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Senator Bong Go continues efforts to help bring public health services closer to communities in far-flung areas as he traveled north of the country to personally attend the inauguration of the Super Health Center in Santa Praxedes, Cagayan recently. Accompanied by local officials, including Vice Governor Melvin “Boy” Vargas Jr., Sta. Praxedes Mayor Esterlina Aguinaldo […]
Lamenting that current laws have so far failed to deter offenses relating to illegal drugs, Senator Robin Padilla has filed Senate Bill 2217 seeking the death penalty for law enforcers and elective officials involved in the drug trade. Padilla, in his bill, said the leniency of current laws has caused a “sorry state of affairs […]
Senator Chiz Escudero has filed a proposed bill that will enable the Office of the Ombudsman to retain at least 30% of the value of the ill-gotten assets acquired from the forfeiture cases that the government won in courts against corrupt public officials as a move to augment the financial resources of the country’s graft […]
Ang Probinsyano Party-list Representative Alfred Delos Santos emphasized that COVID-19 vaccine primary doses and booster shots should remain free of charge for all individuals in the country who wish to receive them. In response to suggestions that people may be charged for vaccination now that COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency and […]
Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. sternly warned parents and legal guardians of those rescued from the streets in violation of the anti-mendicancy law to look out for their kids and families or face charges. “It is against the law to tolerate begging and alms-giving,” Lazatin said. “We are intensifying its reinforcement to eradicate […]
Inspired by his personal journey and the strength of his wife, Former Undersecretary Emmeline Villar, who battles Lupus with courage and resilience, Senator Mark Villar showed his support to Lupus Warriors during World Lupus Day recently. “My message to all those who have loved ones who have Lupus is, research about the disease don’t be […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano backed the proposal of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to increase the allowance of its active personnel and the pension of its retired diplomats, saying “living with dignity” enables them to represent the Filipinos well in the global arena and be of better service to Filipinos working abroad. In a […]
In his efforts to recognize the outstanding performances of para-athletes, Senator Bong Go, chair of the Senate Committees on Health and Sports, proposed the provision of additional incentives for national para-athletes who win medals in international sports competitions. Senate Bill No. 2116, which Go filed this May 2023, seeks to amend Section 8 of Republic […]
The chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Labor and Employment expressed hope that a bill that would require employers to provide financial literacy and entrepreneurship programs to their employees would get the nod of Congress. “As we try to cope with rising prices of goods, the prevalence of financial scams and predatory loaning, […]
The bill seeking to prohibit the “no permit, no exam” policy in private elementary and high schools would go a long way in improving public access to basic education, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo said on Sunday. Rillo slammed the “no tuition, no exam” rule as “highly discriminatory against children from families that are struggling […]