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Amid efforts by congressional leaders to fast-track the bicameral conference committee (bicam) deliberations on next year’s proposed P5.26-trillion General Appropriations Act (GAA), CamSur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is hoping this budget panel would be able to realign outlays for certain state offices and programs to bankroll, among others, the Libreng Sakay free bus and train rides in Metro Manila along with the […]
House Committee on Human Rights Chairperson Benny Abante Jr. on Tuesday welcomed the launch of a government war on drugs that emphasizes a respect for human rights, and said that the new campaign signals a positive shift that will save more lives. The government last weekend launched a revamped anti-illegal drugs campaign called Buhay Ay […]
Quirino governor and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) president Dax Cua called on local government units to integrate the “Listahanan 3 poverty database” to improve their delivery of social services. “I urge my fellow LGU executives to adopt the Listahanan 3, which can help us in ensuring that our programs are correctly […]
In celebration of National Children’s Month, the Quezon City government announced that the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) is now a child labor-free zone. During her State of the City’s Children Report at the Quezon Memorial Circle, Mayor Joy Belmonte awarded the Seal of Child Labor-Free Zone to QMC after all of its tenants, guards, gardeners, […]
The Senate hailed the strong Philippines-Vietnam inter-parliamentary relations as the Philippines commemorates the 46th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two Southeast Asian countries this year. In a unanimous vote, the Senate Resolution No. 303 (Adopted Resolution 26) commending the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, under the leadership of […]
Senators Bong Go and Robin Padilla brought aid to two residents of Mindanao that were recently hit by floods. Go and Padilla went to Sta. Maria in Davao Occidental, where they distributed P2,000 each to 2,500 residents affected by flooding. The senators distributed P2,000 each to 2,500 residents. The legislators also distributed balls and bicycles […]
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said that debates and discussions on the floor and during committee hearings show the true essence of democracy. “We admire all our colleagues because they are always open to discussions and debates,” Villanueva said. “The more voices are heard and considered, the more our policy options become clear and relevant.” […]
“It is time for the government to update its sugar-sweetened beverage tax regime to further curb diabetes risk among Filipinos. Although sugar consumption in general has tempered down since the implementation of sweetened beverage tax in 2018, cases of Type 2 diabetes continue to rise.” This ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Representative Ray Florence Reyes aired as he […]
House Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan is batting for a new retroactive retirement plan for the country’s foreign service officers, in a bid to upgrade their pensions when they reach old age or suffer some other disability. As proposed by Libanan in House Bill No. 4077, a Foreign Service Retirement Program would be launched under the […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has thrown his support behind the impressive plan of the Marcos administration to accelerate the country’s farm industrialization not just to attain food self-sufficiency but, more importantly, to propel it—in the President’s words—into “a leading agricultural resource hub in the region and the world.” Villafuerte supported President Marcos’ ambitious goal for the […]