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SOLONS WANT NAT’L PERIOD OF MOURNING FOR PNOY

A party-list lawmaker called for a period of national mourning for former president Benigno Simeon ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III who passed away at the age of 61 due to renal failure as a result of diabetes. Senior Citizens Representative Rodolfo Ordanes said expressions of sincere condolences and grief for Aquino’s death should be shared at this […]

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MISOCC HOSPITAL HAS NEW COVID-19 ISOLATION WING

The Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center (MHARS-MC) in Misamis Occidental province formally opened its P50-million worth isolation wing that can accommodate more coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Medical Center Chief, Dr. Jesus Martin Sanciangco III, said the rooms were originally designed as private wards but because of the pandemic, it would be used […]

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CREATE NATIONAL HOSPITAL REFERRAL SYSTEM – TAN

A national patient navigation and referral system that will strengthen the provision of the health care delivery system is contained in House Bill 9633, which seeks to institutionalize and broaden the scope of the One Hospital Command System. Through the establishment of the National Patient Navigation and Referral System (NPNRS), patients can navigate through different […]

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BILL GIVING PWDS CASH AID GETS HOUSE PANEL OK

A panel of the House of Representatives approved a measure which provides for an annual P750 emergency grant to persons with disabilities (PWDs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. During its virtual hearing, the House Special Committee on Persons with Disabilities, chaired by Negros Occidental Representative Ma. Lourdes Arroyo, approved House Bill 7180, otherwise known as the […]

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PENALTIES FOR ERRONEOUS LEARNING MATERIALS URGED

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts is mulling the imposition of penalties against persons behind the publication and distribution of school books, learning materials, and self-learning modules containing errors or misleading information, whether intentional or not. Probinsyano Ako Party-list Representative Jose Singson Jr., panel chair, said they will expect from the DepEd an […]

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TADURAN BACKS NO QUARANTINE FOR VAXXED OFWS

A party-list lawmaker said returning Filipinos who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) here or abroad should be exempted from the mandatory quarantine when they arrive in the country. ACT-CIS Partylist Representative Rowena Niña Taduran said the mandatory seven-day quarantine in a government-approved facility would only burden the arriving fully vaccinated Filipinos, who […]

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MILITARY PENSION BILL GETS HOUSE PANEL OK

A House of Representatives panel approved a measure seeking to overhaul the Military and Uniformed Personnel (MUP) pension system to make it more fiscally sustainable. During its virtual meeting, the House Ad hoc Committee on the Military and Uniformed Personnel Pension System approved the unnumbered substitute bill after significant issues were resolved among the committee […]

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HOUSE PAYS TRIBUTE TO EX-DEPUTY SPEAKER VILLAROSA

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco recently led the House of Representatives in paying tribute to the late Deputy Speaker Ma. Amelita “Girlie” Calimbas-Villarosa during a necrological service held at the session hall inside the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City. Villarosa died of an aneurysm while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Metro Manila on May […]

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MANGUDADATU TO LGUS: SET UP MUSLIM CEMETERIES

Maguindanao 2nd District Representative Esmael Mangudadatu has filed a bill urging all local government units across the country to allot lots for Muslim cemeteries. Mangudadatu said he filed House Bill No. 9589, an act requiring all LGUs in the country to allocate suitable tracts of land in their localities for Muslim cemeteries. “I filed the […]

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2,000 MARGINALIZED WORKERS TO GET DOLE AID

Presidential son and Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo “Pulong” Duterte and the Department of Labor Employment (DOLE) in Region 11 have facilitated the payout of aid to more than 2,000 marginalized workers affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic over the weekend. The Duterte’s office said the financial aid was sent to the […]