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Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has filed a measure seeking to ensure the welfare and protection of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) workers in the Philippines. De Lima filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 2149 seeking to address the working struggles of BPO workers that are not fully addressed by existing laws, as well as pressing issues […]
Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, renews her call for people to grow their own food in their own backyard or in a community garden in the light of the popularity of community pantries being set up in the country. “Community gardens are a more sustainable and cost-effective way […]
The Provincial Government of Pangasinan will start implementing a Palay Procurement Program where the government will purchase directly from farmers to supply provincial government institutions and projects. In a dialogue with local government units (LGUs) of Pangasinan, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said that it is the essence of the Sagip Saka Act. “Nakita na natin ito […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros led the launch of a state-of-the-art “mobile clinic” to give free medical services to Filipinos in poor and far-flung locations in the Philippines. Hontiveros opened the new “Healthy Pinas Mobile Clinic” in Barangay Turu at Magalang town, Pampanga recently. The mobile clinic can serve a maximum of 300 indigent patients a day. […]
A new poll on distance learning woes reveals how the digital divide hounds parents and learners nationwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic. For Senator Win Gatchalian, the basic education sector’s recovery should accelerate efforts in expanding access to both internet connectivity and gadgets for learning. Out of 1,200 adults surveyed nationwide in a Pulse Asia survey […]
Senator Win Gatchalian condemned reports of sexual harassment involving faculty members of the Far Eastern University High School which went viral on social media platforms. Some students recently shared via twitter their recollection of how they were sexually harassed by some of their male teachers before the pandemic. “The FEU high school’s administration to hold […]
A House leader called for the reallocation of National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) funds to subsidy programs under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), saying in a resolution he filed on Friday that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill which seeks to provide relief to student-beneficiaries of the Free Higher Education and Free Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs under Republic Act No. 10931. Recall that Section 6 of Republic Act 10931 otherwise known as “Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act” pertains to exceptions to free […]
To mark its 12th year, the Geodetic Engineering Student Conference (GESC) goes online with the theme “Burgeon: Emergence of Geodetic Engineering and Science in the 21st Century.” First launched by UP Geodetic Engineering Club in 2009, the GESC is an annual gathering of Geodetic Engineering students from across the Philippines. GESC 2021 introduces young and […]
In consonance with the theme “Restore Our Earth” of this year’s Earth Day celebration on April 22, Senator Cynthia Villar called on everyone to participate in initiatives to bring back a greener and healthier environment. Villar also cited the global significance of the 175-hectare mangrove forest and marine habitat Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park, one of […]