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Senator Risa Hontiveros reiterates her appeal to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to continue providing for the full 144 dialysis sessions this year, as the country is still in a state of emergency in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dialysis advocacy groups earlier revealed that dialysis sessions could cost up to P12,000 to […]
As an active ally of the government, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) helped increase access to COVID-19 vaccines by sending a Bakuna Bus recently at Calbayog Street in Barangay Highway Hills, Mandaluyong City. The Bakuna Bus deployment has led to the inoculation of 492 individuals with the Sinovac vaccine. “The more people we vaccinate, the […]
A total of 44 families in Legazpi City have received the titles of the land they have been occupying for more than 50 years, under the government’s “Handog Titulo” program. The distribution was led by officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Bicol and the city government. Mayor Noel Rosal said the […]
Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte and ACT-CIS Partylist Representative Eric Yap pledged to donate P5 million as an immediate financial assistance to the families of the military troops and civilians who perished in the July 4 crash of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130H Hercules cargo plane in Patikul, Sulu. The donation will be turned […]
President Rodrigo Duterte must use his emergency power to bring the government’s spending for Covid 19 response back on track, according to a Quezon City councilor. District 5 councilor Karl Castelo said exercising the emergency power of the President can legitimize the use of unspent Covid-related budget faster than resorting to legislation. Covid budget untouched […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri reiterated his call for the aircraft modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), following the crash of a C-130 military plane in Sulu, killing 54 individuals, many of whom were new soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division training unit in Malaybalay, Bukidnon. “I am unfortunately starting to sound […]
As residents near Taal Volcano face the combined threats of COVID-19 and a possible explosive volcanic eruption, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and local government units (LGUs) to ensure the welfare and safety of children amid evacuation efforts. Aside from the establishment of […]
Senator Leila de Lima has filed a measure mandating paid leaves in the private sector during a state of calamity on account of an infectious disease, such as the COVID-19 virus. De Lima filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 2307 providing for a five-day paid epidemic leave benefit to any private sector employee, regardless of employment […]
A public transport terminal will soon rise in Alangalang, Leyte for nearly 700 public utility vehicles, the local government announced. The terminal will rise in Milagrosa village, 100 meters away from the national highway within an 800-square meter lot acquired by the local government from a private owner, Alangalang Mayor Lovell Anne Yu said. The […]
A leader of the House of Representatives is pushing for the immediate passage of the anti-marital infidelity bill, which seeks to provide the same penalty for sexual infidelity regardless of whether the act was committed by the husband or the wife. House Deputy Speaker Eddie Villanueva made the call as he welcomed the initiative of […]