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Having a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) training is needed to help prepare Filipinos to fight off attempts to invade the Philippines. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this at a Senate hearing on bills to include ROTC in higher levels of education. “Ito ay ginawa natin itong ROTC, huwag po sana tayo sumailalim sa kanino mang […]
The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) could have up to an additional P2 billion to help more indigent Filipinos through higher contributions to the Universal Health Care (UHC) if the agency’s documentary stamp (DST) tax rate will be lowered to 10 percent. This was stressed by PCSO chairman Junie E. Cua during a recent hearing […]
Some 4.1 million indigent senior citizens will each receive P12,000 in social pension this year with the full implementation of Republic Act 11916, Senator Sonny Angara said. As the Chairman of the Committee on Finance that went over the 2023 national budget, Angara said a total P50 billion was provided under the P5.268 trillion General […]
Senator Chiz Escudero said he is open to the creation of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) but reiterated that the proposed legislation in its current form needs further amendments to address the “many gaps and loopholes”. “Hindi ako tutol sa pagtatayo ng isang sovereign fund pero panawagan ko sa gobyerno at sa administrasyon, pag-aralan naman […]
Citing the necessity to make it more responsive to the present, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president Dax Cua has called for a review of the Local Government Code. Cua made the call during the From Plan to Action: Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028 Forum at the Philippine International Convention Center on […]
The experience of incoming Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian as Valenzuela City mayor will be an asset for the new DSWD chief, who was appointed on Tuesday by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. House Committee on Human Rights Chair and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Wednesday said […]
While there is still a long way to go, the first positive steps have been taken to drum up public consciousness about our Muslim brethren through the commemoration of World Hijab Day. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this as he led a program marking the occasion at the Senate. Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on […]
In an effort to better protect the interest of Filipino consumers, Senator Bong Go has filed Senate Bill No. 1785 which seeks to require the use of standardized date labels on consumer products. In the explanatory note of his proposed bill, Go noted that most of the food and drug products that Filipinos consume are not […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) announced its plans and programs that will drive the country toward achieving sustainable and inclusive economic growth. At the recently concluded NEA Strategic Thinking Conference-Workshop in Pampanga, NEA Administrator Antonio Mariano Almeda vowed to attain 100-percent electrification in the country by 2028. NEA will help in the facilitation of the […]
Amid the continuous rise in prices for agricultural commodities, Senator Lito Lapid proposed a measure seeking to grant full insurance coverage to all qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). Lapid filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1766, amending Republic Act (RA) No. 6657, which provides full crop insurance for qualified farmers […]