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The government is ready to weather the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and is now exploring measures to mitigate the impact of the disease on trade, tourism, and employment, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles has assured. Nograles on Thursday said: “At this point government is studying all options as part of contingency measures to reduce […]
Nissan Philippines gave the disaster response capabilities of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) a boost through the donation of three Nissan Navara pickup trucks. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, formally accepted the donation, which has a total value of P4.1 million, from Nissan Philippines President and Managing Director Atsushi Najima recently at the […]
With the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak now affecting the global tourism industry, Senator Dick Gordon stressed the need to implement the Holiday Economics Law to boost domestic tourism. Gordon pointed out that with the warning from tourism experts that the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on tourism now being felt across Asia, will linger past […]
Senators Joel Villanueva and Bong Revilla both recognize the significant role military reservists play in times of calamities and in stopping terrorism. Villanueva and Revilla have filed Senate Bill Numbers 1147 and 1203, respectively, to strengthen the employment rights of military reservists. The proposal was filed and was passed on third reading at the Senate during […]
Senator Dick Gordon welcomed the Social Security System’s (SSS) reported increased contribution collections because of Republic Act 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2019, which aims to lengthen the life of the state-run pension fund, among others, by gradually increasing the monthly contributions of members. “When they retire, they will retire with a measure […]
Discrimination of learners on the basis of their background or religion has no place in the country’s education system. This is Senator Win Gatchalian’s reminder to the Philippine National Police (PNP) amid an uproar on a Manila Police District (MPD) memorandum, which called for the creation of a database of Muslim students in Manila high […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has surpassed its electrification target for 2019 with over 500,000 new consumer connections, bringing its overall energization level under the franchise areas of different electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide at 95 percent. Data from the NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) showed that from January to December last year, […]
With 21 affirmative votes, no negative votes and no abstention, the Senate approved on third and final reading a measure expanding the use of a fund meant for the legal assistance of more than 10 million Filipinos working abroad. Through LeAF, the government can extend legal assistance to distressed Filipinos working abroad through Philippine embassies […]
National Electrification Administration (NEA) Administrator Edgardo Masongsong has refuted claims by a supposed consumer group that he had abused his authority when he issued memoranda increasing the salaries and retirement benefits of general managers (GMs) of electric cooperatives (ECs), stressing the issuances were all aboveboard and that the accusations were part of a “malicious scheme” […]
Government was told to urgently craft a “resilience plan” that will allow the economy “to deftly evade” the brunt of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the shutdown of plants and back offices of Honda, Wells Fargo and other multinationals in the country. The call was made by Senator Sonny Angara as the Senate finance committee […]