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With 94 out of 100 Filipinos expressing satisfaction with the services provided by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), PhilHealth President and CEO Emmanuel R. Ledesma Jr. praised the agency’s workforce for obtaining a record-high net satisfaction ratings in 2022. “We have 7,088 dedicated employees who work every day to serve the Filipino people, particularly […]
An open, orderly and peaceful discourse and view toward divorce. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this as the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality tackled bills on the matter. Padilla, who filed Senate Bill 237 or the Divorce Act of the Philippines, noted that current Philippine laws are not enough to address […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has filed a measure which seeks to extend the estate tax amnesty period to two years. Under House Bill No. 7842, Lee aims to provide taxpayers enough period to settle their tax dues as the amnesty period is about to lapse on June 14, 2023, under Republic Act No. […]
To prevent a repeat of the murder of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo by “security personnel” trained in the use of high-powered firearms, Senator Robin Padilla pushed for the imposition of the death penalty on trained securitypersonnel. At the hearing of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on Degamo’s killing recently, Padilla […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Representative Ray T. Reyes is calling on the Department of Health to allocate additional funds for hospitals in tourist areas. “Our goal should be to enhance the overall tourist experience in our country and one of our priorities should be increased investment in safety, health and social services,” Reyes said. “If we want […]
Complaints and appeals which are non-compliant with the technical requirements of the 2017 Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service (RACCS) may be dismissed by the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) Assistant Commissioner for Legal. The CSC released Resolution No. 2300030, promulgated on 13 January 2023, which designates the Assistant Commissioner for Legal to issue […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo made an ocular visit at the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Diliman Quezon City recently to confirm complaints received by his RTIA Action Center about rampant corruption in the agency that amasses billions of pesos from collections yearly. Tulfo, accompanied by his Senate staff, likewise visited the LTO head office to gather […]
Senator Bong Go congratulated Marlon Tapales for becoming the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) super bantamweight champion after winning against Murodjon Akhmadaliev recently at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas. Go highlighted that the victory of Filipino athletes in international sports competitions is one of the reasons […]
Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte is pushing for the swift congressional approval of a measure that aims to establish the Department of Water Resources (DWR) as the lead agency tasked to secure the country’s supply of water and effectively manage the delivery of this vital resource. At the same time, Duterte said the […]
As part of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s efforts to get more familiarized with its beneficiaries, Chairman Junie E. Cua visited one of the grantees of the agency’s Institutional Partnership Program (IPP). Cua visited Gentle Hands, Inc., a welfare home for at-risk children in Quezon City. Cua said Gentle Hands is “truly deserving” of the […]