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To build the much-needed information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure the country needs amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the government to ensure that Republic Act 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018 is in full force. The Vice-Chairman of the Senate […]
“The President listens to the pleas of our health care workers (HCWs). He will address the concerns of our medical frontliners. In fact, the IATF will discuss this urgent matter to give concrete solutions to problems facing our HCWs.” Cabinet Secretary and Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases co-chair Karlo […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte wants to make sure the country has an adequate and readily available supply of critical products such as medicines, vaccines, personal protective equipment (PPEs) and ventilators needed in the continuing fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. To do so, Villafuerte has filed a bill exempting from the payment of […]
The Senate has adopted a resolution commending outgoing Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary József Bencze for his invaluable work as envoy of the Republic of Hungary to the Philippines which strengthened relations between the two countries. Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri introduced Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 478 which was adopted by the chamber taking into consideration […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua on Tuesday expressed support for national government initiatives to streamline the processes involved in securing permits to build cellular towers, and stressed that local government unit (LGU) executives would work with the government agencies and telecommunications companies to improve information […]
To boost the creation of the Public Education Network (PEN) that will connect all public schools and the Department of Education (DepEd) offices nationwide, Senator Win Gatchalian pushed for his ‘Education in the Better Normal’ bill’s passage which will help accelerate the education department’s digital transformation. In his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA), […]
The House of Representatives through the Committee on Tourism has launched an online campaign entitled “IT’S A MASK!” to showcase unity and “bayanihan” against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “IT’S A MASK!” Campaign is a collective effort of the legislators under the leadership of Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano where the House Members will lead the digital […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte said over the weekend Globe Telecom Inc. and Smart Communications Inc. should stop blaming all local government units (LGUs) for their epic failure to upgrade their poor and slow services, more so now when President Duterte and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) have assured them there would no […]
Heeding the call of President Rodrigo Duterte for a stimulus package to help the country’s agriculture sector recover from the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the House of Representatives has adopted House Resolution (HR) No. 925 affirming its commitment to pass a P66-billion supplemental budget for the Department of Agriculture (DA). HR 925 was […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has moved the celebration of the 11th National Electrification Awareness Month (NEAM) and its 51st Founding Anniversary online as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country. NEAM, which is celebrated annually every month of August by virtue of Proclamation No. 1743 signed in March 2009 by […]