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The local government unit of Piddig, Ilocos Norte looks forward to connecting all its schools and villages with free internet connection even in its remotest areas. Powered by a fiber-optic internet system of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Inc. (PLDT)/Smart Communications Inc., Mayor Eddie Guillen said the municipal government has allotted around P16 million for the three-year […]
To encourage large power consumers to invest in the electricity sector and develop the use of indigenous and renewable energy (RE) resources, Senator Win Gatchalian proposed the removal of the 100-kilowatt size limit in the installation of power generation facilities under the net metering program through Senate Bill No. 2219. Removing the 100-kilowatt cap will […]
Senator Dick Gordon stated that face-to-face classes or blended learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic can be implemented when at least 70% of the country’s total population have been vaccinated. “It is important that we make sure that everyone is safe and that our people are protected from the virus before we go back to face-to-face […]
Senator Sonny Angara filed a resolution commending golfer Yuka Saso for becoming the first Filipina to have won the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Championship. Angara said the feat of Saso has captured the hearts and minds of Filipinos and has generated an increased awareness and interest in the sport of golf in the Philippines. In […]
Senator Joel Villanueva sought clarification from officials involved in pandemic response on what he said was a “confusing” policy that would require those fully-vaccinated Filipinos to produce two sets of proof — a vaccine card and certification issued by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) or the Local Health Officer. “Isn’t this additional […]
Following his recommendation for the COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to reconsider the current protocols for overseas Filipino workers (OFW) and returning overseas Filipinos, Senator Dick Gordon officially recommended to IATF a set of rules for fully vaccinated returning OFWs, Philippine residents, foreign tourists and foreign businessmen. In a letter addressed to Secretary Carlito G. […]
Given that the Philippines is an archipelagic country and is not well supported by robust telecommunications infrastructure, maximizing the use of satellite technology as an alternative connectivity solution can address problems on the reliability of internet connection especially in many remote areas, Senator Win Gatchalian said. In necessitating the filing of Senate Bill No. 2250 […]
Aside from solving the problem on the disposal of slaughtered animals’ manure, the local government of Legazpi City has also negated the issue of expensive fuel consumption in running its “AA” abattoir that serves the entire city and its adjacent towns. This, after the slaughterhouse started using its new biogas digester machine, yielding an initial […]
A party-list lawmaker said returning Filipinos who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) here or abroad should be exempted from the mandatory quarantine when they arrive in the country. ACT-CIS Partylist Representative Rowena Niña Taduran said the mandatory seven-day quarantine in a government-approved facility would only burden the arriving fully vaccinated Filipinos, who […]
If they can’t feed hungry mouths, how can they pay for nasal swabs? This, Senator Sonny Angara said, is the predicament facing jobseekers who are having a hard time complying with the requirement of potential employers that they include a negative COVID test result in the credentials they submit. “For jobless breadwinners, it is choosing […]