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To mitigate the rising prices of petroleum and fuel products, a measure seeking to amend the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Energy, chaired by Pampanga Representative Juan Miguel Arroyo, approved, subject to form and style, the substitute bill that would amend Republic Act […]
The town government of Sison in Surigao del Norte, in partnership with ACTED-Philippines, a French non-government organization (NGO), is set to rebuild 100 houses damaged by Typhoon Odette in December last year, an official said. Mayor Karissa Fetalvero-Paronia said ACTED-Philippines Country Director Fabien Courteille visited them recently and finalized the startup of the rebuilding of […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has appointed three traffic officials to new posts in preparation for the additional vehicular volume as Metro Manila, now under Alert Level 1, enters the new normal. MMDA Chairman Romando Artes appointed Traffic Operations Officer (TOO) IV Edison Nebrija as the head of the New Task Force Special Operations […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros is urging the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) not to implement a higher withholding tax on the compensation of teachers doing poll duties in the coming national and local elections. Hontiveros disclosed that a number of teachers tapped for election duties have been blindsided by the […]
Vice presidential candidate Senator Kiko Pangilinan sought an explanation from the Department of Agriculture on the delayed release of “Pantawid Palaot” or fuel subsidy to fishers and farmers as the biggest price increase in oil products took effect on March 15. “Matagal nang kailangan ng tulong pero walang dumadating,” Pangilinan said. Prices of diesel will […]
Senator Win Gatchalian hailed President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of a landmark law, which would ensure accessible education and related services for learners with disabilities. Republic Act No. 11650 titled “Instituting a Policy of Inclusion and Services for Learners with Disabilities in Support of Inclusive Education Act,” provides that all public and private schools shall ensure […]
Senator Migz Zubiri is batting for Bayanihan 3 to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and the tourism sector affected by the pandemic. Zubiri, who visited Antique province recently, said once reelected, he would sponsor a bill for the release of the Bayanihan 3 in the amount of P10 billion to P20 billion as […]
Senator Dick Gordon urged Filipinos to resort to fuel-saving measures considering the recent spikes in oil prices. Gordon said that the government must also find ways to set aside a stock of oil and gas as the Philippines is competing with other countries to get their supply. “Kailangan maghanda ang mga tao kasi hindi natin […]
Government should have a “national strategy” on how to tap the “huge talent pool” made up of hundreds of thousands of overseas Filipino workers who have returned home for good during the pandemic. The call was made by Senator Joel Villanueva after the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that the number of registered OFWs shrunk by […]
The newly constructed development projects under the Barangay Development Program (BDP) of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) in two upland villages of Maragusan, Davao de Oro, has provided residents more opportunities for growth, an official said. Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy said the P20-million worth of projects allotted each […]