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Senator Dick Gordon, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Corporation and Public Enterprises, called on the Social Security System (SSS) to submit to the Committee proposals on how the implementation of the 2021 contribution increase can be suspended without shortening the fund life of the SSS. “Bagama’t kailangan at nakasaad sa batas na magkaroon […]
The government expects the country to bounce back in 2021 as it safely reopens the economy and rolls out the Covid-19 vaccine next year. This positive take was shared by Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, who on Sunday said that “the planned national roll-out of the vaccines, together with sustained efforts to enforce Covid-19 containment protocols […]
The Villar SIPAG (Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance) recognized 22 cooperatives for their contribution in improving the quality of life of Filipinos, especially from the countryside. Former Senate President Manny Villar and Senator Cynthia Villar led the virtual handover ceremony to the cooperatives hailing from different parts of the country. The event capped […]
Farmers and fisherfolk are frontliners too and should be prioritized in the government’s game plan to control COVID-19, including its plan to vaccinate essential workers, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “Sila ang nagpapakain sa atin. Hindi ba dapat prayoridad sa vaccination plan ang ating mga magsasaka at mangingisda?” Pangilinan asked. “Biktima na ng pandemya ang kanilang […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) on Tuesday said work continues to restore electricity to the remaining areas serviced by three electric cooperatives (ECs) affected by the onslaught of Tropical Depression (TD) Vicky. Based on the monitoring report of the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of Monday (December 21), power has been […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) said releasing medical information and safety protocol matters regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is not under its purview. PRC chair and chief executive officer Senator Dick Gordon said only the Department of Health and the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 have the authority to release information regarding COVID-19 medical and […]
Cold-blooded. Unforgivable. Heinous. This was how House Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. on Monday categorized the murders of 52 year-old Sonya Gregorio and her 25 year-old son Frank Anthony Gregorio, who were gunned down by Philippine National Police (PNP) Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca in Paniqui, Tarlac on Sunday afternoon. Whatever the root of their […]
The Senate passed recently Senator Dick Gordon’s bill that simplifies the procedure and requirements in granting land titles to help rural farmers secure land certificates easily. Senate Bill No. 1931 was certified as urgent by President Rodrigo Duterte on December 15 “to allow the continuous titling of public alienable and disposable agricultural lands beyond December […]
No room for complacency despite lower hunger figures. This stressed Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles in response to the recent Social Weather Station (SWS) survey showing only 16% of respondents have experienced involuntary hunger once in the past three months. “SWS’s numbers reflect the gains we’re increasingly having in our efforts to combat hunger and poverty.” […]
The implementation of the government’s National COVID-19 Vaccination Program should include a portion of the labor force who help sustain the economy, aside from those providing essential frontline services, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. In a resolution, Villanueva sought the Senate to look into the details of the government’s vaccination plan particularly “the readiness of […]