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Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a measure mandating the use of a health rating system on the labels of packaged food products, in addition to the standard nutritional facts label. In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1684, Tulfo underscored the need to arm Filipinos with the necessary information on the food they choose to consume to […]
Senator Bong Go filed Senate Bill No. 1708 that seeks to mandate private higher education institutions to waive college entrance examination fees to underprivileged graduating high school students and high school graduates belonging to the academic top ten of their graduating class. “Let us help widen the opportunities of our underprivileged youth especially the best […]
The experience of incoming Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian as Valenzuela City mayor will be an asset for the new DSWD chief, who was appointed on Tuesday by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. House Committee on Human Rights Chair and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Wednesday said […]
While there is still a long way to go, the first positive steps have been taken to drum up public consciousness about our Muslim brethren through the commemoration of World Hijab Day. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this as he led a program marking the occasion at the Senate. Padilla, who chairs the Senate Committee on […]
The House Committee on Public Accounts chaired by ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Representative Joseph Stephen Paduano, in a joint hearing with the Special Committee on Senior Citizens chaired by SENIOR CITIZENS Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes, continued its inquiry on the status and operations of, as well as alleged mismanagement, anomalies, and irregularities in the National Commission […]
The City Government of Davao opened the Lingap Para sa Mahirap satellite office in Calinan District. It is the fifth satellite office of the Lingap program. The four others are located in Marilog, Toril, Bunawan, and Paquibato. Putting up satellite offices under the Lingap Para sa Mahirap program aims to decongest the Lingap main office […]
Citing the potential destruction of the large-scale habitat of Panaon Island in Southern Leyte, Senator Cynthia Villar wants to declare it a protected area. “Despite the presence of extensive coral reefs and vibrant fish communities, the abundance and biomass of commercially important species show signs of overfishing,” noted Villar. Due to this, the veteran legislator […]
Senator Lito Lapid pushed for the strengthening of the promotion and delivery of mental health services amid rising cases of mental health issues among learners and school personnel. Lapid filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1795 which aims to put up Mental Health and Well-being Offices in every schools division to address the mental, emotional, and […]
In an effort to better protect the interest of Filipino consumers, Senator Bong Go has filed Senate Bill No. 1785 which seeks to require the use of standardized date labels on consumer products. In the explanatory note of his proposed bill, Go noted that most of the food and drug products that Filipinos consume are not […]
The number of Philippine-educated nurses that took the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for the first time in 2022 was the highest in 14 years. A total of 18,617 nursing graduates from the Philippines took the NCLEX for the first time in 2022, in hopes of practicing their profession in America, said Quezon City Representative […]