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Senator Koko Pimentel III, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, has filed Committee Report No. 273 which penalizes “hoax ordering.” Pimentel underscored the urgent need to protect delivery riders of all food, grocery and pharmacy delivery services in light of the rising cases of unjust order cancellations and bogus transactions. […]
Quezon City officials and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) launched a vegetable and tree-planting project called the “Community Pan-Tree.” The officials, led by District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo and his wife Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo, started the project over the weekend in Sitio Sto. Niño, Barangay Holy Spirit, which is part of […]
The significant drop in the number of families that experienced involuntary hunger in the National Capital Region (NCR) is an indicator that safely resuming economic activity can help families earn enough income in order to ensure that they have enough to eat––and should be replicated in other parts of the country to help prevent hunger. […]
Though the Philippines has retained its ‘Tier 1 Status’ by the U.S. State Department for meeting the minimum standards on the elimination of trafficking, Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated the need for a stronger government crackdown on all forms of human trafficking, including the online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC). The U.S. State Department’s 2021 Trafficking […]
An education advocacy group urged local government units to “set aside a greater amount for education” for 2022, as the windfall from the Mandanas ruling on the internal revenue allotment kicks in. “Our LGUs will play a crucial role in addressing our education crisis. With the Mandanas ruling finally taking effect next year, they will […]
As the Philippines ranked last among Global Finance’s list of 134 safest countries, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the country stands a chance of being a safe haven anew especially for Filipinos if the right leaders are in government. “Bilang tatay, ang gusto natin sa mga anak natin ay isang lipunang ligtas. Gusto nating ligtas ang […]
The government will continue to ramp up efforts to make food affordable, accessible, and available in order to sustain the momentum that has led to the record-low self-rated food poverty figures under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. This according to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who on Sunday said that the Zero Hunger Task Force […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles took time to highlight the government’s agriculture and nutrition programs in the Zamboanga Peninsula at the time of the pandemic during the 12th holding of the Pamana: Regional Pre-SONA Series at Zamboanga City last July 8, 2021. During the event, the Cabinet Secretary was joined by PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar, CORDS for Region […]
The country’s professional licensure system should remain, despite the struggles of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to hold these certification tests the past year due to the pandemic because such assessments boost the credibility of Filipino professionals here and around the world, Senator Joel Villanueva said. “Despite our disappointment with how the PRC has been […]
Senator Joel Villanueva is urging closer collaboration among agencies involved in education so that the government “will have a stronger and unified approach in addressing an education crisis worsened by the pandemic”. As tests and studies reveal the deterioration of the quality of graduates across levels, Villanueva said the Department of Education, Commission on Higher […]