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Senator Win Gatchalian vowed to pursue the enactment of his bill to develop satellite-based internet technology in the country and expand the powers of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to ensure universal access to the internet. Gatchalian has filed Senate Bill No. 2250 or the proposed Satellite-Based Technologies for Internet Connectivity Act […]
Senator Joel Villanueva called for the institutionalization and localized employment structures in the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS), and said that the strategy should be strengthened through local government unit (LGU) participation. “The NERS should be sustained beyond its deadline this year and provide guidance particular to the needs of every LGU. Each LGU should […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri is taking firm a stand against agricultural importation, calling for the Department of Agriculture to cease importation during harvest season for local farmers. This call comes after two straight weeks of plummeting millgate prices for raw sugar, in anticipation of the impending sugar importation as announced by the Sugar Regulatory […]
From Build, Build, Build to Bridge, Bridge, Bridge. This is how Manila Mayor Isko Moreno plans to spur economic growth in the Visayas and address shipping delays brought about by port congestion and weather disturbances, as he bared plans to build a bridge linking Norther Samar in the Visayas and Sorsogon in Luzon during a […]
Former Maguindanao Rep. Zajid “Dong” Mangudadatu has vowed to actively campaign for Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno in Mindanao to improve his chances of winning the presidency in the May 9 elections. Addressing his almost half a million followers on Facebook over the weekend, Mangudadatu urged his supporters to vote for the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking to increase teachers’ salaries to uplift their morale and to motivate more students to join the country’s teaching force. In a forum hosted by the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) entitled “Ang Senador at ang Edukasyon,” Gatchalian shared his proposal on how to increase teachers’ salaries, especially at the entry […]
“Still a long fight ahead.” This is what the Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list had to say over its inclusion among 48 party-lists that are on track to get a seat in Congress were elections to be held during the survey period. In Pulse Asia’s 2022 Party-list survey, PEACE PL got a […]
Reforms in the country’s education system should focus on equipping future workers with skills needed for the Fourth Industrial Revolution which will be crucial to post-pandemic recovery, Senator Win Gatchalian said. According to a December 2021 Discussion Paper by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), 62% of the country’s workers have skill […]
Senator Joel Villanueva took a break from his reelection campaign schedule to accompany his children for their first COVID-19 vaccine dose. Villanueva took his daughter Gwyn (9) and son Jaden (11) to the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan City where each received the vaccine doses from the city’s health workers. The the veteran […]
Senator Dick Gordon joined the caravan of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan as one of their guest candidates in their Senate slate. Gordon, who is aiming for a consecutive and final term as a member of the Upper Chamber, said that it was an honor for him to be recognized as one […]