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PBA PARTY-LIST HITS MANDATORY BIKE REGISTRATION

The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list says it will oppose any moves for the mandatory registration of bicycles in the 19th Congress. “We will fight for the right of the public to freely own bicycles, electric kick scooters, and other non-motorized forms of transport,” PBA Party-list spokesperson Atty. Migs Nograles said. Nograles said they […]

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SET FULL VAX TARGET FOR TEACHERS AT 100% – BINAY

Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Education to go on full blast in inoculating teachers, and set a target rate of 100% as the government prepares to pilot test face-to-face classes. “Sa tingin ko dapat gawing accessible sa mga guro at school personnel ang bakuna, at mabakunahan ang lahat ng ating mga guro. DepEd […]

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ZUBIRI FILES CANDIDACY FOR SENATE REELECTION

Senator Migz Zubiri filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for Senate reelection on the sixth day of the filing period at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent in Pasay City. Zubiri was accompanied by his wife Aubrey when he filed his COC as an independent candidate, just like when he ran in the 2016 polls. The […]

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LACSON: ‘MANDATORY’ VAXXING WITH WIN-WIN APPROACH

Filipinos who insist on not getting vaccinated may change their minds with more encouragement from the government and the private sector – such as allowing only fully vaccinated people to dine, shop or patronize establishments indoors. Senator Panfilo Lacson made the call for more of such win-win measures even as he reiterated that the government […]

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MORE BANKS SHOULD WAIVE ONLINE FEES – GATCHALIAN

To help ramp up the digitization of financial services in the country, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to enjoin more banks and electronic-money issuers (EMIs) to offer free online bank transfers and transaction fees. Gatchalian, the vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies, made the […]

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ARAGONES FILES CANDIDACY FOR LAGUNA GOVERNOR

After three productive terms in the House of Representatives, Laguna 3rd District Rep. Sol Aragones will campaign to take “Alagang Sol” from her district to the rest of Laguna as she hopes to continue serving her kababayan in the province as its next governor. The veteran legislator on Monday filed her certificate of candidacy for […]

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GIVE HEALTH WORKERS MORE BENEFITS – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva pushed the passage of a bill that would institutionalize additional benefits for health workers, saying action should speak louder than words in giving honor to those who put their lives on the line in the battle against COVID-19. “We can shower our health care workers with words of admiration, praises and all […]

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SEND MORE COVID-19 VACCINES TO PROVINCES – BINAY

Senator Nancy Binay backed the call of local government units outside the National Capital Region for a more equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. “I appeal to the national government to heed the cry for help of our local chief executives outside NCR for them to have a share of the vaccines that are coming in,” […]

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IAS AUTONOMY NEEDED FOR IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATIONS —PBA PARTY-LIST

In the wake of the latest hazing scandal plaguing the Philippine National Police (PNP) the Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list is calling for the transfer of the PNP’s Internal Affairs Service (IAS) under the control of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). PBA Party-list Spokesperson Atty. Migs Nograles argued that placing […]

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GIVE WORKERS PAID QUARANTINE LEAVES – LAPID

Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill which aims to put in place a mechanism that will help address the adverse effects of the current pandemic and similar future events to our workforce. The proposed measure provides for 28 paid quarantine leave benefits per year equivalent to the daily wage rate of affected workers in […]