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A group of educators hailed the government’s “statement of intent” to address the education crisis by allocating the largest share of the proposed 2022 national budget to the education sector. “The education sector getting the largest share in the proposed budget signals the government’s intent to deal with the crisis. Magandang farewell gift ito ng […]
While he sympathizes with Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque due to his recent bout with insomnia, Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. said on Wednesday he is more concerned about the sleepless nights of nurses who have yet to receive their benefits from the DOH, which is why he has called on the DOH […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan filed a measure that seeks to create a social security and pension program for farmers and fisherfolk. “Kinikilala ng panukalang batas na ito ang mahalagang papel at kontribusyon ng ating mga magsasaka at mangingisda sa araw-araw nating pamumuhay (This proposed measure recognizes the fundamental role and contributions of our farmers and fisherfolk […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri has committed to source funding of P200 million to augment the allocation for the establishment of the Bacolod City General Hospital. “Aside from the P600 million appropriated in the law, we are going to add more from my allocation, which you call institutional amendment. I added P200 million to be […]
A group advocating for quality education will be distributing learning materials in support of the Department of Education’s Brigada Pagbasa. “The Brigada Pagbasa is a worthwhile initiative by the DepEd, and we wish to complement their efforts to instill a love of learning and reading in our children by also distributing educational materials as well […]
As active COVID-19 cases exceeded 100,000, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) reminded the public to take extra measures. After the hypertransmissible Delta variant, the Department of Health has detected a case of the new Lambda variant, which has been confirmed in more than 20 countries. The first Lambda case was a 35-year-old-female who tested positive […]
A House leader on Monday thanked his colleagues in the Committee on Ways and Means for supporting proposals to establish a national health center that specializes in the care of senior citizens––something that is long overdue given the growing number of the elderly in the country––and for approving tax exemption provisions involving the said institution. […]
GoLEAD PH is an official youth leadership collective arm of the United Young Leaders Coalition, established in 2020. It is a Cebuano organization with the goal of creating in-house grassroots projects to develop young leaders and mobilize various stakeholders to a common goal of nation-building and greater civic engagement. Last year, the organization had different […]
FilPass Tamperproof Tech Inc. launched on July 23 the Industry-Academe Linkage for Construction Series in pursuit of introducing its flagship project, the Construction Industry One Registry System or CIORS, to the Philippine construction industry, academe, and non-profit organizations. As part of the 4-part series, FilPass will be holding a panel discussion titled, “Industry Academe Linkage […]
Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo and two other city councilors are proposing the appropriation of P1 billion as “ayuda” or aid for poor families in Quezon City who have been left out in the national government’s social amelioration program (SAP) during the two-week hard lockdown in Metro Manila. The three introduced in the […]