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Senator Bong Go, chair of the Committee on Health, reminded government of the need for the strict enforcement of Republic Act No. 8749, also known as the Clean Air Act. Go, who was interviewed after his team provided aid to the residents of Tanauan City, expressed his growing concern over the rampant air pollution problem […]
As the second State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., scheduled on July 24, looms, Senator Bong Go expressed his optimism regarding the administration’s capacity to uplift the lives of more impoverished members of the Filipino society and roll out further pro-poor initiatives. With the current government’s focus on the nation’s economic […]
As the country commemorates National Nutrition Month, AnaKalusugan Partylist Rep. Ray Reyes said they will continue to push House Bill No. 2189, or the Zero Hunger bill, to ensure food security in the country. “Malnutrition remains a serious problem in our country, and it is our duty to address, not just hunger incidence, but also […]
Senator Bong Go continues to push for a more responsive government to meet the needs of Filipinos amid the changing times. Go filed a series of proposed measures including bills that aim to address the need for enhanced digital infrastructure, modernized immigration services, and fiscal autonomy for the Judicial Branch. “Our government must adapt to […]
Registered employee organizations may now file their application for accreditation online. This was announced by Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles, who also heads the Public Sector Labor Management Council (PSLMC), an inter-agency body that attends to matters relating to government employee organizations. The Council consists of the CSC Chair as the chairperson, the […]
Senator Chiz Escudero lauded President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. for the expeditious signing of the New Agrarian Emancipation Law, which frees over 600,000 farmer-beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) from debts tied to land reform sponsored by the state. The President signed Republic Act 11953, which in effect wiped out some P58 billion in […]
Senator Bong Go, chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, commended the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) decision to expand its hemodialysis package from 90 to 156 sessions considering the thousands of Filipinos in need of dialysis treatments. “This is a step in the right direction towards providing better healthcare for all. With the […]
Nearly two years since it launched its ambitious, P2-billion Pasig River cleanup initiative, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) reported that it breached the 1-million metric ton mark of silt and solid waste removed from the historic but polluted waterway, adding it is optimistic the project can be fully completed by August, or right in the middle […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has called on the Department of Health (DOH) to track down almost 130,000 licensed nurses who are believed jobless, underemployed or doing non-nursing jobs and then try hiring enough of them to fill the current gap, in lieu of the proposal by Secretary Teodoro Herbosa to employ board exam flunkers, […]
Senator Sonny Angara said that the controversy involving the “Love the Philippines” campaign of the Department of Tourism (DOT) should not diminish the accomplishments made by Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco in promoting the country to the world. Angara commended Frasco for acting swiftly in terminating the DOT’s contract with DDB Philippines to handle the […]