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To help ensure the country’s food security, Senator Robin Padilla vowed to do his part in ensuring the Department of Agriculture’s budget for 2024 gets the nod of lawmakers. Padilla, in his message at the DA’s flag-raising ceremony, also urged the DA to support new Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. in his efforts to give […]
Senator Bong Go, during his visit to the troops of Task Force Samal stationed in Barangay Peñaplata, Samal Island, Davao del Norte, emphasized the importance of unity, service, and dedication to the community. The event was attended by 144 enlisted personnel and Special CAFGU Active Auxiliary (SCAA). Go was also invited to join their situational […]
Senator Grace Poe implored government regulators and telecommunications companies (telcos) to boost their linkages and provide free internet access to public schools. Poe said the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Department of Education (DepEd) should work closely with the telcos to ensure students even in the most remote schools experience the […]
Remove, not regulate, POGOs. This was the position reiterated by House Committee on Human Rights Chair Benny Abante Jr. after law enforcement authorities again unearthed a prostitution den in a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) establishment. “This was exactly my point in the privilege speech I delivered on the floor of the House last Tuesday: […]
The Province of Bulacan headed by Governor Daniel Fernando and Changsa County, Hunan Province, China led by Party Secretary of the CPC Changsha Municipal Committee Wu Guiying harvested the fruit of their partnership that was forged five years ago as Chinese investors signed four new business ventures located in Bulacan. The new investments in the […]
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s endorsement for the Senate to ratify an International Labor Organization (ILO) convention that seeks to end violence and harassment in the workplace would go a long way towards ensuring workers’ safety and welfare, the chair of the House of Representatives Labor and Employment Committee. “President Marcos’ endorsement of ILO Convention 190 […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list has challenged newly elected barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan officials to help in efforts to immunize children against various diseases. “Ang hamon natin sa ating mga bagong halal na barangay at SK officials ay umaksyon para muli nating mapataas ang bilang ng mga bakunadong bata sa ating mga komunidad,” AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. […]
Given the resources currently available to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), it should be able to fully cover the number of dialysis sessions for its members as well as implement a 20% to 30% across-the-board increase in member benefits. This, according to AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who said that PhilHealth should have […]
The government can build a “credible and secure firewall against cyberattacks” without having to use confidential funds for the purpose, Senator Chiz Escudero said. “If what the Department of Information and Communications and Technology needs is to buy equipment and technology that will protect our critical infrastructure from cyberattacks, then it can do so using […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa made an appeal to the education department to guard minors against the recruitment of leftist groups regardless of the absence of confidential funds. Dela Rosa manifested his support to the Department of Education, led by Secretary and Vice President Sara Duterte recently during the Senate deliberation on its 2024 proposed […]