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PEACE. Bulacan gubernatorial aspirants, and Governor Daniel R. Fernando and Vice Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado, do a fist bump after a unity walk and signing of a peace covenant for free and fair elections held at KB Gym, Capitol Compound in Malolos City on Thursday (March 24, 2022). The event was spearheaded by the Bulacan Police Provincial Office in coordination with the Commission on Elections. (Photo by Manny Balbin) MALOLOS CITY, Bulacan - A total of 51 local candidates for various elective positions in this province on Thursday joined a simultaneous unity walk and signing of a peace co...

Senatorial candidate Harry Roque (File photo) MANILA - As heart ailment, stroke, and cancer kill many Filipinos, UniTeam senatorial aspirant Harry Roque wants to create a multisectoral health promotion body to prevent more deaths from lifestyle diseases. Roque expressed alarm that non-communicable ailments like ischemic heart diseases, cerebrovascular diseases (stroke), and neoplasms (cancer) were the country's leading causes of death in 2020 and 2021. "Preventing lifestyle diseases require a 'health promotion' rather than a 'curative' approach," Roque said in a n...

BAROG (Batan-on Alang kay Rody Gihapon) 2.0 spokesperson Alex Into (PNA photo by Che Palicte) DAVAO CITY - Multi-sectoral leaders in this city and from neighboring municipalities convened on Sunday to show support for the candidacy of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and running mate Mayor Sara Z. Duterte. BAROG (Batan-on Alang kay Rody Gihapon) was a volunteer youth group in 2001 to support the political journey of Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte. In 2021, the organization reassembled BAROG 2.0 to support the BBM-SARA campaign for President and Vice President. BAROG 2....

National Housing Authorityresettlement site for informal settlers, Palayan City, Nueva Ecija(Photo courtesy of DHSUD) MANILA - A transition committee will assure continuity of the 20-year housing and urban development strategic plan and roadmap and will work with the next administration. The multi-agency National Human Settlements Board approved the 20-year roadmap last year, officially called the National Housing and Urban Development Sector Plan (NHUDSP). The 20-year plan envisions better, greener and smarter human settlements and urban systems with banner projects aiming to create spaces, t...

PUBLIC CONSULTATION. The Bangsamoro Transition Authority of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao holds a public consultation in Cotabato City on Wednesday (Feb. 9, 2022) about the draft Bangsamoro Local Governance Code. A similar discussion was held in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, on the same day. (Photos courtesy of BTA and Bangsamoro 101 Radio) COTABATO CITY - The legislative body of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has started holding consultations with local officials and other stakeholders on the draft Bangsamoro Local Governance Code (BLGC). The c...