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Senator Chiz Escudero cautioned against the “renationalization” or reacquiring of properties formerly owned by the Philippine government, saying it might discourage foreign investors from doing business in the country. “The renationalization of formerly-owned sold state assets is a policy that the national government should be very careful about or should be more circumspect about as […]
Senator Bong Go, Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, recently visited the municipality of Llanera in Nueva Ecija and inspected the town’s new Super Health Center (SHC), which is expected to provide more accessible basic health services to the community. Go was joined by local government officials, including Mayor Ronnie Roy Pascual, […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo personally visited President Bongbong Marcos in Malacañang to discuss the country’s energy security due to the poor performance of and threats brought about by National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Tulfo, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Energy, also met with Marcos to get the cooperation of different government agencies to […]
Davao City officials successfully concluded an official visit in Malaysia recently to establish stronger relationship with the Philippines’ neighboring countries and to promote Davao’s Tourism and Investment for the benefit of the Dabawenyos. Consul Ahmadulkuddus bin Husain of the Consulate General of Malaysia in Davao City invited Davao City officials and facilitated the said visit […]
The House of Representatives approved on second reading House Bill (HB) 1171 or the proposed “One Town, One Product Philippines Act”. Under the bill, micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with minimum viable products will be provided with an assistance package to fund significant improvements in product quality, product development, design, packaging, standards compliance, marketability, […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee lauded the passage of House Bill No. 7909, which aims to expand the coverage and extend the period of availment of the estate tax amnesty for two (2) years. The House of Representatives yesterday approved on 3rd reading HB 7909, which will provide taxpayers enough period to settle their […]
The minority bloc in the House of Representatives on International Nurses Day rallied behind the proposed new legislation that would increase by 75 percent the starting base pay of public nurses. House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan has moved to formally co-author House Bill No. 5276, which seeks to raise from P36,619 […]
Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando clarified that there is no need to panic as the number of COVID-19 cases in the province is still at low to minimal risk classification and the province is under Alert Level 1, the lowest classification there is, for the past months. The Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU) recently reported […]
Senator Chiz Escudero is pressing for higher compensation for victims of unjust imprisonment and violent crimes through amendment to Republic Act 7309 that created the Board of Claims under the Department of Justice (DOJ) more than three decades ago. Escudero, who filed the proposal last year, expressed hope that the three Senate committees – Justice […]
The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources recently held a hearing for various bills regarding a proposed minimum wage increase, including Senate President Migz Zubiri’s Senate Bill No. 2022, or the Across-the-board Wage Increase Act, which proposes a P150 wage hike for all private sector workers across the country. The Committee has already […]