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AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee lauded the recent approval of the National Food Authority (NFA) Council to buy local palay for a higher price to beef up the country’s rice buffer stock. According to the NFA Council, the approved increase in the procurement price of rice will give them flexibility to compete with private […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes renewed his call for free medical checkups after a recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO) noted that almost 800 million people in the Western Pacific region, including the Philippines, do not have full access to basic health services. “We should take this report seriously. As much as […]
Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo expects the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd) and the Department of Education (DepEd) to “vigorously enforce” the No Permit, No Exam Prohibition Law that took effect March 31. “We are counting on regulators to make sure that all schools do what is required to comply with the prohibition,” Rillo, one […]
National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte is eyeing tougher action against so-called “hoodlums in uniform” by slapping a higher penalty against law enforcers and other persons of authority proven to be involved in covering up heinous crimes. In House Bill (HB) No.7972, Villafuerte wants to amend Article 19 of the Penal Code by imposing […]
The chair of the House of Representatives’ labor and employment committee lauded the Marcos administration for its continued efforts to create jobs for Filipinos. This, as the country’s unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent in February from 4.5 percent in January, according to the February 2024 Labor Force Survey (LFS). The unemployment rate in February […]
As the country commemorates Filipino Food Month this April, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua urged his fellow local leaders to create opportunities to showcase food in their localities. “Filipino Food Month is an opportunity for us to highlight our local food and the role of agriculture in […]
Senator Bong Go continues to respond to the needs of distressed communities as his Malasakit Team helped fire victims in Barangays Recodo and Labuan in Zamboanga City recently. Held at the covered courts of the barangays, a total of 75 affected families were assisted. They received financial assistance, grocery packs, masks, water containers, vitamins, snacks, […]
To guarantee that plant-based foods are safe for human consumption, a modern Mobile Plant Food Safety Laboratory was launched by the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI). Senator Cynthia Villar and BPI Director Gerald Glenn Panganiban led the inauguration of the first roving laboratory for food testing of plant- based food produce recently at the BPI […]
Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda emphasized the role of Filipino youth in the continued development, preservation, and promotion of local cuisine. Addressing attendees during the opening of the celebration of Filipino Food Month in Mabalacat, Pampanga recently Legarda said, “I do believe that it will be youth and the children who need to go […]
As daytime temperatures soar in the metropolis amid the El Niño phenomenon, Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna has directed the capital city’s health office, social welfare services, and disaster risk reduction and management office to draft a Heat Index Action Plan Matrix to guide the city on how to cope with intense hot weather. “Bilang ina ng Lungsod […]