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Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has underscored the need for the country to establish a corn research institute that would focus on increasing the productivity and quality of the country’s most important food next to rice. Under House Bill (HB) No. 7818, the proposed Philippine Corn Research Institute (PhilCorn), is tasked to modernize the corn industry and […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in partnership with American Red Cross, USAid, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and Qatar Red Crescent, conducted relief efforts to aid the typhoon-affected families in Catanduanes and Camarines Sur, distributing cash grants and shelter tool kits beneficial to their recovery. With the unbearable damage brought by […]
Learn from the past so we can prepare for the future. This according to Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua, who on Wednesday reiterated the need to develop and adopt a “national-local playbook” that will help the country deal with pandemics while it simultaneously deals with […]
To prevent unlawful arrests and planting of evidence as alleged in the case of peasant organizer Amanda Echanis, Senator Kiko Pangilinan wants the police to wear body cameras during police operations. “Proteksyon ito ng publiko sa maaaring pang-aabuso ng kapangyarihan at karahasan ng mga pulis tulad ng pagtanim ng ebidensya, illegal na pag-aresto at maging […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte said Monday that last week’s vote by the United Nation (UN) Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND)’s to delete cannabidiol (CBD) from its list of most dangerous drugs should prompt the House committee on health to take urgent action on his proposal to legalize the production and international marketing of this […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said electricity service has been restored to 92.39 percent of cities and municipalities spread over 26 provinces hit by Typhoon Ulysses. Based on the monitoring report of the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) as of Monday (December 7), power has fully returned to 437 out of 473 […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led the online turnover of 3,615 housing units to beneficiaries in Ajuy, Iloilo last December 4, 2020 in coordination with Task Force Yolanda, the National Housing Authority and local government leaders under the Yolanda Permanent Housing Project for Region 6. Nograles heads the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Unified Implementation and […]
The government should take the lead in restoring business confidence and create jobs by increasing spending on infrastructure such as public health facilities and healthcare services, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, issued the call in the wake of the unemployment report from the Philippine Statistics Authority saying joblessness […]
State-run National Electrification Administration (NEA) exhorted the 121 electric cooperatives (ECs) to increase efforts towards the completion of the government’s rural electrification program. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong made the statement Tuesday, December 1, at the 41st Annual General Membership Meeting (AGMM) and Year-end Strategic Conference of the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA). “Rural Electrification […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) recognized the role played by the Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) in the restoration of electricity in provinces hit by the recent typhoons. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued the statement on Tuesday, December 1, as he congratulated PHILRECA on the occasion of its 41st Annual General Membership Meeting (AGMM) […]