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The Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (C.O.D.E.) Team and Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) met with Davao City officials last Tuesday, February 16, 2021, to discuss the city’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout readiness. Among the matters tackled were the Local Situation Report on COVID-19, National Action Plan (NAP) Against Covid-19 […]
The plight of the most vulnerable in the country, such as the indigenous peoples should be included in the fight against the growing hunger problem, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said following a visit to Aeta communities in Pampanga. “Lumalala ang problema ng gutom sa bansa dahil sa COVID. Kung gusto nating solusyunan ito, kailangang nakatuon ang […]
Recognizing the 7 million chicken eggs it produces daily, Senator Cynthia Villar wants to declare the town of San Jose in the province of Batangas as the “Egg Basket of the Philippines”. Villar, chairperson of the Senate committee on Agriculture and Food, filed Senate Bill No. 2044 or “An Act Declaring the Municipality of San […]
Isabela 6th District Rep. Inno Dy V took the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to task for entering into agreements with Authorized Agent Corporations (AAC) to conduct PCSO small town lottery (STL) operations in the provinces––agreements that were tantamount to awarding franchises to private corporations to hold lotteries, in violation of Section 1 of R.A. […]
Senator Joel Villanueva pushed for the creation of a Department of Overseas Filipino (DOFil) – a new line agency – citing their “immeasurable contribution” to the country’s pride and the nation’s economy, especially in these times of pandemic. “One in 10 Filipinos live overseas. Kung nasa isang bansa po ang lahat ng ating mga kababayang […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded on Tuesday the Supreme Court’s move to go digital for this year’s Bar examinations and urged other government instrumentalities to take their cue from the High Court, which has leveraged technology in order to continue to perform its mandate. “Once again, the SC is leading the way in […]
Lawmakers from the province of Isabela led by Isabela 6th District Rep. Inno Dy and the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) represented by LPP National President and Marinduque Gov. Presbitero Velasco Jr. on Tuesday scored small town lottery (STL) operations in the provinces. At a joint hearing of the House committees of Games […]
Motorists, especially motorcycle owners, can now send their concerns and grievances on poor and unlawful services by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) through an online complaint desk launched by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. “Mayroon na ngayong malalapitan ang mga kababayan nating sawa na sa mabagal o tiwaling serbisyo ng LTO lalo na ‘yung milyon-milyong […]
The proposed Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL) will consolidate the various government offices that cater to the needs of over 10 million overseas Filipinos (OFs)––including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)––in order to serve them more efficiently and effectively without bloating the bureaucracy and without the need for additional funding. This was emphasized on Monday by Cabinet […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led the turn over ceremony of 463 new housing units to beneficiaries in Daanbantayan, Cebu last Tuesday, February 9, 2021 in coordination with Task Force Yolanda, the National Housing Authority and LGU officials. The distribution, the 20th virtual turnover of housing units, was made under the Yolanda Permanent Housing Project for […]