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The City Government of Davao, through the City Cooperative Development Office (CCDO), held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new “Magnegosyo Ta Day” livelihood training center to be located in Barangay 7-A Bucana, Talomo. The ceremony was attended by CCDO head Luzminda Eblamo, Agripino Torres, Assistant Administrator for Operations Janis Luis Esparcia, Councilor Jessica Bonguyan, Davao […]
The promised benefits of the Public Service Act have yet to be felt one year after its passage, and they will not likely be felt especially if the economic provisions of the Constitution will not be amended, Senator Robin Padilla said. Padilla said that aside from the Public Service Act still lacking implementing rules and […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo filed a Senate Resolution (SR) seeking to review existing policies on the minimum wage increases to improve the standard of living and quality of life of workers, particularly those in the lower income bracket. In filing SR No. 476, Tulfo stressed that while there was a minimum wage increase last year, it […]
Senate President Migz Zubiri denounced the actions of the Chinese Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), after the Philippine Coast Guard revealed that a Chinese Coast Guard vessel aimed a military-grade laser on a PCG vessel near the Ayungin Shoal. “We stand completely behind our Coast Guard and we protest vigorously against the […]
Amid the proliferation of an estimated 700,000 to 1.7 million loose firearms in the country, a group of Camarines Sur legislators led by National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte has proposed a novel approach to reduce gun possession and promote responsible ownership by making these weapons more expensive for citizens who are not in […]
The House of Representatives, through the Speaker’s Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Initiative, extended $100,000 financial assistance as humanitarian aid to thousands of earthquake victims in Turkey, among the first country-responders in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan).Speaker Martin Romualdez said he was sincerely grateful to Turkey for helping Leyte, and many parts […]
United Negros Transport Cooperative (UNETCO) launched 97 Class 2 FAW Modernized Public Utility Vehicle (MPUV) units, at the Central Hall, Ayala Malls Capitol Central. A motorcade caravan event and an official ribbon cutting ceremony were conducted by UNETCO Chairperson Romelie Soliguen, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region VI Director Richard Osmeña, and Cooperative Development […]
After his personal visit to Bataan, Senator Bong Go had his outreach teams continue three separate distribution activities for the indigents of Limay, Orion, and Mariveles in Bataan. Held at Limay Multipurpose Hall, Kamalig Sports Complex in Orion, and Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office in Mariveles, Go’s staff provided relief items, including masks and […]
Touted by the administration as the “world’s biggest free trade deal,” the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) could, however, make the Filipino farmers the biggest losers if the agreement would overpromise but underdeliver like similar laws and treaties in the past. Senator Chiz Escudero warned that RCEP could end up for farmers as another Rice […]
It is high time to strengthen the mechanisms against bullying in schools, especially when such bullying involves children of wealthy or powerful individuals, Robin Padilla said. Padilla said the current mechanism that provides for a confrontation between the victim and the bully may not be effective, as the bully may harass the victim in retaliation […]