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A party-list lawmaker said at least P26 billion in revenue is lost each year by the government to the illicit trade of tobacco products, which deprives the country of much-needed funds to support various government programs. During the hearing of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food, PBA Party-list Representative Migs Nograles said the government […]
National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos has urged bamboo advocates in the country to raise public awareness on the value of the world’s tallest grass. During the first Leyte Bamboo Summit, Carlos, the Bamboo Warriors Philippines chairperson emeritus, said she hopes to see more bamboo summits in different parts of the country. “We want people to […]
Christmas will come early for about 8,700 workers of the city government of Manila as they will receive their year-end bonus on November 18. Mayor Honey Lacuna made the announcement during the lighting of the 50-foot Christmas tree at the Kartilya ng Katipunan grounds in Arroceros, Manila, near the City Hall, where she was joined […]
Senator Sonny Angara said the P2.3 billion proposed budget of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for 2023 will remain intact. Angara said it is a big increase from the current P702 million budget but the OVP is an important office which the Committee on Finance wants to support. “Out of respect, we’ve never […]
The Quezon City Government vowed to continue supporting 10 public high schools that have extended their blended learning modality, despite the full resumption of face-to-face classes. Based on the report of the Schools Division Office – Quezon City (SDO-QC), the 10 schools could not implement the full face-to-face classes due to various factors, such as […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1511 which pushes to raise the number of paid service incentive leave (SIL) credits granted to qualified employees from five to 10. The proposed measure seeks to amend a provision of the Labor Code of the Philippines, which stipulates that “every employee who has rendered at […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said that boosting climate-resilient practices in Philippine agriculture would help in strengthening regional food security. Lee issued the statement after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on world leaders to boost food security in the East Asian region in his intervention during the 17th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Phnom […]
The House Committee on Human Rights has begun work on a legislative agenda that Committee Chairperson and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante, Jr. said would reflect a rights-based approach to legislation that seeks to address issues such as extra judicial killings, the red-tagging of human rights advocates, disinformation campaigns, and many other forms of […]
Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said he is looking at the possibility of perpetually waiving fees for those who will participate in the city’s shoe bazaars. Teodoro and his wife, Marikina First District Representative Marjorie Ann Teodoro made the announcement as they led the opening of this year’s Marikina Christmas Shoe Bazaar at the Freedom Park […]
The Negros Occidental provincial government has entered into scholarship agreements with two educational institutions – Alana Kaye College and International College of Advance Education (ICAEC) – in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) during the just-concluded visit of Governor Eugenio Lacson to its capital city of Darwin. Karen Dinsay, head of the Negros Occidental Scholarship Program Division, […]