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SOLON BACKS NURSING SCHOLARSHIP, RETURN SERVICE

ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes believes having a scholarship and return service program for nursing students will provide a “win-win solution” to help address the shortage of nurses in the country and boost the number of active registered nurses in the country. “This is a win-win solution. Our proposed scholarship scheme will definitely help those […]

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T.I.P. BOOSTS TECHNOCORE, NEW POLICIES UNDERWAY

Focusing on its goal to produce graduates who are ready to help solve real-world industrial problems after getting their college degrees, the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) heightened its efforts toward educating students through experiential learning.  Central to this mission is the full immersion of undergraduate students and faculty members in various research and development activities […]

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FUNDS FOR P1K MONTHLY STIPEND OF SENIORS URGED

Camarines Sur Rep. and National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte is hoping the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) can ferret out  enough funds in the national budget  to be able to carry out fully  this year a 2022 amendatory law doubling to P1,000 the monthly social pension of   the country’s estimated  4 million-plus indigent senior citizens. “In […]

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BONG GO SENDS ASSISTANCE TO NUEVA ECIJA TOWNS

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 […]

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E-VEHICLE MANUFACTURING FACILITY TO RISE IN CLARK

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 […]

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CUA TO LGUS: HELP FUND SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM

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 […]

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REGISTER FRATERNITIES AS SCHOOL ORGS – BONG GO

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 […]

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NO TO FOREIGN LAND OWNERSHIP IN CHA-CHA – PIMENTEL

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 […]

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NOGRALES URGES MORE MEASURES VS CHILD LABOR

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 […]

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OIL SPILL CLAIMS SEEN TOPPING P1.1B, SAYS RILLO

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 […]