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Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Committee on Health, manifested his support to a bill he also filed and authored that seeks to strengthen mental health services in State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) across the Philippines. Go underscored the urgency of addressing mental health concerns, which have long been sidelined, with a notable lack of […]
The Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act or AFASA has undergone the period of interpellation at the Senate and was successfully defended by Senator Mark Villar, the bill’s principal sponsor. “With the emergence of new forms of scamming like phishing, vishing, and smishing, our laws must keep up with the dynamic changes of the digital environment. We […]
In celebration of National Women’s Month, Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda presented the artistic brilliance and musical mastery of renowned Filipina pianist Cecile Licad in a night of classical music at the Metropolitan Theater Manila. This special musical presentation features Licad’s rendition of Russian composer Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat […]
In response to the emergence of a concerning disease affecting infants and children in nearby areas of the province, the Provincial Government of Bulacan, led by Governor Daniel Fernando, has taken swift action after two cases of Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, have been confirmed in Bulacan – one in the City of San […]
House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan wants the country’s state universities and colleges (SUCs) to launch their own medical schools so that they can produce more doctors that are badly needed to build up the public healthcare system. “Congress must enable highly advanced SUCs, particularly those in the provinces, to put up their own […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) to focus on the development of climate-resilient varieties of major crops to mitigate the impact of future occurrences of the El Niño phenomenon. This, as the DA announced that agricultural damage caused by the intensifying El Niño has already reached ₱1.75 billion, covering […]
As the country commemorated World Tuberculosis Day last Sunday, AnaKalusugan Party-list pushed for a stronger national program to combat the rising cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the country. AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes filed House Bill No. 9799 which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 10767 or the Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Plan Act. “The […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes said President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. should continue to go on foreign trips to strengthen diplomatic relations and ensure that investment commitments are realized. “As our country’s chief salesman, President Marcos is at the forefront of making the Philippines the investment destination of choice,” Reyes said. Reyes noted President Marcos […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes believes the bills identified by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) as “priority measures” will ensure job creation, a sustainable health system, and economic growth. “I always say that President Marcos is the chief salesman of the Philippines and the priority measures identified by LEDAC show that he is […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa expressed support to proposed measures seeking to declare Iglesia Ni Cristo’s (INC) founding anniversary as a non-working holiday. Dela Rosa stressed that INC, as the third largest religion in the Philippines, should be given the same acknowledgement given to other religions. “Iglesia Ni Cristo, being the third largest religious affinity […]