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To significantly increase and develop the Philippines’ dairy industry, which would further build a “healthy nation” by making milk affordable and accessible to Filipinos,” Senator Cynthia Villar will open a Dairy School inside the Villar Farm School compound in its Las Piñas site. Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, noted that […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, said the preliminary hearing on the alleged deficiencies in management of the Department of Health’s (DOH) COVID-19 funds focused on the alleged delayed provision of the healthcare workers’ benefits. “We are calling this hearing because this is a very serious matter and we cannot just […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) reached another breakthrough as it has now vaccinated more than 112,000 individuals in its Bakuna Centers and Bakuna Buses nationwide. PRC Health Services Manager Mark Abrigo said they have inoculated 105,481 in their jabs centers and 6,844 through the buses. “We have inoculated 105,481 in their jabs centers and 6,844 […]
Senator Grace Poe asked the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to exert its persuasive powers on banks to provide relief to consumers during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). “The BSP has lowered interest rates and provided banks regulatory relief. In the same way, it can encourage banks to provide their clients relief during these difficult […]
Philippine Spring Water and Resources, Inc. (PSWRI), makers of bottled water brand Nature’s Spring Water reiterated its commitment to serve the community as it marked 30 years of providing safe drinking water to local and international markets last July. The brand, which was established in Cebu in 1991 to respond to the lack of safe drinking water […]
“Tinanggalan na ng pasada, pinagkaitan pa ng ayuda.” Senator Nancy Binay expressed disappointment by the lack of government effort to seriously fast track the implementation of the Service Contracting Program for public utility drivers. “Mahigit nang isang taong pinagkaitan ng ayuda ang mga kapatid nating mga namamasada. The DOTr and the LTFRB are invisible, and […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill which seeks to create the Agricultural Pension Fund (APF) to provide pension benefits to agricultural workers, especially farmers and fisherfolk. Senate Bill No. 2335 explains that it is a policy of the State to, from time to time, review and upgrade the pensions and other benefits due to […]
While Senator Win Gatchalian seeks to make the internet accessible to the country’s learners, he also pressed the importance of making it a safe space for all Filipino children. The 2020 study “Philippine Kids Online” backed by the United Nations Children’s Fund showed that on average, the age at which children first go online is […]
Senator Grace Poe urged the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to give micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) a good lead time to inform them of an impending lockdown to allow them to prepare and avoid further losses. “Business owners are not really aware that there’s going to be a lockdown the following day until the […]
With more cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 being recorded in the country, Senator Sonny Angara called on the authorities to be more proactive in its efforts to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. Angara aired his concern over the data showing how the Delta variant is highly contagious and could lead to […]