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The House committee on Muslim affairs chaired by Rep. Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman (Party-list, AMIN) approved House Bill 968 which seeks to declare the first day of February of every year as “National Hijab Day.” Turabin-Hataman, also the author of the bill, said the wearing of hijab is every Muslim woman’s right. “It is not […]
Motivated by the common desire to pursue meaningful reforms in the rural energy sector, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) strengthened its partnership with the 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) under its watch, the ECs’ respective members, and consumers and owners (MCOs) and vowed to spearhead programs aimed at addressing key issues affecting the power sector. […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros reiterated her call to modernize the country’s maternity leave policy, saying that it is beneficial not only to the labor sector but also to businesses and the economy. Hontiveros, who is the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Women, said that a broad and progressive maternity leave policy is not only […]
The recent unauthorized occupation of shelter units constructed by the government for soldiers and policemen in Pandi, Bulacan by an urban poor group gives yet another compelling reason for the creation of a housing “super body.” This was stressed by Senator Sonny Angara as he renewed his call to fast-track the approval of a […]
Davao City, the hometown of President Rodrigo Duterte, is the largest city in the Philippines in terms of land area. It is the most densely populated city in Mindanao and is also the economic center of the Davao Region. Davao City is becoming more like Manila with its emerging culinary, cultural and commercial establishments. The […]
Thousands of energy users from all over the country gathered on Wednesday to make a collective pitch for genuine and lasting changes in the power industry during the first National Summit of Electric Consumers. Organized by the National Center of Electric Cooperative Consumers, Inc. (NCECCO), the forum served as a launch pad for rural energy […]
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez may be one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s most popular appointees, but if given a chance to run for public office, Lopez said she would rather serve the country in other ways. “Nakita ko yung buhay ng mga congressmen at senators (I’ve seen the lives […]
The House committee on energy has created a technical working group (TWG) that will fine tune a bill imposing stiffer penalties for people who make adulterated petroleum products. The TWG to be chaired jointly by Rep. Reynaldo Umali (2nd District, Oriental Mindoro) and Rep. Carlos Roman Uybarreta (Party-list, I-CARE) will fine tune House Bill […]
Like President Rodrigo Duterte, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez has zero tolerance for corruption and is ready to act on complaints regarding DENR official and employees brought to her attention by the public. “Ako sa DENR, one strike, out (for me, in the DENR, one strike, out),” emphasized Lopez […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) will be honoring on April 28, 2017 a number of electric cooperatives (ECs) that have shown exemplary performance in implementing their rural electrification projects. Commendations in different categories will be presented to a select crop of AAA-rated ECs, general managers, board presidents, and partner institutions at the 2017 Lumens […]