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Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan has proposed institutionalizing a comprehensive health insurance package for public school teachers and providing them an annual P7,000 medical allowance to subsidize the availment of this benefit. Yamsuan said his proposed measure under House Bill (HB) 10990 aims to make the plan of the Department of Education (DepEd) to provide health […]
Entry-level nurses at national government hospitals are now assured of annual salary increases that will total more than 20 percent by 2027, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, a member of the House committee on appropriations, said. Rillo said that the basic pay of entry-level nurses at Department of Health (DOH) hospitals will steadily increase by […]
Shocked and worried, Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel expressed concern over recent controversial statements made by Vice President Sara Duterte and advised the feisty former Davao City mayor to seek help or confide in close friends and family. In a press briefing with Senate reporters, Pimentel said he was “worried” about Duterte after she made […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero hailed the signing of the Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act as a timely and essential intervention toward addressing the learning crisis in the country. A priority measure of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council, the ARAL Act will help learners who are found to be below the minimum proficiency […]
Senator Joel Villanueva filed a resolution to commend fellow Thomasian, Tachiana Mangin for bagging the Philippines’ first gold in the women’s category of the World Taekwondo Junior Championships. “Mangin’s record-breaking performance at the World Taekwondo Junior Championships has brought great pride and honor to the whole UST community and the country,” Villanueva said on his Senate […]
Negros Occidental Governor Bong Lacson lauded the awardees and nominees during the 4th Provincial Rural Women Summit and Awarding Ceremony for Rural Women, at Negros Residences Function Hall in Bacolod City. “To all nominees and to all our awardees, congratulations! These awards are affirmations of what you are doing right. May this event renew our […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero said he will consult with fellow senators on how to proceed with the investigation into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs to ensure that the probe is fair and impartial. Varying opinions have emerged as to which committee of the Senate should handle the drug war investigation, including those from two […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s independent review of the New Senate Building continues to unveil alarming revelations about its escalating costs, highlighting the absence of a final project price which remains a “moving target.” Cayetano, who assumed the position of Accounts Committee chair following a Senate leadership change in June this year, disclosed that the total […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution seeking to commend 16-year-old Tachiana Kezhia Mangin for ending the Philippines’ 28-year wait for a gold medal at the 2024 World Taekwondo Junior Championships. Mangin secured victory in the women’s -49kg category, earning the country’s second gold medal in the competition since its inception […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan has urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to order the creation of an independent fact-finding commission to investigate the extrajudicial killings associated with the previous administration’s controversial war on drugs. “We urge the President to form a panel – similar to the Agrava Fact-Finding Board – that will probe […]