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A measure prohibiting minors and persons with mental and physical disabilities from drinking alcoholic beverages has been filed in the House of Representatives. Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte and Benguet Representative Eric Yap filed House Bill 1753, also known as the Anti-Underage Drinking Act, which seeks to impose a minimum legal drinking age in the […]
Twenty-five rice farmers in the town of Las Nieves in Agusan del Norte have started a four-month organic rice production training course under the locality’s Farming Field School program. Las Nieves Mayor Karen Rosales said the first batch of rice farmers to undergo the training are from Sitio Bokbokon, Barangay Lawan-Lawan. The training aims to […]
Senator Grace Poe has refiled her bill seeking to improve internet service and access across the country. “The internet has become a necessity as indispensable as electricity and water. We rely on it for health, education, business, governance, and more,” Poe explained. The veteran legislator’s proposed measure titled “Better Internet Act” aims to provide fast, […]
As one of the industries severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine movie industry plunged deeper as it became harder to produce and market Filipino movies due to the restrictions in place that affect the film producers, movie theater operators, and patrons. And in spite of the recent reopening of cinemas in the country, […]
Senator Lito Lapid has re-filed his bill seeking to enhance the patients’ right to medical expense transparency, allowing them to make fully informed decisions about the quality of healthcare that they want and need by giving them access to information such as the price and quality of service in advance. Lapid maintained that the Medical […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has pressed the Departments of Transportation (DOTr) and of Budget and Management (DBM) to work in tandem in scouring for fresh funds to keep the Libreng Sakay program going, especially after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. himself ordered on his first day in office the continuation of this free ride […]
A lawmaker proposed to postpone the December 2022 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to Oct. 9, 2023. In filing House Bill 1367, Davao Oriental Representative Cheeno Miguel Almario emphasized the need to “buy more time” for Filipinos and the country to recover from the impact of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In […]
The Negros Occidental provincial government has implemented various initiatives to promote the use of bamboo technology in building houses for Negrenses. The province’s efforts support the Negros Occidental Impact 2025 (NOI25), a shelter program of the Habitat for Humanity Philippines and Hilti Foundation, which aims to build 10,000 houses in the province using the disaster-resilient […]
Senator Bong Go urged the government to strengthen its information campaign on COVID-19 vaccination, saying this should cover as many qualified individuals as possible. “We have done well the past year in acquiring sufficient vaccine supply but we must amplify these efforts further in order to reach areas with low vaccination rates,” Go said. The […]
Senator Lito Lapid introduced a resolution expressing profound sympathy and sincere condolences on the passing of Shinzo Abe, the former Prime Minister of Japan, who was assassinated at a political rally in Japan recently. In a Senate resolution, Lapid honored the life and legacy of Abe, the longest-serving prime minister in Japan’s history after serving […]