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“We want to do more than rebuild their homes––we want to help the victims of Typhoon Yolanda rebuild their lives.” This, according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, sums up the government’s philosophy in the resettlement sites that have been established as part of the government’s Yolanda Permanent Housing Program (YPHP). The Task Force has already […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa is urging the government to protect Filipinos, especially the youth, from the recruitment efforts of communist groups that he said only want to topple the administration. In a statement during the hearing of the Senate Committee on National Defense to tackle Senate Resolution No. 559, Dela Rosa stressed that while Armed […]
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon recently visited the families in San Andres, Catanduanes that were affected by Super Typhoon Rolly (international name Goni). After meeting with the local officials on the current situation in the province where Rolly first made landfall, Gordon leads the distribution of relief supplies for 100 […]
As students now have to deal with distance and blended learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the use of public libraries and barangay reading centers to assist these new challenges in education. Because face-to-face learning is discouraged as part of the precautionary measures in place to prevent the spread […]
The 89th Malasakit Center in the country opened at the Davao del Sur Provincial Hospital (DSPH) in Digos City.Senator Bong Go, who led the center’s opening, described it as a one-stop-shop facility that caters to the medical needs, especially of the “poorest of the poor” in Davao del Sur province. “This is for the people […]
The alleged abuse and maltreatment that a Filipino domestic worker suffered from the hands of the country’s ambassador to Brazil is deplorable and conduct unbecoming a diplomatic official who should be watching out for the welfare of their countrymen in a foreign land instead of inflicting harm, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of […]
Senator Bong Go said he will be recommending to President Rodrigo Duterte the creation of an inter-agency task force that will employ a whole-of-government approach in the ongoing efforts to end deep-rooted and systemic corruption plaguing the whole bureaucracy. This came after reports of continuing prevalent corruption in numerous agencies, including the Department of Public […]
Aside from causing a severe drop in local palay prices, the government’s inability to monitor the quality of imported rice also cost an estimated billion pesos in uncollected tariff and therefore lost revenue, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “Aabot sa bilyong piso ang nawawala sa gobyerno dahil hindi nito alam ang classification ng mga pumapasok na […]
Senator Grace Poe called for an intensified support mechanism for vulnerable mothers amidst the pandemic, with the doubling of domestic burden lodged on them as they need to simultaneously perform household and familial duties while working. “Ang mga nag-aaruga ay kailangan din ng pag-aaruga natin,” Poe said at a webinar organized by the Philippine Federation […]
With the holiday season inching closer, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles over the weekend assured the public that the government has continuing measures to prevent increases in the prices of basic commodities.In an online forum, the Palace official revealed that the government recognizes the need to continuously monitor the prices of basic goods, particularly food items, […]