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As classes open for School Year 2022-2023, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the government to ensure the safety of learners and implement measures for learning recovery. Gatchalian visited schools in Valenzuela City, particularly Marulas Central Elementary School and Valenzuela National High School, to check on the preparedness of these schools, their teachers, and learners amid the […]
Senator Joel Villanueva said that micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are keys to popularizing locally made products in the domestic and international markets, especially as the country’s economy is recovering from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Villanueva made this statement during this year’s Made in the Philippines Product Week, who added that supporting […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa said imposing the death penalty on large-scale drug traffickers is more acceptable for him than allowing them to destroy the lives of thousands of Filipinos. Dela Rosa, the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, reiterated his firm stand against illegal drugs and made a fresh push […]
Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte and Benguet lone district Representative Eric Yap have filed a House resolution (HR) calling for a congressional investigation on the proposed Mindanao Railway Project (MRP). HR 286 specifically seeks an inquiry on the way the Department of Transportation (DOTr) carried out its right-of-way acquisitions and expropriation of private […]
Biliran’s provincial government is setting up satellite offices in all its eight towns to bring local government services closer to residents and even virtually talk to the governor. Biliran Governor Gerard Espina said satellite offices have been opened in two towns. The target is to open offices in six other towns within the third quarter. […]
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing to amend Republic Act (RA) 11037 or the “Masustansyang Pagkain Para sa Batang Pilipino Act,” which institutionalized the national feeding program for undernourished children in public daycare, kindergarten, and elementary schools. Angara said he filed a bill that would expand the coverage of the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) to include […]
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa considers the 225,000-strong Philippine National Police (PNP) as the muscle of the government’s anti-illegal drug campaign. Dela Rosa underscored the importance of the PNP’s active and indispensable role as the muscle-provider in the whole-of-nation approach in the no-nonsense war on drugs launched during the Duterte administration which was first led […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a Senate Bill No. 1078 which proposes to increase the number of minimum leaves afforded to victims of domestic violence. The additional paid leaves will be needed for those who will be going through legal proceedings and may need to go to court once a month. The same can be […]
A lawmaker is pushing for proper and accessible burial grounds for Muslim Filipinos to preserve the sanctity of Islamic belief and culture in honoring the deceased. Basilan Representative Mujiv Hataman filed House Bill No. 3755, which seeks to require all local government units to allocate a portion of land, depending on the size of their […]
Bidding is underway for the construction of a “Magellan galleon” inspired Capitol building in the Province of Dinagat Islands.The provincial government said the planned construction forms part of the continuing efforts to restore the province’s devastated seat of office following the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in December 2021. The P50 million building will replace the former […]