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Senator Idol Raffy Tulfo filed a measure seeking to establish well-equipped evacuation centers in all 1,488 municipalities and 146 cities in the country. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1652, Tulfo underscored the need for evacuation centers that have basic facilities, accessible location and adequate emergency supplies, such as water, medicine and relief goods considering […]
With its continuous fight to achieve a drug-free province and for being one of the high-functional Anti-Drug Abuse Councils (ADACs), the Provincial Government of Bulacan was awarded the 2022 National Anti-Drug Abuse Council Performance Award by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) during the Regional Awards for Top Performing Provincial, City and […]
The House Committee on Transportation chaired by Antipolo City Representative Romeo Acop resumed discussions on the air traffic control technical glitch that delayed flights at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and shut down the country’s airspace on New Year’s Day. Acop reiterated that the discussions aim to identify what happened in the Communications, Navigation, […]
Four programs of the local government-run Quezon City University (QCU) have received Level 1 Accreditation from the Association of Local Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (ALCUCOA) following a rigorous accreditation process. The four programs include Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and […]
Acknowledging the initiatives of Senator Cynthia Villar in cleaning the Las Piñas-Zapote River and waterways in Las Piñas City, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) had chosen the city for its pilot-test of Kochi Marutaka’s floating amphibious excavator. Villar noted this Japanese technology, which is new to Las Pinas City, can do extensive dredging while floating […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to strengthen its free legal services for distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) by hiring high-caliber lawyers. During the Senate hearing of the Committee on Migrant Workers regarding several bills seeking to strengthen financial and legal assistance to OFWs, Tulfo said that the effective way to […]
Senator Bong Go, the chair of the Senate Committee on Health, applauded a recent Department of Health report on seven million Filipinos helped by the Malasakit Centers program, emphasizing the program’s development from a small initiative to a fully-fledged government service benefiting millions of Filipinos. “Patunay po ito na malayo na ang narating ng Malasakit […]
The House Committee on Muslim Affairs chaired by Lanao del Norte Representative Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo adopted the substitute bill to House Bills 2587 and 3755, seeking to establish a Muslim Filipino cemetery in every city and municipality with a significant number of Muslim population. The bills are authored by Lanao del Sur Representatives Zia Alonto […]
The City Government of Davao has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 78 reconstituting and reorganizing the membership of the City Development Council under Republic Act No. 7160, also known as the Local Government Code of 1991. The EO, signed by Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, states that the City Development Council will assist the local legislative […]
An advocate for the welfare of Filipino farmers and agricultural workers, Senator Bong Go reiterated his push for his filed Senate Bill No. 194 or the E-Governance Act of 2022 which mandates the government to establish an integrated, interconnected, and interoperable information and resource-sharing and communications network spanning the entirety of the national and local […]