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The Senate passed on third and final reading a bill that would exempt small farmers from paying irrigation services in a bid to increase income, hasten productivity and reduce production costs in farms nationwide. Senator Cynthia Villar, sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1465 also known as the “Free Irrigation Service to Small Farmers Act […]
The Senate passed on third and final reading a bill that would require motorcycles and scooters to have bigger license plates for easy identification in a bid to prevent motorcycle-riding criminals from easily getting away after committing a crime. Senate Bill No. 1397 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act of 2017, authored by Senator […]
The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) recently approved Robinson Land Corporation (RLC) Summit Hotel and Resorts Group’s Php500 million hotel facility in Tacloban City, Leyte. The project complied as a tourism project under the 2017 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP). The project is expected to further boost local tourism in the former Yolanda-stricken area. Endorsed […]
Knowing that energy connectivity makes a world of difference in the lives of rural Filipinos, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) is bent on reaching out to far-flung villages that remain isolated from the grid. One of these is Sitio Ayoke, a small fishing village off the coast of General Island in Cantilan, Surigao […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) – Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) recently passed the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOUP) of the ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM). Based on the results, CAAP, the regulatory body with jurisdiction over the entire civil aviation system of the Philippines, has improved its effective implementation (EI) […]
Senator Leila de Lima has filed a bill seeking to ensure that children are protected from harmful materials in the Internet, especially now that it is easy to go online using different devices at any time of the day. De Lima has filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1499, also known as the Online Child […]
Digitalization is a great equalizer that levels the playing field for large and small business players, the country’s trade chief said at the successful Philippine hosting of the ASEAN 2017 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Summit. “Through innovation and digitalization, we are confident that MSMEs can leapfrog their status as globally-competitive enterprises, […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Villar SIPAG launched the Mentor ME (Micro-Entrepreneur) Program in Las Piñas City for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) aimed at helping them scale-up and sustain their businesses by training them the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. Launched in October 2016, the Mentor ME project is part of […]
Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III announced the legislative priorities of the Upper House, measures that he said would “address issues of national importance.” At the opening of the Second Regular Session of the Senate of the 17th Congress, Pimentel said the Senate would fast-track legislation that would ease the burden of Filipino workers, […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is asserting the need for strong government support in harnessing the full potential of the country’s indigenous energy resources to build a stable and sustainable supply of affordable electricity. Gatchalian, who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy, said the promotion of local energy resources as a primary source […]