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Senator Raffy Tulfo criticized a move by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to take from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) the task of printing the national ID cards. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Finance recently, Tulfo asked why the BSP, which is tasked to print money, interfered with the printing of […]
Senator Bong Go has pushed for the institutionalization of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Hospital as well as the establishment of an OFW ward in DOH hospitals. In an interview after aiding poor residents in Olongapo City, Zambales, Go stressed the need to maximize and ensure continuing operations of the OFW Hospital in San Fernando […]
In line with the commitment to end insurgency as embodied in Executive Order No. 70 or the Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict through the Whole-of-Nation Approach, a housing project was inaugurated in San Jose de Buan, Samar recently. The 3.4-hectare peace village was dubbed as “Saad nga Balay Para han mga Peacebuilders han San Jose […]
The House of Representatives paid tribute to Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople who passed away recently. “Migrant workers, and workers in general, have just lost a great and tireless champion in Secretary Ople. She was the first secretary of the department Congress had created to focus on attending to the welfare […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes slammed the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for not paying its franchise tax for 12 years and instead passing on to consumers the 3 percent tax it owes to the government. “Hindi makatarungan na sa loob ng labindalawang taon hindi nagbayad ng franchise tax ang NGCP at […]
In celebration of the 145th birth anniversary of President Manuel Luis Quezon, the National Museum of the Philippines has named the Quezon Memorial Shrine as a National Cultural Treasure. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte together with Vice Mayor Gian Sotto, city councilors and department heads received the cultural marker from Andoni Aboitiz, Chairperson of the […]
The House Committee on Appropriations chaired by AKO BICOL Party-list Represetative Zaldy Co deliberated on the P2.06-billion budget proposal for 2024 of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the agency’s corresponding projects and programs for funding. Presiding officer and Committee on Appropriations Vice Chairman Camarines 4th District Representative Arnie Fuentebella opened the briefing saying that the country […]
It is time to protect the rights and welfare of workers in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry in the country. Senator Lito Lapid filed Senate Bill No. 2235 or BPO Workers’ Welfare and Protection Act of 2023, which seeks to address the working conditions of BPO workers, estimated at 1.3 million Filipinos employed in […]
Senator Bong Go joined the blessing and opening ceremony of the Malaquing Tubig Bridge in Barangay Poblacion 4, San Jose, Batangas recently, marking a significant milestone in Batangas’ infrastructure development and reflecting his commitment to supporting local communities. In his speech, Go expressed his eagerness to be present at the event, saying, “Talagang gusto kong […]
“Flooding” the 2024 national budget with flood control projects – worth one-quarter of trillion pesos – could lead to “watered down development that drowns out more urgent social spending,” Senator Chiz Escudero said. The amount proposed for 2024 – P255 billion – “looms large by any yardstick,” Escudero said. “It is too big for tubig,” the […]