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Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has called for the full implementation of a 2018 law that expands state health and nutrition programs for women and children covering Day One of a mother’s pregnancy up to the child’s first two years, to help address disturbing data on hunger and malnutrition among “food poor” Filipinos. The first […]
An educators’ group hailed the approval of the House of Representatives on Second Reading of a measure that would exempt the compensation received by poll workers from income and other withholding taxes. House Bill No. 9652, which was approved through voice voting, seeks to amend the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 to exclude election-related […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has appealed to the government to utilize the P19-billion DOLE-managed employment assistance fund to finance the additional manpower to expand its contact tracing efforts as COVID cases steadily rise. Villanueva said the “Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged o Displaced Workers” or TUPAD program can be used to deploy a “Delta Force” that […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged authorities to ensure that credit card fraudsters will be prosecuted to the full extent permitted by applicable laws and that there will be no slackening in hunting down those who continue to perpetrate identity theft, credit card fraud, and other forms of cybercrime. Gatchalian made the call following the National Bureau […]
As the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) reports having full capacity of ICU beds for children with COVID-19, Senator Kiko Pangilinan seeks to vaccinate Filipino children against the disease. “Sa gabay ng mga eksperto, posible kayang mabakunahan na rin ang ating mga kabataan 12 to 15 years old? (Under the guidance of health experts, would it […]
Pasig City residents with essentials transactions can leave their homes without quarantine passes during the 15-day enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). In his social media post, Mayor Vico Sotto said the city government will not be issuing quarantine passes despite the most restrictive quarantine classification in the National Capital Region. “Yung huling ECQ guidelines (as of May […]
The House of Representatives is committed to push for providing cash assistance to all Filipinos under the proposed Bayanihan to Arise as One Act (Bayanihan 3) with an allocation of P216 billion amid the imposition of the strictest quarantine classification in the National Capital Region (NCR). During the virtual Ugnayan sa Batasan media forum, House […]
Senator Francis Tolentino has expressed doubts over a proposal which would allow foreign fully-owned companies to control and operate the country’s toll expressways. Tolentino said tollways are the blood veins of the Philippine economy, encompassing our way of life and facilitating the mobility of people, goods, and services. The legislator underscored the importance of tollways, […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) procured seven additional food trucks on top of its existing 16 units as part of its efforts to help address hunger in the country, especially in times of disasters. The country’s premiere humanitarian organization’s Hot Meals on Wheels fleet, a first of its kind in the country, is part of […]
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon urged the Department of Finance (DOF) to look at unexpended and unused funds that could be sitting idly in the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) to fund the much-needed social amelioration program (SAP) or ‘ayuda.’ As the government scrambles to find money for ayuda or cash grant, Drilon said it […]