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Camarines Sur Rep. and National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte has expressed the hope that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) would be able to put up this year a tripartite council meant to guarantee all workers in the film and TV-radio entertainment industries a safe environment in their workplace, including commensurate compensation […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III urged his colleagues to prioritize and expedite the passage of the bill establishing the Philippine Geriatric Medical Center, allowing better health care and disease management to almost 10 million senior citizens in the country. Eight pending bills at the Senate wish to establish and institutionalize geriatric health care and […]
Pet-loving Filipinos filed a total of 79,925 in Animal Bite Treatment Package (ABTP) claims with the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in 2022, up nearly 40 percent from the 57,420 claims they made in 2021. “The record high claims betray the surge in animal bites all over the country, and each bite represents a […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee demanded that the owners of a tanker carrying 800,000 liters of industrial fuel that sank off Oriental Mindoro and caused an oil spill to be held accountable for damaging the country’s vital resources. “Kailangang mapanagot ang mga may-ari ng MT Princess Empress. Mahahalagang protected area ang nasa panganib dahil […]
Senator Lito Lapid has proposed amendments to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10361, also known as the “Batas Kasambahay,” to establish greater responsibility and accountability from private employment agencies (PEAs) in the employment of domestic helpers. The “Batas Kasambahay” governs the rights and liabilities of domestic workers and their employers, including the standard requirements that PEAs […]
To protect Filipino viewers, especially children, Senator Robin Padilla has filed a bill updating and strengthening the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) against objectionable movies, publicity materials and other audio-visual media. In Senate Bill 1940, Padilla noted the MTRCB currently cannot “address the changing demands of our time” due to the limited […]
Senator Bong Go commended the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for listening to the pleas of ordinary Filipinos by deciding to postpone its planned phase out of traditional jeepneys from June 30 to December 31 of this year. “Alinsunod po sa advice ni (Department of Transportation Secretary) Jaime Bautista at alinsunod sa pahayag […]
The Negros Occidental provincial government formally turned over to the Land Transportation Office-Western Visayas (LTO-6) the P33-million Bacolod City District Office building. Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez together with Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, Vice Governor Jeffrey Ferrer, LTO Executive Director Giovanni Lopez, Usec. DOTr Mark Steven Pastor, Reg. Director, LTO 6 Eric […]
The Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) has condemned the murder of Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo and called on authorities to use all legal means to put the perpetrators to justice. “These brutalities and senseless attacks mark a worrying escalation of violence that no cause can ever justify. The deplorable and cowardly […]
Senator Lito Lapid is pushing for the enactment of Senate Bill (S.B.) No. 1911 or the ‘Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers’ to address the longstanding issue of inadequate compensation and benefits for Barangay Healthcare Workers (BHWs). Lapid has filed SB No. 1911 seeking to recognize and support the significant role played by BHWs in […]