun-Ann, said. (Thank you very much, Congressman Pulong, and to CHED. As a parent, with farming as our sole source of income, this greatly helps with my child's tuition. Out of my five children, three are now in college. This will ease our financial burden in terms of one tuition fee.) Rep. Duterte advocates for approving legislative proposals providing scholarships and educational support to underprivileged workers and their offspring. He aims to assist students whose parents fall within the lower-income sort and those who have faced unemployment due to the pandemic. Latest News Jul 16, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 10, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Previous Next

Filipino graduates must be "employment-ready” when they step out of school as far as Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is concerned. “Millions of students that will graduate or have recently graduated from senior high school or college will either get a job that suits their skills or one where they are overqualified or underqualified. But many will still find themselves jobless because their skills are not commensurate to the demands in the job market,” Rep. Duterte said in a statement. 3 bills from Cong Duterte to help Pinoy graduates become 'job-ready' Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Share Click this link to go to the article: undefined Latest News Jul 16, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 10, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Previous Next

This so-called people’s initiatives for charter change is nothing but pure PI. I was informed that PBA Partylist Rep. Margarita “Migs” Nograles is spearheading the PI movement in Davao City. I am against this people’s initiative as this is not the people’s voice but the voice of a few who wanted to perpetuate themselves in power. Statement of Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte Tuesday, January 9, 2024 First Congressional District Communication and Information Office Share This so-called people’s initiatives for charter change is nothing but pure PI. I was informed that PBA Partylist Rep. Margarita “Migs” Nograles is spearheading the PI movement in Davao City. I am against this people’s initiative as this is not the people’s voice but the voice of a few who wanted to perpetuate themselves in power. I also would like to inform all Dabawenyos, most especially in my district, that the House leadership has taken out P2 billion from your NEP budget for the district and left only a measly P500 million for Dabawenyos this year. To all congressmen ganging up on us, do not give me that kind of BS because I will not starve to death if you take my budget away. Ang kawawa is yung mga Dabawenyos na bumoto kay PBBM. I also heard from reliable sources that even the senators are explicitly requested to refrain from putting projects in my district. Hindi ako luluhod sa inyo para mabigyan ng proyekto lalo na at may 30% pang kinukuha ang isang pekeng panginoon…Again,ang kawawa ay ang mahal kong mga dabawenyo. I have kept my silence all through these months since I do not want my constituents to suffer from the dirty politics in the House of representatives . To all Dabawenyos, do not sell your soul for a mere P100 or 10,000 in exchange for your signature. If you want to follow the MINIONS of the person DREAMING TO BE GREAT in Congress to perdition that is your choice. Latest News Jul 16, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 10, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Previous Next

A bill granting 50 percent discount on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remittance fees has been filed at the House of Representatives. Representative Paolo Duterte of Davao City made the proposal under his House Bill 4469 which he co-authored with Benguet Rep. Eric Yap and ACT-CIS Partylist Reps. Jeffrey Soriano and Edvic Yap. The bill provides for a 50 percent discount on OFW remittance fees imposed by banks and non-bank financial intermediaries, which in turn can claim such discounts as tax deductions on gross income. The total deductions that can be claimed from the grant of discount is capped at P24,000 per OFW every taxable year. OFW remittance fees discount pushed in House bill Tuesday, December 13, 2022 GMA NEWS ONLINE Share Click this link to go to the article: GMA NEWS ONLINE Latest News Jul 16, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 10, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Previous Next

Ang Bagong Taon ay sumisimbulo ng panibagong simula o kaya naman ay pagkakataon para sa pagbabago tungo sa ikakabuti ng isang tao o institusyon. Kaya nga marami sa atin ay may tinatawag na New Year’s resolution. Pero may iilan pa ring hindi na tinatablan ng hiya at patuloy sa pagiging abusado. Kahit may batas nang dapat sundin ay patuloy pa rin sa paglabag at walang konsensyang sinasamantala ang kahinaan ng kanilang kapwa tao. Isang halimbawa ay ang hindi pagsunod ng ilan sa Anti-Hospital Deposit Law kung saan pinagbabawal ang pagsingil ng deposit o advance payment ng mga ospital o clinic sa mga pasyente na kritikal ang kalagayan o mga emergency cases. Dapat palakasin pa ang anti-hospital deposit law Monday, January 9, 2023 ABANTE Share Click this link to go to the article: ABANTE Latest News Jul 16, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 10, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Previous Next

Officials of two of the government’s revenue-generating agencies, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), are scheduled to defend their office’s proposed budget for 2023 at the House of Representatives today. PCSO, Pagcor budgets first to face scrutiny Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Philstar Share Click this link to go to the article: Philstar Latest News Jul 16, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 10, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Previous Next

Ang malnutrition o kakulangan ng masustanyang pagkain ng mga batang Pilipino ay matagal nang problema ng ating bansa. Ayon sa mga pag-aaral, isa sa tatlong batang Pilipino na 5 years old pababa ay stunted o maliit para sa kanyang edad dahil sa malnutrition. Dahil dito, ang Pilipinas ang isa sa mga bansa sa buong mundo na may maraming bilang ng mga stunted children o mga karaniwang tinatawag na bansot. Libreng almusal Monday, December 11, 2023 ABANTE Share Click this link to go to the article: ABANTE Latest News Jul 16, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 10, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Jul 1, 2025 I'm a paragraph. Click here to add your own text and edit me. It's easy. Previous Next