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The Office of Senator Bong Go, in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, extended assistance to disadvantaged communities in Gapan City and Peñaranda town in Nueva Ecija. In a video message, Go reiterated his commitment to support the establishment of more Super Health Centers across the country, considering how they can significantly […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri attended the signing of a lease agreement between Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. (EVT) and real estate developer Berthaphil, Inc., to cement EVT’s move to establish a manufacturing facility at the Clark Freeport Zone. EVT is a United States-based transportation industry provider, specializing in all-electric vehicles for commercial and industrial use. Headed by […]
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,” […]