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The House Committee on Disaster Resilience adopted recently a resolution declaring a disaster and climate emergency. House Resolution No. 535, authored by Representative Joey Sarte Salceda (2nd District, Albay), expresses the will of the House that the country has been suffering from a disaster and climate emergency which now compels a whole-of-government, whole-of-society, and whole-of-nation […]
While learners affected by recent storms await the printing and distribution of new sets of learning materials, Senator Win Gatchalian proposed anew to resume classes through “purok workshops” if they are in COVID-19-free or ‘low-risk’ areas. According to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, it is crucial that recovery […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting both educators and students alike, the circumstances faced by learners with special needs requires a slew of interventions to maximize their potential, said Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Higher and Technical and Vocational Education, urged his colleagues to pass Senate Bill No. 1907 or the […]
The national government released recently the first tranche of the P25-million funding for the “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa” program (BP2) to the Lanao del Norte town of Kauswagan. Kauswagan Mayor Rommel Arnado, who received the initial P15 million funding, said the money would be used to construct the “Bagong Pag-asa Green Village” that would house […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles has condemned the recent string of murders involving lawyers, judges, and other workers of the law profession, adding that it could “shake the people’s faith in the country’s justice system.” Lawyer Joey Luis Wee was shot in broad daylight while walking to his office in Cebu on Monday, November 23. […]
As the world commemorates International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged Congress to immediately pass a bill seeking to expand the punishable offenses under the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 (Republic Act 9262) to help stem the tide of VAWC cases, which […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan lauded the achievement of student-inventor Carvey Ehren Maigue for winning an international sustainability award for his technology that generates renewable energy from crop waste. “Binabati ko ang Mapua sa pagkapanalo ni Carvey Maigue dahil sa kanyang imbensyon na medyo malapit sa aking puso, renewable energy brought about by fruit and vegetable waste,” said Pangilinan […]
With the recent massive flooding caused by Typhoon Ulysses in Metro Manila and the province of Rizal, Senator Dick Gordon is calling for the desilting of the Laguna De Bay to avoid a repeat of the flooding that also hit some parts of the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon) region. Gordon pointed out […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called for more than a 100-percent increase in an item in the proposed P4.506-trillion national budget for 2021 that will fund the electric cooperatives’ (EC) repair of damaged power lines and infrastructures. In sponsoring the National Electrification Administration’s (NEA) proposed budget, Gatchalian proposed an additional P550 million in the P200 million allocation […]
All major airports in Surigao del Norte will be opened for commercial flights starting December 1 this year.This after Governor Francisco Matugas issued an executive order that aims to balance the province’s economic recovery and preventing the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “The move is also in line with the National Action Plan […]