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GIVE HEALTH WORKERS MORE BENEFITS – VILLANUEVA

Senator Joel Villanueva pushed the passage of a bill that would institutionalize additional benefits for health workers, saying action should speak louder than words in giving honor to those who put their lives on the line in the battle against COVID-19. “We can shower our health care workers with words of admiration, praises and all […]

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DINGALAN, AURORA HOLDS ‘SERBISYO CARAVAN’ – TAAY

Hundreds of residents in Dingalan, Aurora availed of various public services during the conduct of a “Serbisyo Caravan” led by the local government. The activity was initiated by the Dingalan Municipal Task Force–End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) chaired by Mayor Shierwin Taay, together with the Alpha Company of the Army’s 91st Infantry (Sinagtala) Battalion, 7th Infantry […]

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DAVAO CITY TRAFFIC ENFORCERS GET RICE, CASH AID

Despite being in the hospital due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), First District Representative Paolo Duterte made sure sacks of rice and cash assistance were given out to all traffic enforcers in Davao City. The lawmaker’s office said around 948 pieces of 10 kilograms of rice and cash assistance were distributed to the City […]

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PEACE HAILS VOTER REGISTRATION EXTENSION

The Philippine Educators Alliance for Community Empowerment (PEACE) Party-list hailed the decision of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend voter registration by three more weeks, saying this would “help ensure that the youth who are increasingly willing to exercise their right to vote” would not be disenfranchised. “Nagpapasalamat tayo sa Comelec sa pag-extend ng […]

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VOTER REGISTRATION EXTENDED TILL OCT. 31 – ZUBIRI

Commission on Elections Chairman Sheriff Abas announced that they would be extending the voter registration period by three weeks, from October 9 to 31 October 2021. This announcement comes after the Senate and the House of Representatives ratified a bill extending the voter registration period. “Talagang gusto po ng maraming Pilipino na makaboto, and they […]

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MOBILE PHONE NUMBER PORTABILITY STARTS SEPT. 30

Safeguard personal information of mobile subscribers, ensure cybersecurity policies in place, and provide proper consumer welfare mechanisms in the course of porting activities, Senator Win Gatchalian said in reminding telecommunications companies as they roll out the implementation of the Mobile Number Portability Act (MNPA) on September 30. “Sa panahon ngayon na talamak ang iba’t ibang […]

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SEND MORE COVID-19 VACCINES TO PROVINCES – BINAY

Senator Nancy Binay backed the call of local government units outside the National Capital Region for a more equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. “I appeal to the national government to heed the cry for help of our local chief executives outside NCR for them to have a share of the vaccines that are coming in,” […]

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SISON RESIDENTS GET FREE TECH-VOC TRAINING

The local government unit (LGU) of Sison in Surigao del Norte province has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Surigao State College of Technology (SSCT) for the free technical and vocational training of the town’s residents. The LGU said the MOA was signed between Mayor Karissa Fetalvero-Paronia and SSCT president, Gregorio Gamboa Jr. “Residents in […]

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RESTORE FUNDING OF BARMM SUCS – HATAMAN, SANGCOPAN

Two lawmakers from Mindanao want to provide funding for state universities and colleges (SUCs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) that have zero allocations in the 2022 national budget proposal. Deputy Speaker Mujiv Hataman of the Lone District of Basilan and Anak Mindanao party-list Representative Amihilda Sangcopan filed House Resolution No. 2251, […]

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IAS AUTONOMY NEEDED FOR IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATIONS —PBA PARTY-LIST

In the wake of the latest hazing scandal plaguing the Philippine National Police (PNP) the Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list is calling for the transfer of the PNP’s Internal Affairs Service (IAS) under the control of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). PBA Party-list Spokesperson Atty. Migs Nograles argued that placing […]