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Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga reaffirmed the Philippines’ commitment to prioritizing risk reduction and climate action amidst economic and strategic challenges at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR). At the Ministerial Forum held recently, Loyzaga stated, “Compound and cascading hazards and fragile systems urgently require […]
House minority leader and 4Ps party-list Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan is batting for the passage of new legislation that would strengthen the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) as a self-governing public higher educational institution. Libanan has filed House Bill No. 3507 – the proposed PNPA Charter of 2022 – to build up the school that […]
Anakalusugan Party-list Representative Ray Florence Reyes urged Congress to restore the 500 million pesos earmarked for Cancer Assistance Fund (CAF) under the Department of Health (DOH) after the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) slashed it from the agency’s 2023 proposed budget. In the 2023 National Expenditure Program (NEP), the line-item budget for the CAF […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III welcomed the pronouncement of fellow Senator Imee Marcos that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos is considering a ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country. “It’s a welcome development. Coming from the President’s sister herself, I would like to believe that we are moving in that direction of […]
Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) companies bring far more harm than good to the country and must be given the boot. This is according to longtime anti-gambling advocate Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante, Jr., who on Monday said: “The recent spate of crimes involving POGO employees contributes to the growing mountain of evidence that strengthens […]
ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Representative Ray Florence T. Reyes expressed disappointment in the decision of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to slash the Department of Health’s (DOH) 76-billion-peso budget for arrears for health workers and urged fellow lawmakers to reallocation. “It is disappointing that DBM cut the health agency’s budget for arrears payment. Next year […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee called on his colleagues in Congress to grant the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) request for a P12 billion budget to continue the Libreng Sakay program, and P6.6 billion to address the backlog in releasing plate numbers. During the DOTr’s budget briefing, Lee noted that despite the 121.5% increase in their […]
The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is taking steps to reverse the damage brought by the improper waste disposal on the Goyong River in Cebu province after its waters turned “milky white” recently. EMB Director William Cuñado said DENR-Region 7 is already “coordinating with the concerned individuals and […]
The national government should work urgently with local government units to improve its booster vaccination numbers to ensure a smooth transition to a “maskless Philippines,” Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president Dax Cua said. This, after Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., on Monday, approved an executive order that makes the wearing of face masks […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee urged the Congress leadership to tackle soon proposals to create a Department of Water Resources Management, as he said the “disorganized and unwieldy framework governing the country’s water resources is untenable amid increasing food insecurity.” Lee is the author of House Bill No. 2880, which is among a number of […]