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Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan has joined the ranks of farmers, fisherfolk, local business chambers, and consumers in opposing the “exorbitant” tariff increase being collected by a private port service contractor in the port of Tacloban. “Sobra nang pabigat ito sa taumbayan. This would create a domino effect in the supply chain. Imbes na tulungan ng […]
Acting Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Karlo Nograles commended all entities and individuals involved in the three-day National COVID-19 Vaccination Days dubbed as Bayanihan Bakunahan that was held from November 29 to December 1, 2021. “Suma total nasa mahigit 8.01-M ang total vaccines administered sa tatlong araw o katumbas sa 89.06 percent ng ating committed target,” said […]
To further encourage the growth of local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), considered as the backbone of the country’s economy, Senator Win Gatchalian sought to institutionalize “One Town, One Product (OTOP) Philippines” through Senate Bill No. 2366 or the One Town, One Product Philippines Act. The bill seeks to enable the recovery of local […]
Amid declining fish catch, the AGRI Party-list urged the government to implement the National Sardines Management Plan (NSMP). AGRI issued the call in the wake of Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s request for an additional P12 billion from the agency’s earlier proposed P95-billion budget for 2022 to address challenges on food and agriculture. The NSMP aims […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pressing to accelerate the vaccination of minors and teachers following the global alarm on the COVID-19 variant Omicron. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared Omicron a variant of concern. While preliminary evidence suggests that Omicron poses an increased risk to reinfection, it remains unclear whether the variant is more transmissible […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading its version of the P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022, putting the spending on track to year-end enactment. With 22 affirmative votes, no negative and no abstention, the Senate passed Committee Report No. 332 or the Senate version of the “General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2022,” which […]
Senator Dick Gordon has lauded Ilonggo businessman Honorato “Mang Tatoy” Espinosa as an inspiration for Filipino entrepreneurs who strive to rise from the clutches of poverty towards triumph. Gordon recently flew to Iloilo City to convey personally his birthday greetings to Mang Tatoy, a proprietor of the renowned eponymous Manokan and Seafood Restaurant, who was […]
“The Philippine government must explore entering into an agreement and alliance with the QUAD countries in protecting its rights in the West Philippine Sea against China’s aggression”, said Atty. Alex Lacson, a senatorial candidate of the Kapatiran Party, and part of the Tropang Leni-Kiko.“We should even explore allowing the QUAD countries to jointly hold a […]
Senator Dick Gordon warned the public to be more vigilant and cautious against the threat of a possible transmission of Omicron, a new COVID-19 variant the World Health Organization (WHO) has referred to as a variant of concern. Gordon said the new COVID-19 variant, scientifically labelled as B.1.1.529 strain, has shown to have many mutations […]
This, according to administration senatorial candidate Robin Padilla, sums up the government’s COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, which has resulted in the whole country now minimal to low risk for COVID-19 according to the Department of Health. “Nakikita na natin na sa ilalim ng liderato ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ay nauupakan na natin ang COVID,” said […]