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House suspends, Senate winding up flood control probes to give way to ICI

The House of Representatives Infrastructure Committee (Infracomm) will suspend its probe on anomalous government deals to give way to the full and impartial proceedings of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI).

HEALTH & WEALTH: Charlie Kirk, the Gospel and baptism

Last Sunday, September 21, 2025, a special memorial on the life and legacy Charlie Kirk was held at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona attended  by President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other officials.

AS I SEE IT: LA’s Convention Center expansion, modernization set

Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, the FilAm freshman legislator representing Downtown Los Angeles, projected an economic boost for the city based on the council’s plan, which was approved lately, to expand and modernize the city’s convention center.

Top Romualdez ally Co hiding in US, refuses to return to PHL

Ako Bicol party-list Representative Zaldy Co – the top ally of former Speaker Martin Romualdez who headed the powerful House appropriations committee – has refused to return to the Philippines, even threatening to resign from Congress.      

‘MARCOS RESIGN,’ ‘JAIL PLUNDERERS’: GROUPS AIR CALLS AT SEPTEMBER 21 PROTEST RALLIES;

Massive anti-corruption protest rallies triggered by expose on multi-billion peso flood control projects anomalies at the Senate and House of Representatives hearings were staged by various sectors, including the church, at the Luneta and Mendiola in Manila, EDSA Shrine in Quezon City and key cities in the country on September 21 coinciding with the 53rd anniversary of the martial law proclamation by then President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

UPSIDE: Wise investment for youth, adults

Not every kid will grow up to become the next Mark Zuckerberg, but every child can be a “financially empowered“ adult – if they learn the meaning of the polysyllabic phrase.

HEART OF HOPE (Dr Philip S Chua): ‘Liquid Candy’: Unhealthy 

we wrote that soft drinks (which I call “liquid candy”), cola or uncola, diet or regular, or in any other form, are, by and large, unhealthy, especially for children. Not only because the regular ones are loaded with sugar (high carb, super calories), but because of the other adverse effects the ingredients in these soft drinks (without exception!) have on people’s health.

More electric vehicles sold in Philippines as DOE revises classifications

There are now six classifications of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Philippines, up from the previous four, based on the amended Department of Energy (DOE) guidelines.

HEALTH & WEALTH: California copy certification by document custodian

Last month, I met at the front desk of the Secretary of State, Notary Public Section in Sacramento, California, Rosy, a Filipina lady  who needed California copy certification of documents for her daughter which are urgently needed in the Philippines….