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BAYANIHAN 2 PROVIDES 30-DAY GRACE PERIOD ON BILLS PAYMENTS – GATCHALIAN

Consumers can heave a sigh of relief, as the recently signed ‘Bayanihan to Recover as One Act’ or ‘Bayanihan 2’ provides for a 30-day moratorium on the payment of their most recent utility bills. Senator Win Gatchalian said a provision in the measure assures a 30-day grace period for payment of utility bills covering those […]

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KIDAPAWAN CITY CONVERTS GYM TO LSI HOLDING FACILITY – EVANGELISTA

The Kidapawan City government has set up bed-holding tents in response to the rising number of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) arriving in the city.Mayor Joseph Evangelista said the facility can accommodate 42 LSIs mounted inside the city gymnasium. “The facility can accommodate 42 LSIs.” “This will serve as the holding area of the arriving LSIs before disembarking […]

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SHELVE KALIWA DAM PROJECT WHILE ISSUES ARE UNRESOLVED, SAYS RIZAL SOLON

No-go until all issues are resolved. This is what Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said after the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for issuing a notice to proceed (NTP) to the Chinese contractor of the Kaliwa Dam project despite it having to comply yet with environmental guidelines […]

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DREX ZAMBOANGA LOOKING TO RETURN HOME TO THE PHILIPPINES BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS

Fresh off a resounding victory and a successful ONE Championship debut at ONE: A NEW BREED a couple of weeks ago, 31-year-old veteran Drex “T-Rex” Zamboanga is with younger sister Denice, and together, they remain in Bangkok, Thailand to ride out the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation. The Zamboanga siblings traveled to Thailand earlier this year […]

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WHAT WERE THE 35 MOST DIFFICULT PROVINCES TO PENETRATE FOR PARTY-LIST GROUPS IN 2019?

In an election where 40% of incumbent party-list groups lost in their reelection bid, anybody and everybody would wonder why, and how.This article will not attempt to answer why 17 out of the 46 incumbent party-list groups lost in their reelection bid in the 2019 midterm elections. It will, however, emphasize how difficult it was, […]

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PAMPANGA FARMERS, FAMILIES BENEFIT FROM SAGIP SAKA LAW DURING PANDEMIC – PANGILINAN

Senator Kiko Pangilinan lauded the efforts of a community in Pampanga for buying produce directly from farmers for relief assistance during the pandemic. In an online consultation-dialogue with farmers, other food growers, provincial board members and local executives on food production and distribution in Pampanga during the COVID-19 pandemic, Barangay Captain Froilan Soriano of San […]

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GATCHALIAN: PROTECT CONSUMERS, MAKE OIL PRICING MECHANISM TRANSPARENT

Senator Win Gatchalian raised the need for transparency in the pricing mechanism of oil and petroleum products in the downstream oil industry. The Chairman of the Senate Energy Committee made the call following a Supreme Court ruling barring a Manila trial court from directing the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and […]

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BINAY TO NEDA, PSA: MONITOR SUCCESS OF GOV’T LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS

Senator Nancy Binay is urging the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to create a consolidated database to monitor success rates of livelihood programs financed by the government. “Dapat yung mga livelihood programs na binibigay sa mga tao, kooperatiba, at organisasyon dapat minomonitor ng ahensyang nagbigay,” Binay said. “Hindi […]

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HOUSE HEALTH PANEL FORMS TWG TO STUDY BILLS CREATING MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS – VILLAFUERTE

The House committee on health has formed a technical working group (TWG) to consolidate 11 proposals seeking to create a medical reserve corps (MRC) that will be on stand-by mode to supplement, if and when needed, frontliners in the healthcare system during times of national health emergencies and disasters such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Deputy Speaker […]

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CEBU CITY CEMETERIES CLOSED ON ‘UNDAS’– LABELLA

All cemeteries in Cebu City are closed from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 to prevent the public from gathering during All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days or “Undas” that may led to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Edgardo Labella signed Executive Order 092 recently, temporarily closing the city’s private and public cemeteries, […]