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The government’s planned three-day national vaccination drive from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 is the “booster shot” needed to spike inoculation numbers, which nine months after the first shot was administered have yet to hit 50 percent of target, Senator Joel Villanueva said. This “one time-big time” approach is what we need, Villanueva said, adding […]
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno drew praise from entrepreneurs and cooperative members in Cebu after being the first presidential aspirant to reach out to the country’s second largest cooperative.Around 50 representatives from various cooperatives in the country attended the assembly at the meeting hall of the Cebu CFI Cooperative. The Cebu CFI Cooperative was started by […]
The Senate adopted a resolution concurring in the ratification of the Convention on Temporary Admission subject to certain reservations allowed under the treaty. Senator Koko Pimentel III, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, said Senate Resolution 832 or the Convention on Temporary Admission and its various Annexes constitute the international codification of the ATA […]
The Power Bloc in the House of Representatives has expressed its strong disapproval of the passage of House Bill No. 10306 or An Act Amending Sections 1, 15, And 21 Of Republic Act No. 11212, titled “An Act Granting MORE Electric And Power Corporation A Franchise To Establish, Operate, And Maintain, For Commercial Purposes And In […]
Following the recognition of “Valenzuela Live” as an outstanding local governance program at this year’s Galing Pook Awards, Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated the need to accelerate the adoption of technology in the delivery of education. Valenzuela Live or the Valenzuela LIVE Online Streaming School utilizes Facebook Live to stream classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
“Triple ingat.”This was the appeal of Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles to local government units after a fire in a Department of Health building in Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur destroyed more than 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses recently. A Department of Interior and Local Government memorandum also states that vaccines should be administered within three […]
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go urged communities to be extra careful and vigilant by strengthening their fire safety efforts following the enactment of the Bureau of Fire Protection Modernization Act of 2021, which he principally authored and co-sponsored in the Senate, last September. The law mandates the BFP to implement a modernization program which will be […]
Amid the celebration of the National Children’s Month this November, Senator Win Gatchalian pressed the need to ensure that COVID-19 recovery efforts will uphold the rights and welfare of children. Gatchalian pointed out that school closures and restrictions on children’s movement took their toll on the well-being and safety of children. While the government has […]
The AGRI Party-list on Thursday said it will push for the development of agri-tourism and the establishment of agri-tourism centers in the country. “Alam naman nating napakahalaga ng agrikultura sa ating ekonomiya. Batid din natin ang turismo ang pangunahing pinagkukunan ng kabuhayan ng ating mga kababayang nasa remote at underdeveloped na mga lugar sa bansa,” […]
Senator Win Gatchalian debunked the Department of Energy (DOE) for accusing the Senate of “causing undue delay to the timeline of the Malampaya consortium corporations” in relation to the ongoing review of the shares’ sale in the Malampaya gas field. “It is unfair to accuse the Senate of delaying any timeline or work program of […]