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Senator Joel Villanueva stressed the crucial role that surveillance testing plays in keeping millions of jobs alive amid another surge in cases of COVID-19. Villanueva said regular random testing in workplaces could detect sources of coronavirus and stem its transmission and risks of workers bringing the virus home. The chair of the Senate labor committee […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, together with IATF Yolanda, NHA and LGU officials, turned over 1,543 housing units in Panay, Capiz last Tuesday, March 16, 2021 as part of the government’s commitment to finish all Yolanda housing projects by 2022. Since assuming the chairmanship of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Unified Implementation and Monitoring of […]
The Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the labor education bill, a measure that seeks to improve education and awareness on labor laws, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, described the development as a “golden opportunity” for both employers and workers to achieve harmony in the workplace […]
Following the released survey which identified violence against women as a top concern during the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated the need to ensure continued education and protection programs for vulnerable girls to combat gender-based violence amid new lockdown and curfew measures. The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) recently cited the results of […]
Amid an unsettling surge in coronavirus infections this month, Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has called on implementers of the government’s vaccination program to exert their best effort to accelerate the rollout of the anti-Covid jabs, more so now when the World Health Organization (WHO) itself has observed an increasing public acceptance of the vaccines. […]
With more Filipinos now putting their money in banks, Senator Sonny Angara is looking to hike the deposit insurance coverage provided by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) from the present P500,000 to P1 million per depositor. Under Senate Bill 2089 filed by Angara, further amendments to the charter of the PDIC will be introduced […]
The Senate unanimously adopted a resolution filed by Senator Dick Gordon expressing profound appreciation to Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, for being a friend to Filipinos – both to those living in the United Arab Emirates and in the Philippines, in times of disasters, including the COVID-19 pandemic that […]
The Senate passed on third and final reading a bill which will create the provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur in Mindanao. House Bill No. 6413, sponsored by the chairman of the Committee on Local Government Senator Francis Tolentino, seeks to divide the present Maguindanao province to pave the way for the […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles is urging the public to remain vigilant and to continue strictly following COVID-19 health and safety protocols amid the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines that are now being administered to the country’s health workers. The Davao native stressed that while the arrival of the vaccines is a welcome development in government efforts […]
The Senate adopted a resolution commending the seven awardees of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the Philippines for their excellence and significant contributions to the welfare of the country. Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 621, introduced by Senator Nancy Binay, was adopted taking into consideration SRNs 624 and 670 of Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto […]