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PROCEED WITH TRANSPARENCY IN NUCLEAR ENERGY STUDY – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian called for transparency in the government’s plan to study the possibility of tapping nuclear energy as a long term-option for energy generation. “Transparency should be the guiding post from day one on the conduct of the study for the possible adoption of nuclear power in our energy mix. The conduct of this study […]

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FOI, PROPER MONITORING NEEDED TO PREVENT MISUSE, CORRUPTION OF BAYANIHAN 2 FUNDS––ABANTE

House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. is urging the government to properly monitor the use of funds Congress has allocated for the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response, as he stressed that monitoring, and the passage of a freedom of information (FOI) measure, will help prevent the misuse and abuse of these funds. Speaking to reporters […]

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DOUBLE PENSION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS – REP. NOGRALES

Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said  he will lend his full support to a bill seeking to increase the monthly pension of senior citizens from P500 to P1,000.“Our indigent senior citizens need all the help they can get especially during this pandemic. Malaking tulong kung madagdagan natin ang monthly pension nila na sa kasalukuyan ay kakarampot […]

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HOUSE LEADERSHIP COMMITS FULL SUPPORT TO TOURISM RECOVERY—VILLAFUERTE

The House leadership has assured tourism business leaders this week of the chamber’s unequivocal support for this once booming industry, as the chamber has set aside a considerable part of its just-approved bill on the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 for the recovery of this sector that is one of the […]

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TASK FORCE YOLANDA DISTRIBUTES HOUSING UNITS IN BILIRAN – NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles led national and local officials in the formal distribution of finished housing units to beneficiaries in Cabucgayan, Biliran on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 as part of the administration’s efforts to address the needs of victims of Typhoon Yolanda. In a virtual turnover of 258 housing units of the Yolanda Permanent Housing […]

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DOLE’S P5B SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR OFW REPATRIATION WILL GO A LONG WAY – VILLANUEVA

The P5-billion supplemental budget the government released to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will go a long way in its continued effort to repatriate overseas Filipino workers displaced by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee said the latest fund release, which Labor […]

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PH RED CROSS REACHES 128% TARGET FOR POLIO VACCINATION – GORDON

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has achieved more than its target for the last round of the Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio in Mindanao, immunizing more children against the disabling and life-threatening disease. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chairman and CEO, said the PRC has reached 128% accomplishment of its target, immunizing 102,567 children against polio instead […]

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PPE NEEDED TO MAXIMIZE BAYANIHAN 2 — ABANTE

This is according to House Minority Leader Benny Abante, Jr., who also said that with the passage of House Bill No. 6953, “the ball is now in the court of the Executive branch.” “Nagtulungan kami ng Majority upang maipasa agad ang Bayanihan 2 dahil alam namin na matindi na ang pangangailangan ng ating mga kababayan,” […]

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REP. NOGRALES: FOCUS ON PANDEMIC FIRST, DEATH PENALTY LATER

Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles is urging his colleagues to focus first on how Congress can help fight the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), particularly in jails around the country, instead of reviving the death penalty. Nograles, Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Justice, supports the re-imposition of the death penalty for heinous […]

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NEA ASSIGNS PROJECT SUPERVISOR TO OVERSEE ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE POWER COOP

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has assigned a project supervisor to the Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ZANECO) pending the resolution of governance issues in the power utility.   NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong issued Office Order dated July 24, designating Sherwin Mañada as project supervisor, effective immediately, to oversee the management and operations of ZANECO. […]