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The House of Representatives approved the bill seeking to establish a new Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) campus in the Municipality of Balangiga. Under House Bill No. 9302, the ESSU will soon have its seventh campus in the Municipality of Balangiga. “We, in Congress, are absolutely determined to further improve public access to free higher […]
Marking a pivotal milestone in health care service in the province of Bulacan, the Bulacan Medical Center received a new CT scan machine from Department of Health (DOH), Central Luzon Center for Health Development, and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) under Asian Development Bank-Funded Health System Enhancement to Address and Limit (HEAL) COVID-19 […]
Senator Grace Poe asked relevant agencies to strictly monitor the handling of milk supply used in government feeding programs to prevent spoilage. “Pag-ingatan natin ang handling at delivery dahil madaling mapanis ang gatas,” Poe said during the budget deliberation of the Department of Education, which is implementing the school-based feeding program. “Milk can really fill […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo questioned the Bureau of Customs’ (BOC) previous acquisition of low-quality mobile X-ray equipment from China with overpriced maintenance costs. During the plenary deliberation on the proposed 2024 budget of the Department of BOC, Tulfo asked why BOC chose to purchase equipment from China over brands from other countries like US that are […]
Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, personally witnessed the groundbreaking of the Super Health Center in Lipa City, Batangas recently. In his speech, Go emphasized the importance of bringing primary healthcare closer to the people. The legislator, an adopted son of CALABARZON with familial roots being a Tesoro from […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Monday filed a resolution urging the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), Landbank of the Philippines (Land Bank) and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) to streamline requirements and simplify the process with regards to the implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP). “As […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes is pushing to realign the excess funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) to finance the construction of more hospitals and health centers. This after the House Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday approved House Bill 9513 which seeks to allow the government to tap excess revenues of Government-Owned […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippines needs a responsive fisheries code that will empower the fishing industry and fisherfolk so that it can generate employment and contribute to economic development and food security. This was stressed by AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who at the 6th National Sardines Industry Congress and Trade Exhibit said that […]
Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, emphasized the vital role of Malasakit Centers in providing impartial and inclusive healthcare access and affordability, focusing particularly on the needs of indigent Filipinos during the plenary debates for the 2024 budget of the Department of Health (DOH). During the interpellations with Senator Pia Cayetano, […]
Senator Grace Poe pressed for the creation of a Department of Water, saying the country’s water woes are “too big” to be met by fragmented responses. Poe also enjoined the private sector to work with the government in ensuring sustainable water management and access of the people to safe drinking water and sanitation. “The irony […]