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To help boost the supply of vaccines and other critical and essential supplies needed by the country in its fight against COVID-19, Senator Sonny Angara has filed a bill seeking to exempt donations of these goods from donor’s tax. Now that the supply of COVID-19 vaccines is becoming widely available for purchase by the government […]
Amid questions and concerns from the health sector, Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri has clarified the scope of Senate Bill 2042 which he filed recently. “Senate Bill 2042 is not going to give LGUs precedence over the national government in terms of vaccine procurement. National government pa rin ang masusunod. LGUs still need to follow […]
Farmers and local officials of two upland farming communities in Sultan Kudarat province lauded the government for providing them a 7.48-kilometer farm-to-market road (FMR) through the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR). About 5,000 residents, almost 2,000 of whom were agrarian reform beneficiaries, are enjoying the benefits of the P37-million concrete FMR project that connects Barangays […]
The House of Representatives recently approved on final reading a measure seeking to enhance the country’s efforts towards disease prevention by expanding the mandatory immunization program for all life stages. With 206 affirmative votes, one negative vote, and one abstention, the chamber passed on third reading House Bill 8558 or the proposed “Mandatory Immunization Program […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua urged Congress to pass proposals to allow local government units (LGUs) to expeditiously procure Covid-19 vaccines, and said on Friday that empowering LGUs to secure vaccines for their constituents was consistent with the government’s “local government-led, national government-enabled” National Action […]
“There is no more reason for the prices of pork and chicken products to skyrocket.” This according to Quezon City 5th District Councilor Karl Castelo who, over the weekend, randomly inspected the prices of pork and chicken products in markets and groceries. “First, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the imposition of price caps. Second, a sub-Task […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) have offered their sites as mass vaccination areas to help the national government and local government units (LGUs) ensure proper and orderly roll out of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination plans. In his privilege speech delivered during Tuesday’s session (February 9, 2021), Assistant Minority Leader and Association of Philippine Electric Cooperatives (APEC) […]
With the government set to implement the largest vaccination program in the nation’s history, Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. has filed a resolution urging the House to conduct an inquiry into the Philippine National Deployment and Vaccination Plan for COVID-19 Vaccines (NDVP) to help ensure that the plan meets its […]
The Senate adopted Resolution No. 643, introduced by Senate Majority Migz Zubiri, “expressing the profound sympathy and sincere condolences” of the Senate on the death of former Representative and Olongapo City Mayor James “Bong” Gordon Jr., the younger brother of Senator Dick Gordon. Gordon, a professional musician, died February 9, at the St. Lukes’ Medical […]
The local government of Lebak and the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) lauded the locals for helping save marine wildlife. Four residents of Barangay Tibpuan, a coastal village of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat were given citations and food packs by the local government and MENRO for their contribution to the campaign to protect marine […]