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Senator Lito Lapid again expressed grave concern over the rising number of student suicide cases, as DepEd reported in a Senate committee hearing that over 400 youth students nationwide took their own lives and some 2,000 others attempted suicide in Academic Year 2021-2022. Amid calls to declare a mental health emergency, Lapid asked his colleagues […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee pushed for the passage of a measure strengthening the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Law to provide more sustainable intervention to fight poverty. Lee, the principal author of the “Expanded Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Act,” said during the hearing of the House Committee on Poverty Alleviation last Feb. 7, […]
The cooperation of the State and the management of social media networks will be the key to protecting Filipino youths from the misleading and immoral content found on the internet, Senator Robin Padilla said. Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, said that while he respects the freedom of speech […]
Incoming University of the Philippines (UP) President Angelo Jimenez took his oath of office Tuesday, February 7 at the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in Diliman, Quezon City. CHED Chairperson Prospero de Vera III, who co-chairs the UP Board of Regents (BOR), administered Jimenez’s oath. In his vision paper, Jimenez stated that UP “must strive […]
Alarmed over reports of suicide cases among students, Senator Chiz Escudero has called on the Department of Health (DOH) to lead a nationwide study that will enable the government to get a bigger picture of the current mental health state of Filipinos. Escudero stressed a comprehensive study is needed to have a holistic and effective […]
As the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) nears the commemoration of its 28th anniversary, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel R. Ledesma Jr. on Monday said that PhilHealth would work with national leaders and stakeholders so that it could better fulfil its mandate to provide health insurance coverage and ensure affordable, acceptable, available and […]
With the lingering elevated inflation seen as a major threat to the global economy this 2023, four legislators led by National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte have proposed the congressional approval of twin measures bumping up the salaries and making permanent the allowance for teaching supplies of about 800,000 public school teachers in basic […]
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 […]