IKOT.PH
Deputy Speaker Wes Gatchalian said the proposed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act could help law enforcement agencies in tracking down delinquents who use mobile phones with SIM cards to pursue nefarious activities. Gatchalian made the statement after Congress ratified the report on House Bill 5793 and Senate Bill 2395, or “An Act Eradicating […]
Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo has urged the city government to provide all students in the city’s public schools with computer devices like tablets to help them in their online or distance education. His appeal is contained in Proposed Ordinance 22-531, which he has introduced in the city council. The measure seeks the […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list threw its support for alpine skier Asa Miller’s quest for a podium finish in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. “We are proud that Asa Miller is carrying and playing for our flag. Just by qualifying for Beijing, he has already made us proud – because of him we […]
Presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso committed to building 17 world-class regional hospitals and upgrading community health centers and salaries of their staff as a way to improve the country’s public health system. At a presidential forum organized by the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) on Friday, the Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has expressed hope that President Rodrigo Duterte would soon green-light the measure giving COVID-related benefits to the country’s healthcare workers (HCWs), retroactive to July last year, and for them to continue receiving such extra pay for as long as the state of public health emergency stays. Villafuerte issued this statement […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading several measures that seek to strengthen State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the country and establish additional provincial offices of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in various parts of the country, all aimed to strengthen higher education in the country. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the […]
The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference committee report on a measure that seeks to improve the quality of teacher education and training in the country. For Senator Win Gatchalian, this is a significant step forward to address the crisis hounding the country’s education sector. The bicameral conference committee report resolved the differences in Senate […]
As another round of oil price increases happened, Senator Kiko Pangilinan called for the timely release of fuel discounts, seedlings, farm equipment, and other assistance to farmers and fisherfolk contained in the 2022 national budget. “Kapag tumataas ang presyo ng krudo, direktang epekto nito ang pagtaas din ng presyo ng pagkain,” Pangilinan said. “Dapat protektahan […]
The municipal government of Piddig in Ilocos Norte is ready to host an Agro-Industrial Economic Zone to facilitate business opportunities and generate jobs for the locals. Through a public and private partnership agreement with the business sector, local government unit, and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), Piddig Mayor Eddie Guillen said the creation of […]
The Northern Negros State College of Science and Technology (NONESCOST) in Sagay City, Negros Occidental is on its way to becoming the State University of Northern Negros (SUN-Negros), following the Senate’s approval of House Bill (HB) 10283 for its conversion. The city government said Negros Occidental 2nd District Rep. Leo Rafael Cueva and Mayor Alfredo […]