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Senator Sonny Angara has filed a bill that seeks to increase the salaries of public school teachers – a move that dovetails with the promise of President Rodrigo Duterte – to the country’s 800,000 public school mentors that it will be their turn to get salary increases following the ones given to soldiers and police […]
Philippine micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) need to constantly innovate their products and services if they want to survive the global disruptions caused by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Senator Win Gatchalian has warned. Speaking at the recent 27th Metro Manila Business Conference, Gatchalian urged MSMEs to foster a culture of innovation in order to […]
Isabela 6th District Rep. Inno Dy on Tuesday vowed to spend his first year in office pushing for the passage of a measure rescheduling the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls from May 2020 to May 2023, stressing the need for barangay executives to serve full five-year terms to better serve their constituents and to […]
Preparations to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the National Electrification Administration (NEA) are well underway, with a series of activities and events for its stakeholders to commemorate the significant event. Carrying the theme “NEA@50: One with ECs and MCOs for Sustainable Rural Development,” this year’s celebration will highlight the NEA and Electric Cooperatives’ […]
The Commission on Audit (COA) has declared the National Electrification Administration (NEA) as compliant with government transparency standards in its operations and financial management. According to the latest COA Independent Auditor’s Report (IAR), the NEA received an unmodifed opinion on the fairness of presentation of its financial statements as of December 31, 2018. This means […]
Four neophyte senators have bared some priority bills that they would be filing in the upcoming 18th Congress. Senator-elect Bong Go said he will prioritize the salary increase for teachers, as well as other government personnel. Go said he would also push for the creation of the Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), which would […]
To ensure that the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is capable of immediately coming to the rescue of Filipino fishermen who are in distress at sea, Senator Dick Gordon is pushing for the allocation of additional budget for boosting the agency’s capability. Gordon made the proposal in the wake of the incident at the Recto Bank […]
Senator Dick Gordon denounced the reported abandonment of Filipino crewmen by the Chinese vessel that hit their boat in the West Philippine Sea, saying the crew of the Chinese boat committed acts of inhumanity in violation of international laws and treaties. In separate statements, Gordon said the abandonment of the Filipino crew by the Chinese […]
The only way Filipinos could pay back the sacrifices of their forefathers to attain freedom is to ensure that they continue to fight and win whatever struggles the country may face, Senator Cynthia Villar said. “Sa kasalukuyang panahon, iba’t ibang kalayaan ang pinaglalaban ng bawat Pilipino sa iba’t ibang antas ng pamumuhay (At present, Filipinos […]
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is urging government to expedite the full implementation of the recently-signed Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Law amid the marginal rise in the country’s inflation rate. This, after the Philippine Statistic Authority (PSA), has reported that the inflation rate rose to 3.2 percent in May from 3 percent last April. “This will […]