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The head of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) on Thursday appealed to the national government (NG) to accelerate COVID-19 vaccine supply deliveries as he acknowledged that prioritizing Metro Manila and regions with higher COVID-19 infections may help prevent the spread of the disease to the rest of the country.According to ULAP […]
Senator Joel Villanueva stressed the importance of having agreements with countries that host overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to prevent Filipino jobseekers from falling prey to human trafficking syndicates. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, said the bilateral agreements would allow the Philippine government to run after third-country recruiters who send Filipinos to perilous locations, […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles as Task Force Yolanda Chair, the National Housing Authority, and beneficiary local governments, led the back to back distribution of free housing units in Iloilo on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, as part of the Duterte administration’s commitment to finish all Yolanda housing construction by 2022. The two successive distribution ceremonies were […]
A House leader has called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) and law enforcement agencies to act on the unabated wave of killings in the country, and stressed that failure to solve these murders would embolden criminals to continue gunning down helpless targets.In a privilege speech, Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. said that the recent […]
As the number of COVID cases continue to spike on the first year of the first COVID-caused community quarantine, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the Department of Health to empower local governments so that they can level-up in addressing the challenges of controlling the spread of the disease. “Local governments know what’s happening on the ground, […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 and the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to move teachers up in the priority list for the COVID-19 vaccination program, adding that he supports a similar call from at least 33 education, business and medical groups who […]
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the easing of restrictions on returning Filipinos from foreign countries after authorities rescinded a guideline it issued which triggered a wave of disruptions on travel plans of Filipinos eager to come home. Villanueva lamented the ordeal of Filipino passengers overseas, particularly those who received notices from their airlines that they would […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros has urged the National Task Force on COVID-19 (NTF) and the Department of Health (DOH) to release a vaccine tracker immediately so that the public can view the progress of the National Vaccination Program after the country contracted another loan of $900 million for vaccines. “Ang taumbayan ang magbabayad ng mga utang […]
As the torchbearers of tomorrow, the Filipino youth plays a vital role in shaping the future. Despite the current global political climate, they remain undeterred to extinguish the pervasive wildfire of injustice and inequality, both physically and digitally. This belief is what drove the University of the Philippines Political Society (UP POLSCi) to conceptualize one […]
A House leader on Thursday urged authorities to address the rising spate of killings in the country, as he condemned the murder of respected pastor Rev. Dioscoro “Jet” Tan, Jr., who was gunned down in Samar just over a week after the ambush of Calabyog City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino.House Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District […]