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The AGRI Party-list is pushing for incentives for private companies to encourage them to buy directly from small-scale farmers.“Paliit nang paliit ang bilang ng small-scale farmers natin. Hindi rin naman natin sila masisi dahil kadalasan ay kakarampot ang kita nila dahil binibili ng mura ng mga middleman ang mga produkto nila, at saka naman inilalako […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has asked the National Privacy Commission to look into the “epidemic of ‘text scams,’” particularly the kind in which cell phone numbers are barraged with job ads or offers. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, described the apparent “robo texts being blasted” to be the “forbidden fruit of a data breach […]
Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is pushing for the inclusion of other public utility drivers as beneficiaries of the government’s Fuel Subsidy Program, which will receive an additional P5 billion fund next year. At the Senate deliberations on the 2022 budget of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) Monday, November 22, Pangilinan was also able to secure a […]
The “silent killers” of hunger and malnutrition, which kills 95 Filipino children every day, must be stopped alongside managing the COVID pandemic, Senator Kiko Pangilinan on World Children’s Day.“Ayon sa UNICEF, 95 na batang Pilipino ang namamatay araw-araw dahil sa malnutrisyon. Mas marami pa kaysa sa 74 na Pilipinong na namamatay sa COVID-19 araw-araw,” Pangilinan said. […]
Major transportation cooperatives in Cagayan de Oro (CDO) City gave their support for the Bayaning Tsuper (BTS) Party-list’s bid in the May 2022 elections. In a dialogue with BTS first nominee Atty. Aminola “Alex” Abaton and second nominee Atty. Philip Josef Vera Cruz held in the city last Tuesday, 17 November 2022, the leaders of […]
Magnifying narratives, provoking consciousness, and fostering unity amongst peace, have become pivotal objectives for Say Peace! UST UNESCO Club’s (UUC) official podcast for the academic year 2021-2022. In this campaign, UUC has decided to team up with experts in the field of medicine, politics, the environment, and more to produce a series of seven podcast […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is set to file the substitute bill on the proposed Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) which will undertake a comprehensive assessment and evaluation of the entire education sector’s performance and boost global competitiveness. EDCOM 2 will review the observance of the mandates of the Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission […]
With the use of face shields no longer required in many places across the country, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles has called on concerned local government units to organize a plastics waste drive to help ensure these are properly disposed of. “We have a mounting waste problem that needs intervention both the local and […]
Senator Grace Poe said the Filipino people are looking forward to the government’s promised 200 megabits per second (Mbps) internet speed for state agencies and departments with the completion of Phase 1 of the much-touted National Broadband Plan (NBP). “We expect that by February 2022, we will actually feel the 200 Mpbs speed as committed […]
As neither a child of a rich or powerful political clan or dynasty, nor the spouse of anyone who has held power in the past, Manila City mayor and presidential candidate Isko Moreno called on the country’s basic sectors––farmers, fisherfolk, vendors, and ordinary citizens––to help one of their own win the nation’s highest office. In […]