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Four barangays (villages) in Davao City are recipients of patient transport vehicles (PTVs) and financial aid for the elderly through the office of 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte.Duterte’s office said the vehicles were turned over to the leaders of barangays Langub, 22-C, 23-C, and Bago Aplaya by the lawmaker’s son, Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II. The […]
A party-list lawmaker is pushing for a measure providing a one-time cash aid of P2,000 to all Filipinos to alleviate the burden brought about by the coronavirus pandemic and the rapid rise of goods and services. Kalinga Representative Irene Saulog filed House Bill 2022, otherwise known as the Universal Ayuda bill, which proposes an amount […]
Surigao del Norte 2nd District Representative Robert Ace Barbers, in his privilege speech, discussed the ‘No Contact Apprehension Policy’ (NCAP), and asked the House of Representatives to suspend it immediately for further review. Barbers stated that while the objective of the new policy is laudable, the NCAP’s implementation gave rise to more questions than answers. “What […]
Agusan del Norte 2nd District Representative Dale Corvera filed a bill seeking to include the scouting program in the elementary and junior high school curriculum in all public and private schools in the country. Corvera said he introduced House Bill No. 3035 before the House of Representatives plenary. In his explanatory note, the legislator said […]
A party-list lawmaker is pushing for the establishment and construction of a permanent official residence for vice presidents of the Philippines. In her House Bill 2698, KUSUG TAUSUG Rep. Shernee Tan-Tambut said the construction of the official residence for the vice president will be beneficial to the government in the long run due to the […]
Stressing the need to fully maximize the whole landscape of the country’s gastronomical potential, a lawmaker proposed the creation of a government body that would be responsible to formulate and implement policies, as well as developing programs and opportunities for the gastronomy and culinary heritage sector. Pangasinan 4th District Representative Christopher De Venecia, Chairman of the […]
A party-list lawmaker is calling for the urgent creation of a national task force to monitor the status and combat monkeypox to proactively prevent community transmission and infection. In filing House Resolution No. 134 on Aug. 1, AGRI Rep. Wilbert Lee said a national task force, composed of relevant government agencies in partnership with the […]
Single persons with dependents will be given more benefits and privileges, such as scholarships, monthly subsidies, and flexible working schedules under a proposed law in the House of Representatives. PBA party-list Representative Migs Nograles filed House Bill 1364, otherwise known as the proposed Single Persons’ Welfare Act, which shall develop a comprehensive program of services […]
A proposal to establish and secure standard tourism signs and symbols in the country to improve awareness of the existence of various tourist sites has been filed at the House of Representatives. Bohol Representative Kristine Alexie Tutor filed House Bill 2048, or the proposed “Tourism Signs and Symbols Act of 2022.” In the bill’s explanatory […]
A lawmaker said healthcare frontliners should be deployed on school campuses for the opening of face-to-face classes this year. BHW Party-list Representative Angelica Co said the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response at this time should have more emphasis on all the schools and campus communities because classes are resuming with face-to-face contact. Co said the Department […]