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While imposing new taxes on ‘junk food’ could help curb children’s consumption of food with little or no nutritional value, Senator Win Gatchalian said it is equally important to protect children from harmful commercial marketing that promotes unhealthy products. A study released this year by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), […]
The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) has expressed its willingness to assist the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) in addressing the consumer complaints against some electric cooperatives (ECs) over electricity bills. In a statement, PHILRECA Executive Director and General Manager Janeene Depay-Colingan assured the government regulatory agencies including ERC that it is monitoring the […]
With different government agencies and regulatory bodies having testified that broadcast giant ABS-CBN had complied with the country’s laws and regulations governing it, House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. voted to grant ABS-CBN a fresh 25-year franchise, stressing in his vote the importance of elevating the decision to grant the network a new franchise to […]
“Climate change and the collapse of ecosystems are threats whose impact is likely to far outweigh even a pandemic,” said Joan Gregerson, Writer, Founder of Green Team Academy. “We need to act boldly and quickly for system-wide transformative change and we don’t have time to waste.”Environmental issues such as pollution and lack of access to […]
Citing the important role of the media in nation-building, Senator Dick Gordon called on journalists to provide the public, not only with accurate updates on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, but also to inform the people on what should be done to ensure victory over the disease, particularly on the importance of getting tested. […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has extended the payment deadline for amortization of loans extended to electric cooperatives (ECs) that are due for the second quarter of 2020. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued Memorandum No. 2020-033, extending the deadline for ECs to settle their loan amortization from June 30 to July 30, 2020. The relief […]
Diplomats of the European Union (EU) member states in the Philippines strengthened their ties with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) by answering the call for blood donations. PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon expressed gratitude to the EU envoys and ambassadors, and recognized the EU’s various assistance to the PRC throughout […]
The lack of an epidemiological surveillance to monitor the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in real-time is a clear indication of how health authorities are mishandling the pandemic response, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, expressed alarm over the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country, saying […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has launched its COVID Samaritan program to ensure that poor people who could not afford the fees for coronavirus disease 2019 testing (COVID-19), could get tested. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, reiterated the need to ramp up testing to ensure victory over COVID-19, adding that the COVID Samaritan […]
The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) said electric cooperatives (ECs) have shown strength and resilience in the face of the ongoing public health crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement, PHILRECA president and party-list Rep. Presley De Jesus said since the declaration of a state of public health emergency, […]