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The Iloilo city government formally awarded the 25-year lease agreement for the redevelopment of its two public markets to SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SMPHI) with an initial P3 billion investment that stands to benefit around 2,800 market vendors. Mayor Jerry Treñas said the redevelopment of the Iloilo Central and Terminal markets is one of the areas where […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a bill that seeks to strengthen the promotion and delivery of mental health services in the country’s basic education schools. Senate Bill No. 379 or the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act, one of Gatchalian’s priority measures for the 19th Congress, seeks to urgently counter the negative effects […]
Senator Sonny Angara said that he will push for the passage of a law that would provide Filipinos with easier access to specialized medical care, particularly those who are situated in remote areas. Angara filed Senate Bill 93 as one of his priority legislation for the 19th Congress, which seeks to establish satellite specialized hospitals […]
In support of the government’s plan to reorganize and streamline the bureaucracy, Senator Chiz Escudero has refiled a bill that seeks to lower the compulsory retirement age of employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) from 65 years old to 60 years old. Enrolled as Senate Bill (SB) No. 58, Escudero said that the proposed […]
The AGRI Party-list has filed a bill seeking to grant rental subsidy to informal settler families (ISFs) to help them cope with the rising cost of basic commodities. “It is getting harder for the poor to live decently due to the pandemic and inflation. The government has to step in and intervene so that informal […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte called on Congress to honor the recent passing of former president Fidel Valdez Ramos by pursuing more economic reforms under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos .Jr that would further privatize or deregulate big business, with the goal of improving the delivery of basic services and attracting greater private sector investments. Villafuerte […]
Single persons with dependents will be given more benefits and privileges, such as scholarships, monthly subsidies, and flexible working schedules under a proposed law in the House of Representatives. PBA party-list Representative Migs Nograles filed House Bill 1364, otherwise known as the proposed Single Persons’ Welfare Act, which shall develop a comprehensive program of services […]
The Misamis Oriental provincial government will establish a complaint hotline to accommodate and validate claims from constituents of unsatisfactory service and erring public servants.Governor Peter Unabia said the hotline would be a localized version of hotline 8888, the Citizen’s Complaint Center, which was introduced during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte. “I have heard […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a bill that seeks to impose a moratorium on the payment of all fees, charges, and costs relating to the rental of residential units in times of disasters and other kinds of emergencies. Gatchalian also eyes a moratorium on eviction during the period of the State of Calamity or Emergency. […]
Senator Chiz Escudero called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint with urgency a “high caliber Cabinet member” as head of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) that will serve as an effective point person between Malacanang and Congress in pursuit of the Chief Executive’s legislative agenda. Escudero issued the statement to avoid another incident […]