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In support of the local government’s call for private sector engagement to support education efforts, the Rotary International District 3780 turned over its cash donation to the Quezon City government’s Learning Recovery Fund. District Governor Florian Enriquez personally handed over Rotary’s donation worth P310,000.00 to Mayor Joy Belmonte, signifying their commitment to education. Also present […]
Senate Bill No. 2219 (SBN 2219), extending the period of Availment of Estate Tax Amnesty, has been approved on third reading in the Senate. “Narinig po natin ang panawagan ng ating mga taxpayers, at ito na po ang ating sagot sa kanila,” said Senate President Migz Zubiri, who co-authored and co-sponsored the bill, alongside the […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri and Senator Bong Go, along with other senators, had pushed for the approval of Senate Bill No. 2212 otherwise known as the Regional Specialty Center Act, so that “specialized medical services would be made available to people in the provinces”. The senators lamented the fact that almost all of the specialty […]
To make sure ordinary Filipinos understand the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund Act, Senator Robin Padilla pushed for a Filipino translation of the measure and its related documents. Padilla, an advocate for the use of Filipino as a medium of official communication, made the proposal during the period of amendments on the Maharlika bill at the […]
The House of Representatives approved a bill that will establish in San Fernando City in Pampanga a Level III hospital which will offer comprehensive health services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), their legal dependents, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) contributors, and the general public.With an overwhelming 255 affirmative votes, the chamber approved on third and […]
The Provincial Government of Samar, through the Provincial Public Employment Service Office, and the Department of Labor and Employment, sponsored a three-day online job fair from May 29 to 31, 2023. The JobsNext Online Job Fair which is also in partnership with the Philippine Business for Education, Citi Foundation, Xcruit, and YGoal has over 100,000 […]
Citing the need to uphold public trust for government employees – especially the police, military and other uniformed services – Senator Robin Padilla has filed a bill seeking up to 20 years in jail for military and uniformed personnel (MUPs) who give false testimony in congressional inquiries. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2265 in the wake […]
The journey of Canadian vlogger Kyle Douglas Jennermann to becoming a Filipino reached its final leg of the race with the approval of a Senate bill seeking to grant him Filipino citizenship. House Bill No. 7185 was approved on third and final reading at the Senate recently. The measure was sponsored by Senator Francis Tolentino […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III said there should be an iron-clad provision that will guarantee that pension funds will not be touched or compromised in the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill. “Our workers’ hard-earned pension should be shielded from any adverse implications that could arise from the establishment of MIF,” he added. Without an […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Tuesday hailed the passage of a measure to revive the country’s salt industry, one that is expected to provide more jobs in rural areas and increase local production to end the country’s dependence on salt importation. Lee, one of the principal authors of House Bill No. 8278 or […]