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As the country commemorates National Teachers’ Month this September, an educators’ group called on the government to speed-up the vaccination of teachers and protect them against COVID-19.“Our teachers have been working non-stop and vulnerable to the risks of COVID-19. They are frontliners in two wars —against the pandemic and to stem the effects of the […]
Quezon City District 2 Councilor Winnie Castelo is pushing for a business tax holiday or a discount of five percent for all registered enterprises in the city, regardless of size and nature of business. The tax relief is contained in Proposed Ordinance No. 469. “The tax holiday proposal would be an effective fiscal policy measure […]
A group of educators has called on Congress to raise the funding for the country’s feeding program. This, as the funding for the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) had been slashed by around 2.7 billion compared to this year’s allocation in the proposed 2022 budget of the Department of Education. Abante expressed bemusement at the decrease […]
Three Quezon City councilors led by Winnie Castelo of District 2 have proposed an ordinance to grant a productivity incentive equivalent to a one-month salary to employees of the city government. Covered by Ordinance No. 466 are all city personnel, whether holding plantilla or permanent positions, or on job order or contract of service arrangement. […]
Deputy Speaker and Valenzuela City 2nd District Representative Eric Martinez is pushing for a bill that will not only immortalize Filipino Olympians, but also assure that they will be taken care of in the future.Martinez said House Bill (HB) 10096 or the proposed Philippine Olympian Memorial Act would cover “over 400 Olympians of the not […]
The municipality of Naval, Biliran has started offering free rides to vaccinated residents to encourage more people to get COVID-19 jabs. Mayor Gerard Espina said they started offering the free rides on Sept. 1 to passengers who already received either double or single doses of any vaccine brand. The program is for passengers of G-Shuttle, […]
Senator Grace Poe officially endorsed for Senate approval the “Philippine Veterans Bank Act” or Senate Bill No. 2368 that institutes a revised charter for the Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) to include post-World War II veterans and soldiers. “We need to secure the future viability of the bank, as well as ensure its continuing contribution to […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to expedite the vaccination of outbound Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), particularly those scheduled for deployment this year. “Bakunahan na natin sila habang nandito sila sa Pilipinas para maaari na silang makabalik agad sa trabaho,” Gatchalian stressed. “Kailangan nating […]
For helping keep the economy afloat with their P1 billion a day remittance, Filipino seafarers deserve a “lifeboat of rights and privileges,” Senator Joel Villanueva said in sponsoring the proposed “Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers” bill. Decades since the Philippines became a “shipping manning superpower”, Villanueva said it is time “to put aboard one vessel […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan congratulated Roberto “Ka Dodoy” Ballon as the sole Filipino recipient of the 2021 Ramon Magsaysay Award for his heroic efforts in restoring mangrove forests in Kabalasan, Zamboanga Sibugay. The Ramon Magsaysay award, named after the late former president Ramon Magsaysay, is considered a premier prize and highest honor given to individuals and […]