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A party-list lawmaker is pushing for a measure providing a one-time cash aid of P2,000 to all Filipinos to alleviate the burden brought about by the coronavirus pandemic and the rapid rise of goods and services. Kalinga Representative Irene Saulog filed House Bill 2022, otherwise known as the Universal Ayuda bill, which proposes an amount […]
The city government of Dagupan is targeting some 50,000 indigents and their dependents, and other vulnerable sectors for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) KonSulta (KONsultasyong SULit at TAma) program. Other vulnerable sectors include senior citizens, members of the lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual; persons with disabilities, and solo parents. Mayor Belen […]
Senator Grace Poe urged the government to tap other potential investors to get the country’s railway projects back on track while ensuring a fair deal that will not financially overwhelm Filipinos. “It’s not just about the construction of railways. We need to bridge our regions that will not unduly burden our taxpayers,” Poe said in […]
Senator Jinggoy Estrada wants public service announcements translated to Filipino and regional dialects to help share life-saving information and draw public attention to natural disasters and severe weather conditions. “Mas magiging epektibo ang mensahe kung mas naiintindihan ito ng mas nakararami. Sa mga pagkakataon na oras ang kalaban, ang kapakanan ng publiko ang dapat natin […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a bill that seeks to provide a laptop for all K to 12 learners enrolled in public schools. Gatchalian filed Proposed Senate Bill No. 474 or the One Learner, One Laptop Act to ensure that learners can receive quality digital education and distance learning at all times and under all […]
The local government of Sagada said it has decided to lift all requirements for tourists that were put in place when the town reopened its doors in 2021 after the nationwide lockdown due to the pandemic. “We have suspended the requirement so that the tourists will not have an additional expense to think of,” Sagada […]
Six local government units (LGUs) have renewed their commitment to protecting the Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park (MKNP), the site of Mt. Kanlaon, an active volcano in Negros Island, in a three-day festival. Hosted by the Bago City government, just south of Bacolod, the fourth edition of “Halad kay Kang-laon” (Offering to Kanlaon) is being held […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed Senate Bill No. 32 seeking to exempt qualified indigent Filipinos from paying professional licensure examination fees. In filing his measure, Lapid said that with the passage of Republic Act 10687 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, the youth now have the chance to acquire a better future […]
Senator Sonny Angara aired his full backing to the call of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for local government units (LGUs) to work with the private sector in the development of projects that will serve their respective constituencies. As Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Angara said public-private partnerships (PPPs) are the way to go at […]
To further reinforce the Philippines’ claim to the disputed territories found on the western side of the archipelago, Senator Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino recently filed proposed legislation that seeks to “institutionalize” the West Philippine Sea by formalizing the designation of the said nomenclature as part of the existing laws of the land. Under Tolentino’s Senate Bill […]