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The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has provided more than P2 billion worth of direct assistance to more than 250,000 individuals with health-related problems seeking financial help in 2022 through its flagship Medical Assistance Program (MAP). “True to our mission of providing responsive assistance to eligible recipients and beneficiaries, the PCSO has helped hundreds of […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee urged the Insurance Commission (IC) to scrap the implementation of its IC Circular Letter No. 2022-34 which seeks to increase the minimum catastrophe (earthquake, typhoon and flood) insurance premium rates, especially because the country’s inflation hit a 14-year high of 8.7% this January. The hike was supposed to be […]
Quezon City 1st District Rep. Arjo Atayde thanked his colleagues at the House of Representatives for approving on the third and final reading a bill that establishes a safer working environment for workers of the movie and television industry. “Nagpapasalamat ako sa aking mga kasama sa Kamara sa pagpasa ng Eddie Garcia bill. Bilang kasapi […]
Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte and three other lawmakers have proposed the establishment of specialty hospitals across major regions in the country to bring quality healthcare closer to people living outside Metro Manila. House Bill (HB) 6857 filed by Duterte, Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, and ACT-CIS Reps. Jeffrey Soriano and Edvic Yap aims […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) administered to a total of 573 examinees the Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSC-FSO) yesterday, 5 February 2023, in 13 regions. This number represents 89.39% of the total registered examinees (641) from National Capital Region (NCR), Regions 1 to 11, and the Cordillera Administrative Region. CSC Chairperson Karlo […]
Lawmakers led by Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte have pushed for the swift approval of a measure that aims to grant parents of children with disabilities (CWDs) a P2,000 monthly subsidy from the government. House Bill 6743 filed by Duterte, Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, and ACT-CIS Partylist Reps. Edvic Yap and Jeffrey Soriano […]
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday reiterated its commitment to provide financial relief to Filipinos in light of socio-economic challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic as it proposed to implement steady incremental increases in its premium contribution schedule to give time for Filipinos to adjust. PhilHealth had already previously affirmed compliance with […]
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) said it expects its P2-B Pasig River cleanup project to cross the 1 million metric tons threshold in silt and solid wastes removed, by next month, as its dredging teams focus their efforts on both ends of the river–the Manila Bay and Laguna Lake, where significant water flow restriction is known […]
Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte has filed a measure that aims to improve the welfare of security guards and other members of the private security industry by institutionalizing rules set by the labor department on their employment, working conditions and benefits. Along with Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, Duterte proposed that security guards and other private […]
Motivated by their strong feelings against water pollution and its harmful effects on public health, three senior high school students from the Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) in Manila are trying to blaze their own trail towards the field of green engineering. Grade 12 students Mark Joseph Funilas, Nichole Emmanuelle Barcelona and Ansharina Therese […]