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The minority bloc in the House of Representatives on International Nurses Day rallied behind the proposed new legislation that would increase by 75 percent the starting base pay of public nurses. House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Representative Nonoy Libanan has moved to formally co-author House Bill No. 5276, which seeks to raise from P36,619 […]
Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando clarified that there is no need to panic as the number of COVID-19 cases in the province is still at low to minimal risk classification and the province is under Alert Level 1, the lowest classification there is, for the past months. The Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU) recently reported […]
Senator Chiz Escudero is pressing for higher compensation for victims of unjust imprisonment and violent crimes through amendment to Republic Act 7309 that created the Board of Claims under the Department of Justice (DOJ) more than three decades ago. Escudero, who filed the proposal last year, expressed hope that the three Senate committees – Justice […]
The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources recently held a hearing for various bills regarding a proposed minimum wage increase, including Senate President Migz Zubiri’s Senate Bill No. 2022, or the Across-the-board Wage Increase Act, which proposes a P150 wage hike for all private sector workers across the country. The Committee has already […]
Senator Bong Go highlighted the urgent need to improve the National Center for Mental Health and to ensure that all Filipinos have access to proper healthcare. During a public hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Health on mental health recently, Go, who chairs the said committee, raised concerns regarding the need for decongestion of […]
Quirino Governor Dax Cua, the national president of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), on Thursday called for reforms in the country’s real property valuation, which he said would empower local government units (LGUs) and improve their service delivery. During the MOA signing for the Local Governance Reform Project of the Department […]
Quirino Governor Dax Cua, the national president of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), underscored the significance of a service delivery-oriented approach in local governance during a roundtable session organized by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on “The Future of Local Governance in the Philippines” held on May 12, […]
As part of the whole-of-society approach, Mayor Joy Belmonte has approved the enactment of City Ordinance SP-3182 establishing a Learning Recovery Trust Fund for cash donations intended for implementing learning recovery programs for QC public schools. The global education crisis, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted in significant setbacks to students’ learning. “In the […]
The House Committee on Energy resumed deliberation on House Bill 295, authored by Bacolod City Representative Greg Gasataya, which seeks to provide incentives for the construction, operation and development of Renewable Energy (RE) storage facilities. Committee vice-chairperson and LPGMA Party-list Representative Allan Ty presided over the meeting. “The bill intends to provide access to and […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo is proposing a one-strike policy for abusive employers who are not complying with the country’s minimum wage law and are not giving the benefits due to their workers. During the Senate Committee on Labor hearing, Tulfo said employers should immediately be penalized and obliged to pay when a worker presented strong evidence […]