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“With the doors of Colegio de San Lorenzo now closed, it is now up to QC (Quezon City) officials and agencies like the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to open windows of opportunities for students who want to continue their education.” This is according to Quezon City First District Rep. Juan Carlos “Arjo” Atayde, who […]
A proposal to establish a voucher system for poor and academically qualified students in private higher educational institutions (HEIs) and private technical vocational institutions (TVIs) has hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Higher and Technical Education, chaired by Baguio City Representative Mark Go, approved a substitute bill to five […]
Twenty-six more modern public utility jeepneys (PUJs) will start plying routes in the City of San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan Province. Nasrudin Talipasan, regional director of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), said the Sapang Palay-Grotto Transport Service Cooperative (SPGTSC) launched recently the brand new PUJs to ply the Grotto-Sapang Palay via […]
To help indigent applicants gain decent employment, Senator Jinggoy Estrada has filed a bill that would grant them a 20 percent discount in the payment of fees and charges for certain government-issued pre-employment documents. “Para sa mga mahihirap nating kababayan na pinagsisikapan na itaguyod ang kanilang sarili o pamilya, mabigat sa bulsa ang mga bayarin […]
The resumption of face-to-face (F2F) classes must bring to focus the hardships of the country’s teachers, Senator Joel Villanueva said. Villanueva made this remark as he pushed anew for the passage of bills that alleviate the condition of educators. “Outside of their academic tasks, many teachers spend their own money to shoulder classroom-related expenses and […]
Senator Nancy Binay called on the Department of Education and local governments to ensure that students are also protected against dengue, as the country already logged more than 100,000 cases as of July this year. “Mas fatal ang dengue para sa mga bata, kaya nananawagan tayo sa DepEd at LGUs na mag-focus din sa dengue. […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles called on authorities to “exert greater effort to deter crime,” as he bemoaned the recent spate of crimes that have hit the news, the latest being the killing of four people in his district in Montalban. “Nananawagan tayo sa kapulisan na gawin ang makakaya para maiwasan ang krimen. We […]
Amid the many challenges that farmers face today such as the pandemic, calamities, and rising cost of farm inputs, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee proposed a bill which seeks to free Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) from their unpaid land reform loan amortization and interests. Under House Bill No. 3490, all unpaid principal and interests, […]
Amid the reopening of in-person classes, ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Representative Ray Florence Reyes renewed calls for a more aggressive COVID-19 vaccination to avoid possible surges and stop the spread of new variants. “We need vaccination sites that are accessible to children as schools reopen, such as walk-in booths in schools themselves. Mere photo ops of random […]
Camarines Sur Rep LRay Villafuerte is looking forward to the immediate and full application of a new law granting additional benefits to solo parents, including a monthly pension of P1,000 to low-income ones, following a fresh commitment from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to release before the yearend its implementing rules and […]