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Quezon City 2nd district Councilor Winnie Castelo is seeking commendation for the Quezon City resident who established a community pantry to help the needy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.In a resolution, Castelo said Ana Patricia Non started on April 14 the Maginhawa Street pantry, where community members and other donors can take or donate food items and […]
The government should consider piloting two new modes of vaccinating senior citizens, at home and drive-thru, which Senator Joel Villanueva said are the safest and the most convenient for the group most at-risk to COVID-19. Villanueva said his twin proposals, which come on the heels of the World Immunization Week, recognize the reality that “for […]
Hospitals awaiting due reimbursement from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) must not be made to wait any longer as they struggle to protect and save lives amid the pandemic, Senator Grace Poe said. Poe made the call following repeated pleas from the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) to the state health […]
Senator Win Gatchalian condemned reports of sexual harassment involving faculty members of the Far Eastern University High School which went viral on social media platforms. Some students recently shared via twitter their recollection of how they were sexually harassed by some of their male teachers before the pandemic. “The FEU high school’s administration to hold […]
The ongoing upgrade of the Siquijor Airport is seen to boost tourism in the province once travel to the neighboring island is allowed, an official of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) said. OPAV Undersecretary Anthony Gerard Gonzales, representing Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino, recently conducted an ocular visit to the airport. […]
Several lawmakers at the House of Representatives pushed for the immediate passage of a measure that would legitimize the regulation and operation of motorcycle taxis (MCTs) as public utility vehicles (PUVs). The lawmakers made the call in light of the increased demand for efficient public transport and livelihood during this pandemic. Navotas City Representative John […]
A House leader called for the reallocation of National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) funds to subsidy programs under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), saying in a resolution he filed on Friday that in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is appealing to President Duterte to certify as urgent the nearly year-old measure designed to boost investments, create jobs and drive strong growth outside the metropolis—to finally, end the country’s traditional overreliance on Greater Manila as its main engine of economic growth and development. Villafuerte said the presidential endorsement of […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to look into the reported unplanned outages of some power plants in Luzon that recently triggered a spike in consumers’ electricity bills. Gatchalian likewise urged the DOE to address any logistical concerns faced by some power producers to prevent […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros has backed the call of advocacy groups urging the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to increase the free dialysis coverage for all patients while the country is still in a state of emergency. Hontiveros said the agency should upgrade its benefit package from 90 free dialysis sessions to 144 while the country […]