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“We in the Minority will work to make sure TRABAHO works.” This was the assurance given by Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr., who in a press briefing said members of the Minority will properly scrutinize the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-quality Opportunities (TRABAHO) bill, several versions of which […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has released its annual assessment of the overall operational performance of all the electric cooperatives (ECs) across the country, with 87 power distribution utilities receiving the highest ratings. Results of the NEA’s 2018 Electric Cooperative Overall Performance Assessment and Size Classification showed that 87 out of 121 ECs were rated […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has called the signing of the Service Charge Law the “fulfillment of a four-decade struggle” to distribute the fee collected from consumers in the hospitality industry. Villanueva expressed gratitude to the government for putting an end to the struggle of workers in the services industry, who have been pushing for the full […]
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for signing into law the “Murang Kuryente Act,” which seeks to lower the country’s electricity rates. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on energy, said the newly-signed law would ease the burden of Filipino consumers in paying their electricity bills once the government’s share of the Malampaya fund […]
Senator Bong Go said President Rodrigo Duterte is still studying the proposed exemption of Davao City from martial law considering security concerns. “I cannot speak in behalf of the President, but he is concerned that the terrorists might run and hide here in Mindanao,” Go said. Davao City Councilor Mabel Acosta, peace and public safety […]
How do we expect our youth to be prepared for college and to find decent jobs later on in life when they’re not getting the best education that they deserve in grade school and high school? Senator Sonny Angara was incensed by the disappointing accomplishment report of the Department of Education (DepEd) for 2018, which […]
During the first organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography that included a briefing on the country’s health situation and healthcare system, committee chair Senator Bong Go expressed his concern on the various public health issues the country is presently dealing with. The challenges presented and discussed during the hearing include the […]
Senator Bato dela Rosa has floated the idea of compelling state-run universities to fully cooperate with security forces in ensuring that groups that indoctrinate students into the communist ideology will not be allowed in their campuses. “They should, gobyerno naman gumagastos sa kanila (the government funds them). Government-owned schools ang mga ito (these are government schools) and yet […]
The Alliance of Bonafide Recruiters for OFWs’ Advancement and Development (ABROAD), a coalition composed of recruitment agency associations, on Monday said it supports the creation of a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (DOFW), emphasizing the need for a line agency focused on the welfare and well-being of the country’s over 2 million overseas Filipino workers […]
Instead of the usual wholesale distribution of housing units, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Thursday said government will start the partial turnover of new and disaster-resilient resettlement homes for families displaced by Supertyphoon “Yolanda.” Nograles said that there is no longer a need for elaborate ceremonies to give these long-awaited housing units to the beneficiaries. […]