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Senator Bong Go praised the courage of the Visayan medical frontliners who volunteered to be deployed in Metro Manila during his speech at the launch of the country’s 105th Malasakit Center at the Schistosomiasis Control and Research Hospital in Palo, Leyte. “Maraming salamat sa mga Bisaya sa inyong pagmamalasakit at pagpapadala ng medical workers sa […]
All tourism sites and facilities in Almeria, Biliran will be closed for a month due to new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. In Executive Order No. 15, Series of 2021 signed by Almeria Mayor Richard Jaguros, the closure takes effect from April 26 to May 26, 2021. “All tourism sites who have acquired license to […]
A partylist lawmaker has appealed to Metro Manila mayors to allow house-to-house vaccinations against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) for senior citizens aged at least 70 and above, as well as persons with disabilities (PWDs). In a letter to Metro Manila Council chairman Edwin Olivarez, Senior Citizens Partylist Representative Rodolfo Ordanes said local government units (LGUs) […]
Senator Joel Villanueva declared that the survival of the country’s economy greatly hinges on Filipino workers bouncing back from the ill effects of the pandemic with more government aid, more vaccines and more skills to cope with the “new normal”. “Dahil manggagawa po ang higit sa lahat na pinadapa at naging pinaka-apektado, marapat lamang na […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the government should exhaust all means to provide relief to pandemic-hit small businesses and put them back on track to prevent further job loss. Gatchalian is bent on pushing for the legislation of allowing micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) by further lowering the costs of borrowing to encourage them to […]
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima has filed a measure seeking to ensure the welfare and protection of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) workers in the Philippines. De Lima filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 2149 seeking to address the working struggles of BPO workers that are not fully addressed by existing laws, as well as pressing issues […]
The provincial government of Guimaras will celebrate its annual Manggahan Festival through a combination of virtual and physical activities from May 20 to 22 this year. Governor Samuel Gumarin, in a letter addressed to the Office of Civil Defense-Western Visayas Regional Director and chairperson of the Regional Task Force (RTF) on COVID-19 Jose Roberto Nuñez, […]
A party-list lawmaker urged President Rodrigo Duterte to provide genuine representation from the labor sector in social security institutions to strengthen social dialogue towards employment recovery. During the Task Group on Economic Recovery and the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) Job Summit, TUCP Partylist Representative Raymond Mendoza said strengthening social dialogue mechanisms in government institutions […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has filed a bill further extending the validity and authority of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) until end-December this year to enable the government to continue implementing its recovery and stimulus measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and the people, amid the new surge […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) nationwide have set up community pantries in their respective coverage areas to help their member-consumer-owners (MCOs) amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association, Inc. (PHILRECA) said the initiative was inspired by the first community pantry along Maginhawa Street in Quezon City. This was not the first time the electric […]