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In support of the government’s plan to reorganize and streamline the bureaucracy, Senator Chiz Escudero has refiled a bill that seeks to lower the compulsory retirement age of employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) from 65 years old to 60 years old. Enrolled as Senate Bill (SB) No. 58, Escudero said that the proposed […]
The AGRI Party-list has filed a bill seeking to grant rental subsidy to informal settler families (ISFs) to help them cope with the rising cost of basic commodities. “It is getting harder for the poor to live decently due to the pandemic and inflation. The government has to step in and intervene so that informal […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte called on Congress to honor the recent passing of former president Fidel Valdez Ramos by pursuing more economic reforms under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos .Jr that would further privatize or deregulate big business, with the goal of improving the delivery of basic services and attracting greater private sector investments. Villafuerte […]
Senator Chiz Escudero called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint with urgency a “high caliber Cabinet member” as head of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) that will serve as an effective point person between Malacanang and Congress in pursuit of the Chief Executive’s legislative agenda. Escudero issued the statement to avoid another incident […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte wants Congress to give its full backing to the commitment of President Ferdinand Marcos. Jr to stick with, and even expand, the “Build, Build, Build” initiative of the previous administration by authorizing the new government to spend at least P500 billion annually over the next three years on infrastructure projects […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has filed a bill to expand and give equal employment opportunities to senior citizens and to encourage private companies to hire the elderly. “There is a need to provide opportunities for our senior citizens who are still able and willing to obtain gainful employment and wish to continue to become economically active […]
The 3rd CES Public Leaders’ Summit (PLS) held at the Philippine International Convention Center from 26-27 July 2022 ended on a high note, as Civil Service Commission Chairperson Karlo Alexei B. Nograles called on the career executive service (CES) community to use the present political transition to emerge “not just to a new, but to […]
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. vetoed House Bill No. 10554 or an Act Expanding the Franchise Area of Davao Light and Power Company, Inc. In a letter addressed to the Senate, President Marcos said he is constrained to veto the bill due to the susceptibility of the proposed expansion of the franchise area of Davao […]
At least 2,200 low-income residents of Manay, Davao Oriental benefited from the P11 million cash assistance distributed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 11 (Davao region).The beneficiaries received P5,000 each from the financial aid sourced through the DSWD’s Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program. The AICS forms part of the […]
Senator Chiz Escudero said the country’s economic managers should flesh out the details of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s “very compelling vision” of how he wants to navigate the nation in the next six years, particularly the sources of funds to implement his initiatives. “The President has presented a very compelling vision of which the country […]