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BILL: SOLO PARENT PERKS FOR SINGLE BREADWINNERS

Single persons with dependents will be given more benefits and privileges, such as scholarships, monthly subsidies, and flexible working schedules under a proposed law in the House of Representatives. PBA party-list Representative Migs Nograles filed House Bill 1364, otherwise known as the proposed Single Persons’ Welfare Act, which shall develop a comprehensive program of services […]

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MISAMIS ORIENTAL SETS UP HOTLINE FOR COMPLAINTS

The Misamis Oriental provincial government will establish a complaint hotline to accommodate and validate claims from constituents of unsatisfactory service and erring public servants.Governor Peter Unabia said the hotline would be a localized version of hotline 8888, the Citizen’s Complaint Center, which was introduced during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte. “I have heard […]

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RENT PAYMENT MORATORIUM DURING DISASTERS URGED

Senator Win Gatchalian has filed a bill that seeks to impose a moratorium on the payment of all fees, charges, and costs relating to the rental of residential units in times of disasters and other kinds of emergencies. Gatchalian also eyes a moratorium on eviction during the period of the State of Calamity or Emergency. […]

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ESCUDERO: APPOINT EFFECTIVE PLLO CHIEF

Senator Chiz Escudero called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint with urgency a “high caliber Cabinet member” as head of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office (PLLO) that will serve as an effective point person between Malacanang and Congress in pursuit of the Chief Executive’s legislative agenda. Escudero issued the statement to avoid another incident […]

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RESTORE QUAKE-DAMAGED ABRA HERITAGE SITES – ANGARA

Senator Sonny Angara called for the inspection and restoration of the heritage sites damaged by the magnitude 7.3 earthquake to ensure their preservation. At least five persons were killed and over 100 more were injured as a result of the earthquake that originated in Abra recently. Apart from the human casualties, the quake also damaged […]

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INCLUSION OF FARMERS, FISHERFOLK IN ‘4PS’ URGED

AGRI Partylist Rep. Wilbert T. Lee called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to prioritize farmers and fisherfolks as eligible beneficiaries in the Department’s move to accommodate new recipients of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).  In line with the DSWD’s plan to add 1.3 million households in 4Ps, Lee filed House […]

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SUPPORT FOR GOV’T’S EXPANDED INFRA PROGRAM URGED

Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte wants Congress to give its full backing to the commitment of President Ferdinand Marcos. Jr to stick with, and even expand, the “Build, Build, Build” initiative of the previous administration by authorizing the new government to spend at least P500 billion annually over the next three years on infrastructure projects […]

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SOLON PUSHES FOR STANDARD TOURISM SIGNS, SYMBOLS

A proposal to establish and secure standard tourism signs and symbols in the country to improve awareness of the existence of various tourist sites has been filed at the House of Representatives. Bohol Representative Kristine Alexie Tutor filed House Bill 2048, or the proposed “Tourism Signs and Symbols Act of 2022.” In the bill’s explanatory […]

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VICO SOTTO PAYS TRIBUTE TO PASIG HEALTH WORKERS

The Pasig City government paid tribute to health care workers for their relentless and exemplary service amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor Vico Sotto, in a social media post over the weekend, thanked all their medical frontliners who kept the city’s centralized isolation facility in Rizal High School (RHS) running for more than two years. “Words […]

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7 OUT OF 10 PINOYS WANT ROTC BACK — GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian pointed to popular support nationwide on the proposed implementation of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Program in senior high school, citing the results of the latest Pulse Asia survey that 69% of Filipinos agree to the proposal. More than 70% of respondents in the National Capital Region (71%) and the Visayas (78%) support […]