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Senator Joel Villanueva has challenged the technical-vocational sector to listen and adapt to the needs of the labor market so that students appreciate its value as they navigate their careers. In a privilege speech, Villanueva outlined an action plan that tweaks the education and training systems to respond to the demands of the changing labor […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has reminded parties opposing the law enacted as a response to the end of the quantitative restriction on rice importation to also consider the plight of local farmers who stand to lose more as cheap rice imports start flooding the market without any support program in place. “Now that Philippine authorities can […]
Senator Sonny Angara welcomed the signing into law of Republic Act 11358 or the National Vision Screening Act as a vital tool for parents to detect eye problems of their children at an early age and address these while they still can. Angara, who is the principal author of the law in the Senate, said […]
Senator Dick Gordon said prison records should be digitized so that there would be prompt and accurate information of the time served by an inmate following the earlier announcement by Bureau of Corrections (BUCOR) Chief Nicanor Faeldon that 1,000 inmates may be mass released in all penal colonies in the country with the implementation of […]
Senator Bong Go said convicted rapist and murderer former Calauan, Laguna mayor Antonio Sanchez is better off in jail. “Mr. Sanchez, ‘wag ka nang mangarap na makalaya pa. Ipagpatuloy mo na lang pagbayaran ang mga kasalanan mo dyan sa loob, kaysa lumabas ka, baka umikli pa ang iyong buhay (Mr. Sanchez, stop dreaming of being freed. Just […]
Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda hosted the block screening and gala night of “John Denver Trending” recently at Robinson’s Place Antique, San Jose de Buenavista. “John Denver Trending,” directed by Pandananon Arden Rod Condez, was awarded the Best Film – Full Length Feature, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Music Score, and Network […]
Expanding and rehabilitating the railway systems should be the first step taken in the efforts of government to decongest traffic in Metro Manila if it wants to make an impact right away, Senator Sonny Angara said. Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, has vowed to look for ways to support the programs of […]
President Rodrigo Duterte is ready to protect the country’s interests, particularly in the West Philippine Sea, during his trip to China, Senator Bong Go said. Go made this assurance after Duterte said he will raise the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling in his upcoming eighth bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in […]
“We can prevent cases of teenage pregnancy if all of us will act and talk about sex education as adults.” This according to Laguna 3rd District Rep. Sol Aragones as she emphasized the need to establish an inter-agency national policy to prevent teenage pregnancies and to institutionalize social protection for teenage parents. “A poor understanding […]
Laguna 3rd District Rep. Sol Aragones said the country’s current struggle with the dengue outbreak highlights the need to mandate the inclusion of health workers in every barangay to aid the Department of Health (DOH) in its dengue prevention and management efforts. “The number of dengue cases, together with the other communicable and non-communicable diseases, […]