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“Our farmers in the towns of Narra and Aborlan in Palawan will benefit immensely from the newly-renovated Malatgao River Irrigation System and Post-Harvest Facilities. This project was made possible through the efforts of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) with funding from the Japan International Copperation Agency (JICA).” This was the statement of Cabinet Secretary Karlo […]
Senator Sonny Angara called for unity among Filipinos and a cease from debating on the controversies surrounding the country’s hosting of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). Angara said the nation must pour its attention into showing it’s its Southeast Asian neighbors, the world-famous Filipino hospitality. The veteran legislator also warned that the raging […]
With killings being done daily, Senator Dick Gordon is calling on the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to exert more effort in gathering evidence and filing necessary charges against perpetrators. “The CHR should press a little harder to get the trust of the people and to investigate, instead of just being a talking head. It […]
A bill filed by Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles pushing for the creation of a separate agency to handle overseas labor cases was welcomed by a coalition of recruitment agencies. “It’s about time” said Alliance of Bonafide Recruiters for OFW’s Advancement and Development (ABROAD) Convenor Russel Garcia. “OFW cases involve foreign labor and immigration […]
Senator Joel Villanueva described the overtaxation concern on Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) as unfounded, saying its poor regulation has contributed to mounting social concerns such as rising property prices and an increase in criminality and illegal activities. In a statement, Villanueva expressed support for the move to impose taxes on this particular sector of […]
Senator Bong Revilla reiterated the need to implement R.A. 9173 or the “Philippine Nursing Act of 2002” which pegs the base pay of nurses in the public sector at Salary Grade 15 as he questioned its exclusion in the 2020 national budget despite the Supreme Court’s ruling. In Revilla’s interpellation during the Senate’s hearing of […]
PDP Laban Senator Koko Pimentel III has filed Senate Bill (S.B.) No. 1177 granting “support for the surviving heirs of slain justices and judges.” Pimentel explained that S.B. No. 1177 is in response to the growing list of justices and judges who are threatened and intimidated in the performance of their judicial functions. “Several justices […]
All elementary and high school students may soon be required to take a road safety and comprehensive drivers’ education if a bill filed in the Senate becomes law. Senator Bong Revilla has filed Senate Bill No. 451 which would integrate basic road safety and a comprehensive drivers’ education in the curriculum of the K-12 program. […]
Senator Grace Poe reminded the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on the commitments of Dito Telecommunity (formerly Mislatel), the country’s third mobile player, to improve internet speed and coverage in the country in the next five years. During plenary deliberations of the proposed 2020 DICT budget, Poe said Dito will face penalties if […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced on Tuesday that 10 days after remembering the devastating typhoon which struck large areas of the Visayas in 2013, the Duterte administration was again distributing a new batch of completed housing units to survivors of Typhoon Yolanda. “The houses for Yolanda beneficiaries in several towns in Iloilo, Antique, Aklan and […]