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Alarmed by the highest self-rated poverty level in 21 years, former Senator Kiko Pangilinan declared that he will prioritize ensuring food security, advocating for a living wage for Filipino workers, and addressing the high prices of goods if he wins a Senate seat in the 2025 elections. Pangilinan emphasized that the December 2024 Social Weather […]
In this quick look at the 2022 party-list election results in Southern Tagalog, the IKOT.PH Strategic Research Team listed all the party-list groups that obtained at least 2% of the votes in each of the provinces and one independent city in Region IV-A (CALABARZON) and Region IV-B (MIMAROPA). It can immediately be seen that an […]
The chair of the House committee on labor and employment, Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles lent his voice to appeals to Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to suspend the scheduled contribution rate hike of the Social Security System (SSS) to protect workers from being further burdened with the lessening of their take-home pay. “Nananawagan tayo […]
KABAYAN Partylist Rep. Ron P. Salo, one of the principal authors of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers (Republic Act No. 12021), lauded the signing of the law’s Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) today as a historic step in securing the rights and welfare of over 600,000 Filipino seafarers. “This is a historic day for […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero said the proposal on the rightsizing of the national government will be prioritized by the Senate to ensure its passage before the 19th Congress adjourns its session in June. Escudero, author and sponsor of Senate Bill No. 890 or the Rightsizing National Government Act, led a consultative meeting to tackle the […]
Committee on Migrant Workers Chairperson Senator Raffy Tulfo hailed the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 12021 or the “Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers” held at the Malacañang Palace. Tulfo, principal sponsor and one of the main authors of Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers at the Senate, said the IRR […]
Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the pardoning of 220 Filipinos detained in the United Arab Emirates by President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan last December. Legarda emphasized that while the pardon is a significant step forward, it must be accompanied by comprehensive measures to help the repatriated individuals reintegrate into society and rebuild their lives. […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have joined forces to explore “creative ways” to reduce rice prices to more reasonable levels and alleviate the financial burden on Filipino consumers. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the initial focus would be on imported rice, but stressed that the government’s […]
The House Committee on Ways and Means chaired by Albay Representative Joey Salceda met recently to fine-tune the unnumbered substitute bill to House Bill (HB) 10329 seeking to curb the illicit tobacco trade through the imposition of heavy and differentiated penalties according to the degree of involvement in said activity. Salceda, in his explanatory note […]
Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia has announced that another health summit will take place in Cebu. Garcia said professors of the Fujian University on Traditional Chinese Medicine (FU-TCM) are coming to share with Cebuano medical personnel their invaluable knowledge on traditional Chinese medicine. The lady governor explained they are yet to agree on the date of […]