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A party-list lawmaker is calling for an increased budget for science and technology in the forthcoming budget hearings at the House of Representatives. 1-Ang Edukasyon Party-List Representative Salvador Belaro Jr. made the call recently on the occasion of the observance of Science and Technology Week. “We have to shift to a knowledge-based economy as soon […]
A four-man Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) delegation left for Pyongyang on a first-ever visit by a Philippine political party to the North Korean capital, launching a historic direct party-to-party contact with the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). Senator Koko Pimentel III, PDP Laban National President, described the three-day mission to the reclusive […]
Senator Cynthia Villar underscored the need to invest in research and development (R&D) to hasten the growth and development of the agriculture sector. Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, stressed that agriculture growth is very important because majority or two-thirds of the population are directly and indirectly involved in agriculture. Personally […]
Senator Sonny Angara welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to certify as urgent the Universal Health Coverage bill, saying he is expecting the President to urge Congress to pass the measure in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA). “The President’s call would definitely help speed up the passage of this bill that aims to […]
House Appropriations Committee Chair Davao Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles said his panel is committed to increase the funding for the Social Pension Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to expand the present coverage of the government’s pension system for indigent senior citizens so that “more of our lolos and lolas […]
“The government, alone, cannot promote the Philippines as a tourist destination. It needs the support of its citizens.” This according to Xander Sigua, Executive Director of Tourism Educators And Movers Philippines (TEAM Philippines), at the sidelines of the meeting of the League of Tourism Students of the Philippines (LTSP). “We need to promote a culture […]
Senator Dick Gordon said the proposed creation of at least 59 additional branches of different courts in various provinces across the country would address the problem of overburdening of caseloads in the courts. During the hearing of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights on bills proposing the creation of additional court branches in various […]
Senator Cynthia Villar called on local government units, the private sector and agricultural stakeholders to make it a collective goal to improve the condition of Filipino farmers and fisherfolks. “The farmers and fishermen are the key to the growth of the agricultural sector which is relevant to our country’s social and economic growth and sustainability,” […]
A party-list lawmaker urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to classify campus journalism subjects and activities in the K-12 curriculum under the Araling Panlipunan discipline, instead of the Languages. 1-Ang Edukasyon Rep. Salvador Belaro Jr. said the reorientation of campus journalism as a social studies discipline will deepen the youths’ understanding of the context and […]
As the bicameral conference committee finalizes the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, ANAC-IP party-list Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr. expressed hope that peace would finally be a reality in Mindanao. “The sooner the BBL is passed, the sooner we can work to make peace a reality in Mindanao,” Panganiban said. The legislator said that ANAC-IP […]