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Senator Grace Poe hailed this year’s awardees of the “Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos” consisting of teachers, soldiers, and police officers who exemplified selfless dedication and extraordinary public service. “It is always uplifting to cross paths with remarkable Filipinos who excel in their field and make a difference in other people’s lives even amid the challenging […]
Senator Win Gatchalian welcomes the appointment of lawyer Monalisa Carneo Dimalanta as the new chairperson of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), replacing Atty. Agnes Devanadera who headed the agency for nearly five years. Gatchalian, who has commended the ERC in many instances in the past, urges its new chief to carry out the same mandate […]
Senate Committee on Youth chairman Sonny Angara welcomed the enactment of three laws that will foster the development of young Filipinos as future leaders and productive members of society. “We are thankful for the inclusion of initiatives intended for the youth in the list of new laws. Programs for the youth are often neglected in the […]
The state-run Social Security System (SSS) is bound to be among the topmost beneficiaries of the country’s revitalized mining sector, a senior member of Congress said on Sunday. “The SSS has a substantial equity investment in one of the largest new mining ventures in the country,” Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr said in a […]
House minority leader and 4Ps Partylist Rep. Marcelino “Nonoy” Libanan has urged the government to raise the number of conditional cash grants for poor households under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), saying the purchasing power of the dole-outs has been severely eroded by steep increases in the prices of basic commodities. Libanan, together with […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa welcomes the passage of Republic Act 11926, the stronger anti-indiscriminate firing measure imposing higher penalties for indiscriminate firing, as he believes it will discourage civilians, policemen, and military personnel from firing guns willfully and indiscriminately. RA 11926, authored and sponsored in the Senate by Dela Rosa, titled “An Act Penalizing Wilful […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has appealed to the Departments of Finance (DOF) and Budget and Management (DBM) to exert their “optimum effort” in looking for enough funds to enable the Marcos administration to possibly carry out fully beginning this year new amendatory law doubling to P1,000 the monthly social pension of more than 4 million […]
Agri Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee has filed a measure to provide additional tax incentives on gifts and donations to accredited farmers and fisherfolk enterprises. Lee filed House Bill No. 2418, amending Section 12 of Republic Act No. 11321, or the “Sagip Saka Act” which was signed into law in 2019, to invite the private […]
Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Friday expressed full support for the creation of a special team that would look into issues arising from the implementation of the Supreme Court’s Mandanas-Garcia ruling. “The Mandanas-Garcia ruling is a game-changing decision and it is only natural that we encounter difficulties at the initial stage of its implementation. The […]
Stressing the need to fully maximize the whole landscape of the country’s gastronomical potential, a lawmaker proposed the creation of a government body that would be responsible to formulate and implement policies, as well as developing programs and opportunities for the gastronomy and culinary heritage sector. Pangasinan 4th District Representative Christopher De Venecia, Chairman of the […]