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Senator Joel Villanueva is pushing for a measure allowing businesses registered in investment promotion agencies to adopt a Work-from-Home (WFH) arrangement for their employees while maintaining their tax and fiscal incentives. The allowance for companies in the Information Technology- Business Process Management (IT-BPM) sector operating in ecozones to adopt a WFH arrangement covering 30% of […]
As prices of food and other basic commodities continue to soar, the AGRI Party-list has filed a bill to promote urban agriculture and tap the youth’s participation in food security. “We need to explore urban agriculture and vertical farming in our efforts to address our country’s food security concerns. Community gardens in urban areas will […]
A House of Representatives panel approved measures for the conservation and protection of wildlife resources, as well as the promotion of sustainable forest management. The House Committee on Natural Resources chaired by Cavite Representative Elpidio Barzaga Jr. approved the proposal to protect wildlife resources, as contained in House Bills 154, 2595, 306, 309, 485, 1534, […]
The Leyte provincial government will pursue its plan to turn the historic old capitol building in Tacloban City into a museum. Leyte Governor Carlos Jericho Petilla said an assessment is ongoing to come up with the required budget to put up the museum. “The target is to start the project this year.” “The old capitol […]
Senator Grace Poe asked the entire government to “think outside the cubicle” and allow modern technologies for hybrid work arrangements in the country to thrive in promoting inclusive economic growth. In her privilege speech, the veteran legislator said: “Hybrid work is not a radical, futuristic idea whose time is yet to come. It is an […]
The Senate approved a resolution reconstituting a special committee that will oversee the continuous rehabilitation of Marawi City which was ravaged by a five-month siege in 2017. Senate Resolution No. 9, filed and sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, was adopted during the hybrid plenary session, paving the way for the reconstitution of the […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a measure urging the Senate to condone the present outstanding loans of agrarian reform beneficiaries, saying it will ensure the recovery of farmers and aid in overcoming the fallout of COVID-19 crisis, slow economic growth and escalating wars. Lapid said that the proposed measure will write off the beneficiaries’ current […]
The House of Representatives, under the leadership of Speaker Martin Romualdez, has been forging tighter coordination with Malacañang and the Senate to prevent even a single presidential veto of bills to be approved by the 19th Congress, House leaders said. In a press conference, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe said the closer coordination would […]
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 […]