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Senator Win Gatchalian hailed the Senate’s ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on a landmark measure ensuring accessible education and related services for learners with disabilities. The bicam report on the proposed measure, titled “Instituting a Policy of Inclusion and Services for Learners with Disabilities in Support of Inclusive Education Act,” settled disagreeing provisions […]
Senator Dick Gordon has pushed for the immediate passage of his proposed Senate measure mandating the accurate reporting of deaths and illnesses of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) and detained children in conflict with law (CICL). Gordon, who chairs the Senate Justice and Human Rights Committee, filed Senate Bill (SB) 1771, also known as the […]
Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero has expressed confidence that the province will be able to achieve the desired population protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before the year ends. “Marami kaming nabigyan ng first dose noong National Vaccination Days na inaasahan naming mabibigyan ng second dose bago matapos ang taon kung kaya’t mararating namin ang mahigit kumulang […]
The chairperson of the House Committee on Persons with Disabilities lauded as “a milestone for the deaf community in the country” the approval of the long-awaited Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11106 or the Filipino Sign Language Law (FSL). Negros Occidental Representative Ma. Lourdes Arroyo thanked the Inter-Agency Council (IAC) for immediately […]
The AGRI Party-list expressed support for the plan of Vice President Leni Robredo to double the budget for the agriculture sector to at least P116 billion should she win the presidency in 2022. “Natutuwa kami na binibigyang halaga ni Vice President Robredo ang agrikultura at buo ang suporta namin sa kanyang panukala na doblehin ang […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan welcomed and joined the move to investigate in aid of legislation the rampant smuggling of agricultural products in the country. In his manifestation, the former Senate agriculture chair and food security secretary expressed his support to the call of Senate President Tito Sotto to probe large-scale smuggling of agricultural products and its […]
While Senator Win Gatchalian welcomed the addition of more schools in the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face or in-person classes, he pressed the need for continued vigilance especially as the world monitors the threat of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. 177 more schools joined the pilot run of limited in-person learning recently. According to the Department […]
Senator Dick Gordon reiterated that the law he authored seeking to prevent the commission of crimes by motorcycle-riding suspects does not impose the installation of metal license plates, referred to as “doble plaka,” on the front and rear of every motorcycle. Gordon, who chairs the Senate justice and human rights committee, said Republic Act (RA) […]
The City of San Carlos in Negros Occidental has granted payment incentives to vendors at its main public market who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In Executive Order (EO) 248, Mayor Renato Gustilo acknowledged that market vendors were among those greatly affected by the declaration of the state of general community […]
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB)10463 that will increase the bed capacity of the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital (TLJPH) in Silay City, Negros Occidental. The proposed law, which seeks to bring its authorized number of beds from the current 100 to 300, was authored by 3rd District […]