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Senator Win Gatchalian commended the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) for ordering Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to refund its customers P21.8 billion equivalent to 87 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kWh). This means that for a typical household that consumes 200 kWh a month, there will be a P174 refund in the electricity bill beginning this month. “It […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa is confident that the judiciary has safeguards in trials of cases punishable by death that will ensure accurate determination of guilt. “May safeguards ‘yung judiciary pagdating sa (court) trials. Sisiguruhin naman nila na hindi mabitay ‘yung mga hindi karapat-dapat na mabitay. We have enough trust and confidence in the judicial system,” […]
Senator Lito Lapid eagerly awaits the promulgation of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for Republic Act No. 9999, or the Free Legal Assistance Act of 2010, granting lawyers tax deductions for giving legal services to poor clients. In a letter addressed to Commissioner Lilia Guillermo dated July 11, Lapid requested the prioritization of the […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president Dakila Cua vowed that all local government units under ULAP’s wing will respond to Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s rallying call for LGUs to “build a wall of immunity” against COVID-19. “Of course, ULAP and all its LGU-members will respond to the President’s rallying call positively. We […]
Four legislators from Camarines Sur led by Rep. LRay Villafuerte have propped up a priority plan by incoming Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez for the 19th Congress to accelerate the Marcos administration’s digital transformation by filing their own version of a measure to develop and interlink electronic government or e-government services so the Philippines can get […]
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) can help generate new government earnings needed to bankroll additional cash aid or “ayuda” for poor households reeling from the skyrocketing prices of basic commodities, 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan. “There’s no question that the BI can easily raise between P10 billion to P12 billion in annual revenues, possibly more,” […]
A party-list lawmaker proposed a measure mandating the provision of free on-site living quarters for public school teachers. Pinuno Party-list Representative Howard Guintu filed House Bill 1041, which aims to reduce the burden of public school teachers who spend long hours of travel to get to their designated schools, by providing them with free housing. […]
More than six months after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette, the town of Dapa in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte kicked off a major tourism and sports activity. The “First Dapa Siargao National Dragon Boat Regatta 2022” started its first wave of competitions. “The is the first big event in Siargao Island after we were […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has presented the Quezon City government with five awards it garnered at the 2021 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMC) Summit, including 1st Place in the Most Competitive LGU in a Highly Urbanized City category. Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte also received four other awards — 2nd Place […]
Consistent with the Constitutional provision that the Filipino family is the foundation of the nation, and the State’s mandate to strengthen its solidarity and actively promote its total development, Senator Bong Revilla filed Senate Bill No. 24 or the “Family and Medical Leave Act of 2022”. The bill seeks to grant 15 days of paid […]