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Senator Raffy Tulfo is calling for a Senate investigation into what he considers as anti-poor process of obtaining driver’s licenses in the Philippines to streamline and make the process accessible to the marginalized sector. Tulfo filed Senate Resolution (SR) No. 577 to also address the current issue of shortage of plastic cards for license issuance. […]
Two House Members called on the government to provide better working conditions, wages and opportunities to the country’s health workers to build a strong and resilient healthcare system in the country, as well as encourage healthcare workers to stay in the country rather than work abroad. Nueva Ecija 3rd District Representative Ria Vergara and ACT Teachers […]
The Provincial Information Office (PIO) has launched the first Albay PIO Net TV. This is the next generation of a 2-hour program, the first in the history of PIO, that will cater to timely and relevant issues to combat fake news and disinformation in the province. This is a flagship program of Albay Provincial Information […]
As the government embarks on a month-long nationwide children’s vaccination campaign against measles, rubella and polio, Quirino governor and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines president Dax Cua renewed his call to fellow local leaders to step up their efforts against vaccine-preventable diseases. “We have to work in tandem with the national government to […]
The House Committee on Ways and Means chaired by Albay 2nd District Representative Joey Salceda approved the substitute bill to House Bills (HB) 374 and 3254, which seeks to penalize the smuggling of foreign currency and other monetary instruments in bulk into or out of the Philippines. Salceda underscored that the measure would help ease customs […]
In response to the clamor of students and teachers, the Schools Division Office of Quezon City (SDO-QC) has implemented changes in teaching modalities due to the unfavorable extreme heat. Following the order of the Department of Education endorsing modular distance learning in the event of natural disasters, power outages/interruptions, and other calamities, the SDO-QC has […]
Senator Chiz Escudero wants an increase in the salary of some 2,000 dentists employed in the public sector to attract more dentists to enter and remain in government service. Escudero made the proposal under Senate Bill 2082 or the Public Dentist Salary Modification Act, after co-authoring a measure that seeks to provide pay hikes to […]
Senator Bong Go recently took part in the Calacatchara Festival celebrations with his fellow Batangueños in Calaca City. The festivities commemorated the city’s 188th founding anniversary and showcased the local culture and heritage. In his message, Go expressed his joy and pride in being part of the celebration, saying, “Natutuwa po ako dahil bagong city […]
With traffic deaths on the rise, Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III called on Congress to enact a proposed measure that he filed which seeks to make reckless driving a non-probationable offense. Under Pimentel’s Senate Bill No. 1016, when death is caused by imprudence or by negligence, whether reckless or simple, the accused should not […]
With the World Health Organization (WHO)’s declaration that Covid-19 is no longer a global public health emergency, National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte said over the weekend there is all the more reason for the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to ditch its tedious eTravel registration requirement for […]