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Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri took to the floor to carry Senate Bill No. 1844, or the Act Authorizing the President to Expedite the Processing and Issuance of National and Local Permits, Licenses, and Certifications in Times of National Emergency, through its second reading approval. Principally authored by Zubiri, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Senate […]
Alarmed by the sudden spike in food prices recently, Senator Kiko Pangilinan called on the government to revisit the supply food chain to focus on logistics and transport. “Merong hindi tama sa pagtaas ng presyo ng pagkain. May demand at may supply. Nagugutom ang mga kababayan natin. Sobra-sobra ang ani ng ating mga magsasaka. Mukhang […]
Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Health (DOH) to fast track the full implementation of the National Integrated Cancer Control Act (NICCA). “More than a year has passed since napirmahan yung Implementing Rules and Regulations ng NICCA pero hanggang ngayon parang hindi pa rin ramdam ng mga cancer patients ang tulong na ipinangako ng […]
The municipal government of Baler, Aurora has procured a mobile clinic and two multi-purpose vehicles to enhance the delivery of health and other vital services to town residents. Baler Mayor Rhett Ronan Angara led the blessing of the vehicles officiated by San Luis Obispo parish priest Froilan Rivera at the grounds of the municipal hall […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has called on the Department of Trade and Industry to expedite the processing of loans that its attached agency, the Small Business Corporation (SBC), is extending to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) not only to help them rebuild their businesses amid the pandemic, but also to ensure that they have enough […]
As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases rise in the Visayas region, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has prepared a P42-million multipurpose cash grant (MPCG) to help 8,820 vulnerable families in Cebu, Lapu-Lapu – Cordova, Western Samar, and Leyte. PRC chairman and CEO, Senator Dick Gordon said the cash assistance will be directed to the most vulnerable. […]
“This is a health emergency. If we want to win against COVID-19 and finally recover as a country, our national budget next year must be a pandemic budget, no ifs, and buts.” This is according to Senator Risa Hontiveros who pushed for a P48.7-billion hike in the Department of Health’s (DOH) budget to put the […]
The provincial government has launched the ‘Pamanang Yaman, Produktong Pangasinan’ project that aims to help the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and promote native products. Ma. Luisa Elduayan, Provincial Tourism, and Cultural Affairs officer said the launching is part of the ‘Abig (heal) Pangasinan’ livelihood project wherein the provincial government will buy products from […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is urging social media platforms, the government, the media, and netizens to fight hate messages now flooding social media and go after those who spread hate speech and fake news. “The media, non-government organizations, public leaders, private sector leadership, the owners of these social media platforms, should all come together, and hopefully […]
In recognition of the indispensable role prosecutors play in the country’s criminal justice system, Senator Sonny Angara is pushing to grant members of the National Prosecution Service (NPS) survivorship benefits. A lawyer himself, Angara took note of how retired prosecutors have no survivorship benefits unlike their counterparts in the Office of the Ombudsman or the […]