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Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has backed the Duterte administration’s call for the world’s G20 major economies to deliver on their over-a-decade-old commitment to mobilize $100 billion in annual financing and support to help climate-vulnerable countries like the Philippines implement adaptation and mitigation measures to reverse the devastating effects of the climate crisis. Villafuerte said […]
Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo is proposing the grant of a P500 monthly financial aid to tens of thousands of senior citizens in the city.Castelo, who is vice mayoral running mate of mayoral candidate Mike Defensor, made the proposal in Proposed Ordinance No. 21CC-484. The proposed ordinance is co-authored by Councilors Karl Edgar […]
Bayaning Tsuper Party-list first nominee Atty. Aminola “Alex” Abaton has met with the senior citizens of Caloocan City. According to Atty. Abaton, the meeting is part of a series of dialogues being conducted with various road users to assess the distinct requirements of the sectors, so they may be truly represented in Congress. Senior citizens […]
Governor Jose Riano of Romblon has expressed his gratitude to President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go for the Malasakit Center initiative as it continues to serve Filipinos through its 146 locations nationwide including in his home province. “Salamat sa Malasakit, President Rodrigo Duterte at Senator Bong Go,” Riano stated in a Facebook post. […]
Acknowledging that “digital learning is here to stay” even after the country recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic and face-to-face classes resume, an education party-list backed a bill in Congress pushing to provide tablets to all students of public schools and state universities and colleges. “Digital learning is part of the new normal, and it is […]
The Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list is pushing for the national government’s support in developing the gaming and esports industry in the Philippines, noting the massive number of active players in the country and their history of enthusiasm towards video games since the last decade.“They may not be known or as talked about as […]
Bayaning Tsuper Party-list first nominee Atty. Aminola “Alex” Abaton agrees with the new Land Transportation Office (LTO) policy for drivers to undergo a comprehensive driver’s education and proficiency exam before their license can be renewed to a 10-year validity period. In an interview Atty. Abaton welcomed LTO’s move, saying the initiative will help ensure driver […]
The AGRI Party-list has lauded the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Agriculture Training Institute (ATI) for paving the way for the institutionalization of ‘agripreneurship,’ and empowering farmers to generate new streams of revenue by providing them with opportunities to venture into a more feasible, economically viable, profitable, and sustainable way of farming and agribusiness. […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri outlined legislative plans for the transport cooperative sector at the 1st Mindanao Transport Cooperative Congress, putting particular emphasis on cutting down red tape for loans and setting up a modernization loan fund for transport cooperatives. Zubiri, who chairs the Senate Committee on Cooperatives, was a guest speaker at the 1st […]
Senator Sonny Angara cautioned the authorities and the general public against being complacent in observing the minimum safety protocols now that the number of COVID-19 cases is going down in the country. The Department of Health recently reported a positivity rate of 7.6 percent based on the 41,049 tests. In its latest report, the OCTA […]