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The House of Representatives will set aside P50 million from its internal funds to vaccinate its employees and their immediate family members against COVID-19 once a vaccine becomes available next year.Appearing at the regular Ugnayan sa Batasan media forum, Velasco said that keeping the legislative mill running is as important as keeping the House employees […]
A four-story central processing and quarantine facility for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients was inaugurated in a simple ceremony recently at the sprawling 1Bataan Command Center compound in Orani, Bataan. Governor Albert Garcia said the building, to be known as 1Bataan Mega Q, has a bed capacity of 300. Aside from the processing and quarantine […]
Cold-blooded. Unforgivable. Heinous. This was how House Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. on Monday categorized the murders of 52 year-old Sonya Gregorio and her 25 year-old son Frank Anthony Gregorio, who were gunned down by Philippine National Police (PNP) Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezca in Paniqui, Tarlac on Sunday afternoon. Whatever the root of their […]
Senator Bong Go lauded President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to certify as urgent a bill creating a separate department for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Go, a principal author of Senate Bill No. 1949, also known as the “Department of Overseas Filipinos Act of 2020”, said the proposed department would ensure efficient and more responsive delivery of government […]
Workers affected by the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to receive assistance from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) next year as a result of the interventions made by Congress in the 2021 national budget. Senator Sonny Angara, the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, said the members of Congress were […]
The Senate passed recently Senator Dick Gordon’s bill that simplifies the procedure and requirements in granting land titles to help rural farmers secure land certificates easily. Senate Bill No. 1931 was certified as urgent by President Rodrigo Duterte on December 15 “to allow the continuous titling of public alienable and disposable agricultural lands beyond December […]
It takes a village to educate a child. True to its form, the municipal government of San Nicolas in Ilocos Norte, in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), and the public and private sectors have collaborated to assist struggling learners under the new normal education system. Hosted by the centuries-old diocesan shrine of San […]
The implementation of the government’s National COVID-19 Vaccination Program should include a portion of the labor force who help sustain the economy, aside from those providing essential frontline services, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. In a resolution, Villanueva sought the Senate to look into the details of the government’s vaccination plan particularly “the readiness of […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has passed another proficiency test for its molecular laboratory that will open soon in Passi, Iloilo. “This will be our 13th installment nationwide. We only await for the completion of requirements after passing the test last December 14, 2020, in compliance with the Department of Health,” PRC Chair & CEO […]
The House Committee on Disaster Resilience, chaired by Leyte 4th District Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez, approved House Bill 8076, which would provide for a National Emergency Recovery Program. San Jose Del Monte City Lone District Representative Rida Robes who authored the bill said the measure seeks to grant the President the power to extend the validity of […]