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Electric cooperatives (ECs) continue to work with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) while doing their part to ensure uninterrupted power as the country grapples with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and other natural calamities. This was the assurance given by members of the House of Representatives’ “Power Bloc”––composed of Ako Padayon Party-list Rep. Adriano Ebcas, […]
As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic threatens to force millions of girls into child marriages, Senator Win Gatchalian reiterated the urgency of raising the age of sexual consent as one of the measures to combat this form of gender-based violence and human rights violation. A child marriage is a marriage of a boy or a […]
Several provinces covered by at least 23 electric cooperatives (ECs) have experienced power service interruptions due to the effects of Typhoon “Quinta,” the National Electrification Administration (NEA) said. This was based on the reports received by the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of 3:00 p.m. Monday, October 26, from the electric […]
Boosting the call of the United Nations’ food arm, Senator Kiko Pangilinan encouraged farmers and farmers cooperatives and organizations to register to be part of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) rice supplier roster in Mindanao. “We support the call of the UN World Food Programme to expand its current vendor roster of qualified rice suppliers […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has proposed that the broadcast media and online news sites allocate a portion of their airtime to disseminate information on enacted laws and government services as well as announce vital information in the event of emergencies along with other matters of public interest. Villafuerte said his proposal will ensure that the power of the media […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan strongly encouraged Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar to prioritize the construction of bike lanes and pedestrian lanes during the DPWH budget hearing at the Senate recently. Pangilinan said the pandemic showed the need to balance road space for private vehicles and public transport, pedestrians as well as […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led national and local officials in the formal turn-over of completed housing units in Baybay, Leyte last Monday, October 19, 2020, as part of the Duterte administration’s push to fully complete the promised aid to victims of Typhoon Yolanda. In the online ceremony, Nograles thanked partner agencies for the “fast action […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is working with the electric cooperatives (ECs) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to immediately address concerns raised regarding electric poles that were not moved following road-widening projects. This was stressed on Wednesday (October 21) by NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong, who said that the agency would […]
Citing the importance of strengthening one’s faith amid these difficult times, Senator Dick Gordon lauded the Jesus is Lord Church and its president-founder, Bro. Eddie Villanueva, for giving people a beacon of hope by spreading the Word of God, not only in the country but throughout the whole world. In a manifestation, Gordon noted that […]
Senator Dick Gordon, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights lauded the Supreme Court’s recent approval of guidelines for the use of community service as a penalty for minor offenses as stated in Republic Act 11362 or the Community Service Act. Gordon said, the law, which he authored, will allow the courts […]