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With few more days to go before classes formally begin this school year, Senator Win Gatchalian called for strong enforcement of anti-cyberbullying measures in schools to combat learners’ increased exposure to harassment and threats amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Gatchalian cited Republic Act No. 10627 or the “Anti-Bullying Act of 2013,” which requires all elementary and […]
As more Filipinos are rendered jobless due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a neophyte lawmaker called for an inquiry into the conditions of the country’s public and private employment services. Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles filed House Resolution No. 1126, citing these services’ “crucial role in preventing the labor market from seizing […]
A total of 442 local government units (LGUs) have bought some 10 metric tons of produce and farm products worth over P2.5 billion directly from farmers and fisherfolk during the enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. The agriculture products were bought directly from 518 farmers and 245 farmers cooperatives and […]
“Thirteen Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Organizations and 17 Institutional Markets will be our partners in implementing the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program in various provinces of Region 8 (Eastern Visayas).” This was the statement of Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles who was the main guest speaker in the 6th Virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) […]
Senators mourn the death of former senator and Manila mayor Alfredo Lim, who passed away on August 8, 2020 at the age of 90. Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Lim wore many hats as a public servant, from being a police chief of the city of Manila to senator from 2004 to 2007 and […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking increased government support for the transition to flexible learning of small and medium-sized private universities amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. A flexible approach to teaching and learning means students can learn when, where and how they prefer it to be. “Without the systems and expertise to implement remote learning, […]
The Duterte administration’s Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program had a successful launch in Region 8 last August 7, 2020 at the National Irrigation Administration’s Region VIII Training Center in Marasbas, Tacloban City, highlighted by a consultation and MOU signing ceremony between NIA, DepEd, DAR, BJMP, Irrigators ‘Associations (IAs), and Irrigators’ Service Cooperatives […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on the government to provide financial support to local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan that are now under a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until August 18, 2020. Gatchalian said LGU officials — from the mayors down to the “barangay tanods” are themselves frontliners […]
Several senators said controlling the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is key to improving the economy, following the 16.5-percent decline in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter from a year ago. Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto said the Philippine economy can only improve and “get people back to work, consume and invest” […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, has proposed putting up a command and control center to manage the rising number of positive coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 cases and prevent further overwhelming the country’s healthcare system. Gordon said the command and control center should be centralized and with a hotline […]