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While some progress has been made to reduce the number of families that have experienced involuntary hunger in the fourth quarter of the year, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Wednesday said that “much work still has to be done to return to and improve on the country’s pre-pandemic hunger figures.” Nograles, head of the government’s […]
Senator Dick Gordon sponsored recently Senate Bill No. 1931 that aims to improve the confirmation of imperfect titles by simplifying the procedure and requirements in granting land deeds to help rural farmers and those who are unable to afford legal representation to secure land titles. “Tulungan natin ang mga magsasaka at mahihirap na mabigyan ng […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) was commended by the Office of the President for acting promptly on the citizens’ concerns and complaints lodged through the government’s 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Center. In a letter addressed to NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong, 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Center (CCC) Director Bernadette Casinabe recognized the agency’s efforts in ensuring that the […]
Representatives from the province of Isabela led by 6th District Rep. Faustino “Inno” Dy V are calling for an inquiry into the conduct of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Small Town Lottery (STL) operations, citing legal issues surrounding the PCSO’s 2020 STL Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (RIRR) and its effect on the ability […]
The construction of an “iconic” museum-auditorium in Bacolod City is expected to start in the first quarter of 2021 with more than P200 million already downloaded to fund the project. Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, who is sourcing the funds from the national government, led the groundbreaking rites for what he considers as a “legacy […]
Apart from ensuring the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Sonny Angara said the P4.5 trillion national budget for 2021 also provides funding for several new laws that have far-reaching impacts on the lives of Filipinos. Angara, the chairman of the Committee on Finance that went over the budget measure, said the first priority […]
Key officials of partner agencies participating in the Duterte administration’s Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program met a year after its creation to assess and formulate directions for the anti-hunger and anti-poverty initiative. “It was December 9 of 2019 that we signed a MOU for EPAHP, which is the banner program of the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for a measure that will remove barriers to the development of the microgrid system in the country and help realize the government’s key energy policy thrust of providing electricity access to all Filipino households by 2022. “A hundred percent electrification will have an enormous impact on reducing energy poverty and […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has underscored the need for the country to establish a corn research institute that would focus on increasing the productivity and quality of the country’s most important food next to rice. Under House Bill (HB) No. 7818, the proposed Philippine Corn Research Institute (PhilCorn), is tasked to modernize the corn industry and […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in partnership with American Red Cross, USAid, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and Qatar Red Crescent, conducted relief efforts to aid the typhoon-affected families in Catanduanes and Camarines Sur, distributing cash grants and shelter tool kits beneficial to their recovery. With the unbearable damage brought by […]