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Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed Senate Bill No. 2126, otherwise known as “Ensuring Zero Hunger for All Filipinos” to address the glaring gaps in the government response in addressing hunger and malnutrition. “Itutulak ng Zero Hunger Bill ang gobyerno upang unahin ang problema sa gutom at ang karapatan ng bawat Pilipino sa pagkain lalo ngayong marami […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros has backed hospital associations in urging the Department of Health (DOH) to allow the emergency mass hiring of nurses as hospitals remain full due to the spike in COVID-19 cases. Hontiveros said the DOH should treat private hospitals as partners and should support their call for private hospitals to increase capacity through […]
Senator Joel Villanueva today lauded the “community pantry” phenomenon that is fast growing among the villages and neighborhoods in the country, spreading the spirit of “bayanihan” among members of the populace and helping in filling the gaps in government aid in some areas. “I think it is ‘love thy neighbor’ in practice, and the classic […]
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the inclusion of media workers in the government’s revised priority list of essential workers up for vaccination, but he maintained that vaccine supply should be assured as well. “This updated priority list of essential workers is good news,” said Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee. “Those who keep the public […]
The accumulation of household wastes as a result of the lockdowns, including medical wastes, has given rise to the need for proper waste management and other solid waste management treatment facilities to include waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities as an appropriate waste management strategy, said Senator Win Gatchalian, adding that the Department of Health (DOH) requires medical […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles shared the various government programs aimed at reducing hunger during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic during the first Regional Pre-SONA series held at Butuan City on Thursday, April 15, 2021, with local chief executives from the Caraga Region and officials from the national government in attendance. The Kasama sa Pamana: Regional Pre-SONA […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on energy sector agencies and other stakeholders to ensure uninterrupted and reliable power supply while strict home quarantine is called to be observed in all households and while the government rolls out its COVID-19 vaccination program. Electricity demand is usually higher during the summer months and as such, the reserve margin […]
A nationwide academic break? Senator Win Gatchalian disagrees maintaining that the decision to implement an academic break should be left to basic education and higher education institutions. Gatchalian reiterated that poor and vulnerable learners, who are already struggling since the pandemic began, will be left behind because of additional disruptions that a nationwide academic break […]
With over 150,000 active COVID-19 cases in the country, every possible treatment for the dreaded disease should be studied and explored in order to prevent severe and fatal COVID-19 cases. This was stressed by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who on Tuesday distributed free virgin coconut oil (VCO) to level 1 hospitals in Metro Manila. Nograles […]
Senator Win Gatchalian recommended to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) the inclusion of electrical linemen and meter readers in the priority list of the government’s COVID-19 vaccination program, stressing their importance in the country’s energy security and continuous supply of power. “Just like the other non-medical frontliners, linemen […]