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Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures.This is the rationale behind a proposed law that if passed would levy heavier penalties on public officials found guilty of negligence or corruption while the country is under a State of Public Health Emergency. We now live in extraordinary times, and extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Kaya po ang […]
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives stressed the need to enact a general law protecting all vaccinated individuals against those who will refuse to receive the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines pursuant to the general welfare clause of the 1987 Constitution. Cavite Representative Elpidio Barzaga Jr. cited the general welfare clause stating that “the […]
The city government of Dagupan will reactivate a task force to enforce minimum public health standards at the Tondaligan and Pugaro beaches for the upcoming long weekend that also mark’s the annual Bangus Festival. “People will surely flock to the beaches, so we are going to use the same exact task force who will man […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros led the launch of a state-of-the-art “mobile clinic” to give free medical services to Filipinos in poor and far-flung locations in the Philippines. Hontiveros opened the new “Healthy Pinas Mobile Clinic” in Barangay Turu at Magalang town, Pampanga recently. The mobile clinic can serve a maximum of 300 indigent patients a day. […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has put up emergency tents at the National Kidney Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City to augment occupancy surge. The tents are in addition to the 100-bed capacity emergency field hospital at the nearby Lung Center of the Philippines. “Ang mga pasyente at mga bantay nila, kung saan-saan na nakapwesto […]
As more local government units (LGUs) buy their food needs for their various projects directly from our farmers and fisherfolk as provided under the Sagip Saka Law, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said several national government agencies have food needs worth P41 billion this year. In an online consultation with farmers and provincial municipal agriculturists in Cavite, […]
Two Pangasinan congressmen and local executives expressed support for the implementation of Sagip Saka Act as COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect local farmers and fishermen. Pangasinan’s 6th District Congressman Tyrone Agabas said his office, in fact, encourages Pangasinan LGUs to implement Sagip Saka. “This is a tool, a mechanism to capacitate not only the farmers, […]
Senator Joel Villanueva voiced opposition to the Philippine National Police (PNP) proposal to require workers to first present police clearance when transacting with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), saying it was like a “gate pass.” Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, said the PNP proposal was not only incredulous but ran counter […]
A new poll on distance learning woes reveals how the digital divide hounds parents and learners nationwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic. For Senator Win Gatchalian, the basic education sector’s recovery should accelerate efforts in expanding access to both internet connectivity and gadgets for learning. Out of 1,200 adults surveyed nationwide in a Pulse Asia survey […]
The reopening of the famous Sambawan Island to tourists will revitalize the local economy disrupted by the current health crisis, the local government of Maripipi in Biliran said. Mayor Joseph Caingcoy said their desire to help local businesses compelled them to reopen the uninhabited island to visitors from the Eastern Visayas region starting April 24. […]