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As the country celebrates the National Women’s Month, the Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill aimed at expanding the country’s nutrition and health programs for mothers and children during the child’s first 1000 days of life. Senate Bill No. 1537, or the “Healthy Nanay and Bulilit Act,” was sponsored by Senator […]
Senator Bam Aquino emphasized that transparency on the part of telecommunications companies is the first step to solving consumer complaints about the disappearance of prepaid mobile loads or “nakaw load”. During the hearing of the Committee on Science and Technology on the issue, Aquino said that the immediate solution is for telcos to issue notifications […]
“We cannot just sit back, relax, and watch government buildings burn.” This according to Quezon City Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo, chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development, during the fire today at the University of the Philippines (UP) Shopping Center. By virtue of Presidential Proclamation 115-A, the month of March was declared as […]
Senator Sonny Angara has filed a bill that will give the Department of Health (DOH) the authority to increase the bed capacity of all public hospitals to address the mismatch in occupancy and improve the quality of government health services. Under the present set-up, the department can only increase the bed capacity of DOH hospitals […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on the National Housing Authority (NHA) to devise a “friendly” house rebuilding package for more than 8,000 displaced families in the Most Affected Area (MAA) of the war-torn city of Marawi. “The government, through the NHA, should open a window of opportunity for all of our brothers and sisters in […]
“The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) is suffering from worsening congestion problems as its four passenger terminals serve about 40 per cent more than its designated capacity.” This according to Quezon City Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo, Chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development. “NAIA was designed to accommodate only up to 30 million […]
The Senate is set to approve on third and final reading a bill that seeks to improve the health and nutritional status of pregnant women and of children from 0 to 2 years old to ensure growth and development of young children. Senate Bill 1537 or the Healthy Nanay and Bulilit Act, also known as […]
Senator Grace Poe said debt collectors that engage in unfair collection practices must be punished to put an end to their prevalent abusive behavior and protect consumers. In filing Senate Resolution No. 655 that directs the Senate committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies to look into the implementation of Republic Act 10870 or the […]
Senator Joel Villanueva pinpointed the lapses in the guidelines of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources- Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) in the processing and issuance of environmental compliance certificates (ECCs) to establishments in Boracay. The EMB is the bureau under the DENR that is tasked with ensuring establishments’ compliance with environmental laws in environmentally-critical […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto backed plans for the Philippines to jointly prospect for oil in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with “China and other countries” for as long as it is “between private parties and that we won’t be giving away the deed to the area.” Recto said energy exploration in the WPS […]