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The Quezon City government has taken the initiative to help students, parents, teachers, and employees of Colegio de San Lorenzo after the school announced its permanent closure on August 15. The school management cited “financial instability and lack of financial viability brought about by the ongoing pandemic and exacerbated by consistent low enrollment turnout” as […]
In recognition of their exemplary service in educating the youth and their vital role in harnessing the minds of the country’s future leaders, Senator Francis Tolentino filed a bill that seeks to provide scholarship grants to public school teachers and their children. Under Senate Bill No. 399, Tolentino seeks to provide public school teachers and […]
The Senate adopted a resolution expressing its profound sympathy and sincere condolences to the family of Philippine sports legend and “Asia’s fastest woman” Lydia de Vega-Mercado. Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 127 (adopted Resolution No. 10) introduced by Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr. was unanimously adopted by the Senate, taking into consideration SRNs 129, 130, 131, […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed Senate Bill No. 274 which seeks to establish the College Living Expenses Financing (CLEF) program to support higher studies of Filipino students of good academic standing. The bill, once it becomes a law, will mandate the national government to set up a loan guarantee fund for student loans to be […]
With a member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) being the latest victim of hazing, a lawmaker is urging the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to conduct an inquiry into the prevalence of a “pernicious practice” that continues to claim lives despite the passage of laws intended to punish those engaged in hazing […]
The House of Representatives adopted a resolution expressing its condolences to the family of Asia’s sprint Queen Lydia De Vega-Mercado. During the plenary session, the chamber adopted House Resolution 231, which also paid homage to De Vega-Mercado’s contributions to the country as a world-class athlete. The resolution is principally authored by Speaker Martin Romualdez, Majority […]
The popular noodle dish, pancit batil-patong, got a boost anew in Tuguegarao City as the pancit eating and cooking competition took center stage in a festival held in front of the city government-owned Mall of the Valley as part of the Pavvurulun Afi Festival recently. The local dish of noodles topped with poached eggs, sautéd […]
Amid the alarming level of learning poverty in the country, Senator Win Gatchalian has refiled a bill that seeks to institute a nationwide learning recovery program to address the impact of prolonged school closures because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program Act or Senate Bill No. 150 is one […]
Senator Francis Tolentino visited the quake-hit Province Abra following the Magnitude 7.0 earthquake that jolted vast parts of Northern Luzon recently. Tolentino, in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), personally turned over monetary and relief assistance to some 3,000 affected families in the municipalities of Pidigan, Bangued, and Lagangilang. The said […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill seeking to mandate all government agencies and local government units to convert in an easily understandable form and translate to Filipino and any other appropriate regional language or dialect all their announcements, advisories, press releases, issuances, and any other information relevant to a local or national disaster or […]