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The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to institutionalize the Alternative Learning System (ALS) and establish an ALS Community Learning Center (CLC) in every city and municipality in the country. According to Senator Win Gatchalian, principal author of the Alternative Learning System Act, putting up ALS CLCs in every […]
To help schools prepare for a safe reopening this coming school year, Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking more flexibility on the use of the Special Education Fund (SEF) allotted to local school boards. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on basic education, arts and culture, said giving local school boards more leeway on the use […]
Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the outbreaks of other communicable diseases in recent years, Senator Dick Gordon is proposing the creation of an independent and competent Center for Disease Control and Prevention. In filing Senate Bill No. 1440, or the Philippine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Act (Philippine CDC Act), Gordon […]
With the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) still in effect, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure continued delivery of health care programs in Local Government Units (LGUs) under the “Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act” (Republic Act 11148) or the “First 1,000 Days Law,” which he co-authored. The First 1,000 Days […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III lauded the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) for its successful efforts and continued assistance to Filipinos abroad amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Pimentel, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, noted that the repatriation program for displaced Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and the daily tracking of […]
Once certain sectors are allowed to operate as the government restarts the economy, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) must mandate employers to conduct regular, randomized tests on its workers to monitor and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to Senator Joel Villanueva. With the gargantuan task of striking a balance […]
On efforts to resume operations of Philippine Offshore Gambling Operators (POGOs) initiated by administration officials and allies, Senator Kiko Pangilinan lamented the prioritization of the welfare of China in the guise of “boosting state funds” for the fight against COVID-19. Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) Chairman Andrea Domingo recently said she had written President […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) announced its off-grid solar project for 5,000 households is facing a slower pace of completion due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The NEA Total Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Department (TEREDD) said beneficiaries of the solar photovoltaic (PV) mainstreaming project will have to wait a little longer due to […]
After opening a COVID-19 testing center in its national headquarters along EDSA in Mandaluyong City to help prevent the spread of the disease, Senator Dick Gordon, Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairman and CEO, announced that several other PRC testing centers will be opening soon. “The PRC is working very hard, round the clock, and with […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has appealed to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to continue sourcing funds for the government’s emergency employment programs that support workers while the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) is being enforced in Luzon. Villanueva explained that the emergency employment programs of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has so far […]