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“More than 90% of all mobile subscribers in the Philippines are prepaid users.” This shared Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo, a known advocate of consumer rights, and principal author of House Bill 5109 or the Prepaid Load Protection Act. “Unfortunately, this more than 90% is subjected to prepaid loads with expiry dates, and forfeiture of […]
The House committees on basic education and culture and on higher and technical education jointly approved House Bill 4890 seeking to establish a Human Trafficking Prevention Education Program for the youth. The bill aims to enhance the knowledge of the youth of their basic rights and promote their vigilance against human trafficking by providing preventive […]
The lifting of the deployment ban for skilled and semi-skilled workers for Kuwait is great news for many of our OFWs interested in working in the gulf state. This according to Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo, vice chairman of the House Committee on OFWs. Previously, President Rodrigo Duterte imposed a temporary deployment ban for Kuwait. […]
The Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) auction for the supply of new drivers license cards should include a system that would deliver through mail the cards to applicants including those who apply online. This according to Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo, chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development. Castelo said that less human intervention […]
The quick resolution of the diplomatic crisis in Kuwait will be difficult to achieve if political intrigue is injected into the actions taken to provide assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who complain of abuse from their Kuwaiti employers. This according to Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo, vice chairman of the House Committee on OFWs. […]
The House committee on tourism has approved a substitute bill seeking to create an inter-governmental task force for the protection and assistance of tourists in the country. The bill substituted House Bill 2963 filed by Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, seeking to establish an inter-governmental task force for international visitor assistance, and HB 1828 by Rep. Alfred […]
“We cannot expect our special forces to risk life and limb if we cannot even give them what little is due to them.” This according to Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo, chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development, amid reports that allowances for members of the Philippine National Police – Special Action Forces […]
“A virtual monopoly in the transport network vehicle service sector now exists with the official withdrawal of Uber after selling out to competitor Grab.” This according to Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo, chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development. “The government, through the Land Transport Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB), can remedy the situation […]
Residents, government officials, civic groups, and environmentalists in El Nido, Palawan have renewed their commitment to protect and strengthen the natural resources of the island and work together towards the sustainability of one of the Philippines’ most prized tourism destinations. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through El Nido-Taytay Managed Resource Protected Area […]
Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo yesterday said the proposal of the Consultative Committee reviewing the 1987 constitution to include environmental rights in the Bill of the Rights could not have come at a more opportune time given the dilemma in Boracay and other tourism destinations. “It’s not only timely but a step in the right […]