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Electric cooperatives (ECs) should come up with innovative ways to reach out to their member-consumer-owners (MCOs) and get them involved in shaping decisions that will affect their respective communities, said National Electrification Administration (NEA) Chief Edgardo Masongsong. The ECs can also make good use of technology to improve public participation especially during regular membership […]
Senator Sonny Trillanes IV has sponsored Senate Bill No. 1463 or the bill granting educational assistance and benefits to the dependents of the members of the uniformed and law enforcement personnel who are killed or permanently incapacitated in line of duty. In the sponsorship speech delivered by Trillanes, chairman of the Senate committee on […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) welcomes the recent appointment of former Lanao del Norte Representative Alipio Cirilo Badelles as new member to the Board of Administrators (BOA). Administrator Edgardo Masongsong said Badelles’ addition to the NEA Board will be of great help as the state-run agency continues to iron out several issues involving distressed […]
House Speaker Bebot Alvarez has reiterated his full support for the shift to federalism as this would be more responsive to the changing needs of the people than the current unitary system and would bring peace to Mindanao. In his remarks read by Atty. Vincent Noel Aureus, Chief Legislative Officer of the Office of […]
Securing a business permit or license will soon be just a piece of cake for investors and businessmen planning to put up businesses in the country. The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a bill which seeks, among others, to simplify permit and licensing system procedures and streamline the requirements at the […]
The Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance) Farm School conducted a two-day training on corn cultivation and corn production specific to sloping areas. In partnership with Syngenta, the training was launched at the Villar SIPAG Farm School in Bacoor City, Cavite, with 100 participants from the National Capital Region (NCR), Rizal, […]
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading House Bill 1530 which mandates all government agencies to indicate the blood type of the individual applying for an identification card, certificate and license. The bill states it is the policy of the State to protect and promote the right of health […]
Stressing the negative impact on the business sector by government directives suspending work in government offices in instances that do not include regular holidays nor inclement weather, Senate President Koko Pimentel III called on the Executive Department to exclude the units involved in check clearing of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) from work […]
The House committee on appropriations chaired by Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles (1st District, Davao City) has approved the funding provision of a substitute bill seeking to protect senior citizens from violence. The approved Section 27 of the unnumbered substitute bill provides that the amount necessary to implement the provisions of the “Anti-Elder Abuse Act” […]
Senator Sonny Angara has filed a bill that seeks to make cancer treatment and care more equitable and affordable for all Filipinos. “Cancer pushes Filipino families deeper into poverty. Its treatment costs are catastrophic and the economic burden is overwhelming. Social safety nets are limited, with patients and their families often spending on laboratory […]