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The president of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) urged local government leaders to help fund the school feeding program in their respective areas. This, after the World Food Programme found that only a little more than a quarter of Filipino schoolchildren are being covered by the program. The WFP considers school […]
Senator Bong Go has voiced his support for the efforts to amend and strengthen the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018. This, following the reported fraternity-related hazing that led to the death of John Matthew Salilig, a 24-year-old Adamson University student. His decomposing body was discovered in a vacant lot in Imus, Cavite on February 28. In […]
Aside from questioning the timing of the proposed economic Charter change (Cha-cha), Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III also thumbed down what he called a rider provision in the so-called economic Cha-cha that will allow foreigners to own land in the Philippines. “Although they call it economic provisions, there is one rider that it’s not […]
The chair of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee urged the government to “exhaust more measures and enlist more allies” in the fight to eradicate child labor in the country. “More and more children are being forced to work since the pandemic. We need to exhaust more measures and enlist more allies so […]
Compensation claims as a result of the sunken MT Princess Empress’s massive oil spill in Tablas Strait could surpass those filed in the aftermath of the 2006 sinking of the MT Solar in Guimaras Strait, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo, House tourism committee vice chairperson, said in a statement on Sunday. “If we look back […]
Senator Sonny Angara called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to ensure that all the affected families in the oil spill brought about by the sinking of the MT Princess Empress off the coast of Naujan in Oriental Mindoro last February 28 will receive assistance at the soonest possible time. As chairman […]
The Senate adjourned with 14 measures for the approval of the President, and six more approved on third and final reading. Included among the fourteen are the Condonation of Unpaid Amortization and Interest on Loans of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Act and the Act Further Strengthening Professionalism and Promoting the Continuity of Policies and Modernization Initiatives […]
A fairytale-themed video from five senior Bachelor of Science in Accountancy students of Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) Manila was adjudged first runner up in the recently concluded lecture competition of the 2nd Accounting Students Research Festival. Groupmates Alyssa Quiñones, Stefanie Anne Maming, Rica Mae Arienda, Gem Margaret Lucero, and Venice Marie Arroyo submitted an entry titled “Researchtopia,” […]
Senator Bong Go highlighted continuing efforts to address the economic impact of the pandemic on ordinary Filipinos and help local communities recover. One of which is to institutionalize the One Town, One Product (OTOP) Philippines Program that was approved by the Senate on the third and final reading recently. Senate Bill No. 1594, which was […]
Quirino governor and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president Dax Cua thanked the Senate for tackling proposals to provide a P3,000 monthly allowance, among other benefits, to barangay workers. “I wish to thank the Senate for deliberating on the Magna Carta for Barangay Officials, Personnel and Volunteer Workers. I hope that this measure […]