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The Senate adopted on third and final reading seven local bills that seek to rename State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) as well as convert state colleges into state universities. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Committee on Higher and Technical-Vocational Education, expressed his gratitude to the body for the swift passage of the seven bills, […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led the successful holding of the 5th leg of the Kasama sa Pamana: Regional Pre-SONA Series in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro last May 25, 2021. The event was attended by officials from national government agencies, local chief executives, and other stakeholders. This was part of preparations for President Rodrigo Duterte’s sixth and […]
Barangay workers who perform frontline services for their communities are essential workers, too. This point was reiterated by Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr., who in a March 25 letter to National Task Force Chief Implementer Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. urged the government to include barangay kagawads, tanods, and Sangguniang Kabataan officials in the A4 vaccination […]
It is high time that the Philippines joins the growing list of countries mandating the registration of pre-paid subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to finally put to an end to online scams, Senator Win Gatchalian said. As of March 2020, there were already 155 countries that require proof of identity of a person in purchasing […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros welcomed the newly released resolution from the Employers Compensation Commission (ECC) on compensating workers for injuries sustained while working from home. Back in April, Hontiveros also lauded the commission for listing COVID-19 as a compensable occupational disease. “Ngayong mas marami na ang naka-work-from-home arrangements, malaking bagay na alam ng ating manggagawa na […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has called on the Congress to pass a trio of measures designed to accelerate the Philippines’ digitalization switch amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in support of President Duterte’s goal of transforming the country into a key player in the global digital economy. These digitalization initiatives are Villafuerte’s three legislative proposals on institutionalizing […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led officials from the National Housing Authority (NHA) and the beneficiary local government unit in turning over additional 2,957 free housing units in Carles, Iloilo last May 21, 2021 as part of a series of turnovers in the province for victims of Typhoon Yolanda, in fulfillment of the Duterte administration’s commitment […]
The local Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should take the cue from its counterparts in the United States and other countries and start studying the use of the available COVID-19 vaccines for children below 18, Senator Sonny Angara said. “In so far as expanding the administration of vaccines to other age groups, we should always […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading a measure that aims to further relax qualifications for foreign retailers to enter the Philippines. Voting 20-0-0, the chamber passed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1840 seeking to amend Republic Act (RA) No. 8762, otherwise known as the Retail Trade Liberalization Act (RTLA) of 2000. “The proposed measure […]
Cabinet Secretary and Task Force Zero Hunger head Karlo Nograles announced recently that the Task Force, together with the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Region 3 office and the National Nutrition Council (NNC) – NCR signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the Enhanced Partnership Against Hunger and Poverty (EPAHP) program to address the nutritional […]