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Senator Joel Villanueva said that the country’s senior citizens deserve a long overdue increase in their pension in the middle of the pandemic. “Simple at straightforward po ang layunin ng mga panukalang batas na ito: Isanlibong piso kada buwan para sa indigent nating mga lolo at lola,” Villanueva emphasized. The vice chair of the Senate […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan wants young people, especially students, double-burdened young mothers, and underemployed or laid-off workers, to get mental health treatment as they are shown to be most psychologically impacted by the pandemic. “Malala ang epekto ng pandemya at lockdown sa ating lahat, pero lalo na sa ating mga kabataan. Maraming nakakaramdam ng isolation. Maraming […]
The creation of a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will ensure that the Philippines, which is an archipelago with the fifth longest coastline in the world, will have enough fish and not import the Filipinos’ favorite protein source, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “Sisiguruhin ng DFAR na sapat ang isda at iba pang pagkaing dagat […]
Senator Win Gatchalian pressed for the passage of the bill that will give financial regulators the power to enhance the conduct of surveillance against cybercriminals given the massive shift in digital financial transactions. “Hackers and fraudsters are becoming very sophisticated and if we don’t stay ahead of the curve and no one is mandating to […]
Senator Dick Gordon has urged the government to reconsider its “no vaccine, no ride” public transportation policy as majority of Filipinos have yet to be fully vaccinated. Gordon, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairman, instead pushed to intensify the vaccination drive as many of the unvaccinated are from the lower income classes. “Hindi ako masyadong […]
Pharmacists and other personnel in private drug stores who will serve as COVID-19 vaccination centers must receive the benefits granted to health workers under the 2022 national budget and other laws, Senator Joel Villanueva said. “Frontline health workers fighting against COVID should be entitled to and receive every benefit that the government can provide. It […]
Instead of enforcing the “no-vaccination, no-ride” policy, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the national government should make inoculation convenient by setting up vaccination stations in transportation hubs and other such places. Pangilinan expressed this sentiment after the Philippine government announced recently a draconian policy in public transport, particularly in Metro Manila. “Parusa itong no-vaxx, no-ride policy […]
COVID-19 swab test prices “are not written in stone” and the rules in determining them call on the government to order price cuts whenever market conditions warrant, Senator Joel Villanueva appealed. “Hindi po forever ang itinakdang presyo para sa RT-PCR test,” said the chair of the Senate committee on labor and employment, referring to the […]
Senator Dick Gordon called on the public and the private sectors to help break what he called a “cycle of disaster and poverty” that has been pulling back the agriculture sector for decades. Gordon, who chairs the Senate government corporations and public enterprises, said the Filipino farmers are always at a disadvantage yearly due to […]
Senator Dick Gordon warned Social Security System (SSS) members and their employers to take extra precaution against scammers amid the recent rise in the number of fraudulent incidents, especially during pandemic. Gordon, who chairs the Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises, urged SSS members and their employers alike not to disclose sensitive information […]