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Senator Chiz Escudero has sought the passage of Senate Bill 1360 which aims to expand the coverage of the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES) by amending Republic Act 10931, or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, in a bid to include private higher learning and technical-vocational institutions. Escudero, who chairs the Senate Committee on […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa, the chairperson of the Senate Special Committee on Marawi City Rehabilitation and Victims Compensation, sees a much faster implementation of the bulk water project component of the Marawi City rehabilitation program. This developed as the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) and the Philippine Army (PA), two of the implementing agencies of […]
More than 21,000 families, local government units, government hospitals, and other institutions have benefited from various programs under the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office in 2022. “Sa pamamagitan ng iba’t ibang programa sa ilalim ng Charity Fund, nasa 21,421 na pamilya, LGU, government hospital, at iba pang institusyon ang nabigyan ng tulong noong nakaraang taon. Asahan […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) recently launched its own TikTok channel to reach out to the younger segment of the population needing information about its programs, policies, and services. The channel, with the handle @civilservicegovph, has garnered more than 9,000 followers since it started last 30 January 2023. “Napatunayan na ng marami, maging iba’t ibang […]
Camarines Sur representative and National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte has suggested that our diplomats work doggedly not only on attending to the concerns of our overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) but also on checking into the most suitable and effective professional and commercial practices in their host countries that can be adapted to the Philippine […]
Representatives Paolo Duterte (1st District, Davao City) and Eric Yap (Lone District, Benguet) have sought the passage of a measure that would categorically exclude persons convicted of heinous crimes from availing themselves of the benefits of the law that cuts prison time for inmates with good behavior. Duterte and Yap said the enactment of their proposed […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded the Department of Education for its efforts to protect teachers from falling prey to loan sharks by providing them legal and financial advice. “Magandang hakbang ang planong ito ng DepEd sa pangunguna ni Vice President Sara Duterte upang maprotektahan ang ating mga guro laban sa mga loan shark […]
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is set increase the number of covered outpatient hemodialysis sessions from 90 to 156. “Good news po ito sa ating dialysis patients dahil ngayong taon ay nakatakdang itaas ng PhilHealth ang bilang ng covered outpatient hemodialysis sessions. Mula 90 sessions ay magiging 156 na po ang covered,” PhilHealth acting […]
The Senate adopted a resolution congratulating and commending Filipino actor Romeo “John” Gonzales Arcilla for winning the coveted Volpi Cup for best actor in the 78th Annual Venice International Film Festival. Senate Resolution 490 was introduced by Senator Lito Lapid, an actor himself before he entered politics. All senators were made co-authors of the resolution. […]
Several measures intended to enhance the capabilities, processes and quality of goods produced by Philippine enterprises took center stage in a recent hearing by the Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship. Senator Sonny Angara was designated as the subcommittee chairman to hear the bills since these are in line with his Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Filipino) […]