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Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is backing calls to ramp up the country’s daily COVID-19 testing to 130,000 to 160,000 tests per day using a combination of the gold standard real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests and rapid antigen tests in high-risk areas such as the National Capital Region (NCR) and selected adjacent provinces in […]
PHILRECA Party-list Rep. Presley De Jesus has denied allegations of receiving political contributions from electric cooperatives (ECs) for its campaign during the 2019 elections. In a statement, PHILRECA Party-list Rep. Presley De Jesus categorically denied the allegations hurled against the party-list by Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) chairman Greco Belgica. PHILRECA party-list, however, assured that it […]
Extra funds may now be accessed to help hog raisers recover from the African swine fever (ASF), Senator Kiko Pangilinan said as he welcomes the declaration of a nationwide State of Calamity. “Matagal natin isinusulong ang hiling ng industriya at mabuti naman na sa wakas ay may deklarasyon na. Malaking tulong ang dagdag na pondo […]
The proposed Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL) should meet the country’s need of navigating a post-pandemic world that will be very challenging to overseas Filipino workers, Senator Joel Villanueva said. “COVID 19 has changed our economic landscape. If local industries are retooling for a post-pandemic era, then a sector which makes up 10% of the […]
While world leaders continue to debate whether there should be a suspension of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the government to be one step ahead – explore the possibility of the country having the capacity to produce its own vaccine. Gatchalian said concerned government agencies such as the Department of […]
Davao Occidental Governor Claude Bautista will propose a ban on treasure hunts in the province to further protect its ancestral lands. Bautista said he deemed the ban necessary after a reported treasure hunt in Barangay Kalbay, Jose Abad Santos (JAS) recently. The governor said the treasure hunt is “not a good idea” especially that the […]
Agusan del Norte Rep. Lawrence Fortun appealed to all private schools not to hike tuition and other fees for 2021 until 2022. Fortun said Congress is working with CHED and DepEd to aid distressed private schools to prevent fee hikes. “We proved this with the pandemic tax rates, which the small non-profit proprietary school can […]
The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) has passed a resolution opposing the private takeover attempts of an electric cooperative (EC) in the province of Davao del Norte. The PHILRECA Board of Directors recently approved Resolution No. 3-13-21 expressing their “full support to the existence” of the Northern Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative, Inc. […]
The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) clarified today that it is not meddling with the decision of the National Electrification Association (NEA) in its endorsement of PCOO Asec. Marie Rafael as the General Manager (GM) of the Benguet Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BENECO). We take umbrage on Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque’s comment that electric […]
Senator Grace Poe urged newly appointed Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Guillermo Eleazar to include in his “first mission orders” the PNP’s compliance with the Supreme Court order for police officers to wear body cameras when serving arrest and search warrants. Poe explained she is confident that the new PNP Chief will most likely take […]