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The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) inaugurated its ‘Malasakit Livelihood Training Center’ aimed at bringing government services closer to Filipinos. NCRPO chief, Maj. Gen. Vicente Danao, along with Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rolando Bautista led the ceremony at the NCRPO headquarters in Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig City. […]
As a sign of their continuing gratitude to our Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), Senator Cynthia Villar announced the holding of the 10th OFW and Family Summit on November 19, 2021 (Friday), which will be done virtually for the first time due to the pandemic. “This is our way of saying ‘Thank You’ to our OFWs, […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri recently met with the cooperative sector and educational assistance beneficiaries in the province of Albay, as he turned over projects and donations in the Municipality of Camalig and the City of Legazpi. Zubiri attended the inauguration and blessing of the Albay Provincial Cooperative Building in Camalig. Built through the veteran […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri is calling on the Department of Agriculture (DA) to take action amidst the skyrocketing fertilizer prices in the country, which has put farmers on the back foot as they struggle to balance rising production costs and low farmgate prices. “Ang dami pong lumalapit sa akin na farmers’ groups and cooperatives […]
The government should prioritize setting up an emergency employment program and food terminals in each region to address the problem of joblessness, Senator Panfilo Lacson said. Lacson said these are among the interim adjustments that the government must make to cope with the effects of the pandemic on our health and economy – while continuing […]
Due to the huge damage to agriculture estimated to reach more than P600 million by Typhoon Maring that battered some areas of the country, Senator Cynthia Villar cited the urgent need of cash aid to Filipino farmers. Based on the latest data from the Department of Agriculture (DA), Typhoon Maring had affected 29,063 farmers and […]
Officials designated as officers-in-charge (OICs) of government agencies are barred from entering into long-term agreements or high-value contracts on behalf of the government, if the proposed measure filed by Senator Francis Tolentino is enacted into law. Tolentino filed Senate Bill No. 2434, which seeks to amend the provisions of Executive Order No. 292 or the […]
All public servants – from the clerk all the way to the President – must be excluded from the “protection” of the Bank Secrecy Act, Senator Panfilo Lacson said. Lacson said this will help curb corruption as government officials and employees who enrich themselves while in office will have a harder time hiding their ill-gotten […]
Senator Win Gatchalian enjoins colleagues to consider the enactment of his bill seeking to institutionalize the grounds for declaration of nuisance political candidates and imposition of a fine for putting the election process in mockery or disrepute. Gatchalian said that while the 1987 Constitution guarantees equal access to opportunities for public service, the Supreme Court […]
Saying that the globe is in the middle of a climate emergency, Senator Cynthia Villar cited the need to find the strategic interventions to drastically redeem what would have been valuable materials from the waste stream. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, has sponsored Senate Bill No. 2425, […]