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The city government of Davao has reimposed the 24-hour liquor ban from November 2 to December 31 this year as part of a broader policy to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In an executive order released recently, Mayor Sara Duterte underscored the need to institute additional restrictions such as the sale and consumption of […]
Camarines Sur (CamSur) officials led by 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte and Gov. Migz Villafuerte have appealed for immediate relief and assistance from President Duterte for at least 80,000 families in the province’s 35 municipalities and one city (Iriga) hit the hardest by super typhoon Rolly, considered the strongest land-falling tropical cyclone to ever hit […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has proposed to President Duterte the creation of a special task force to take charge of rehabilitating Camarines Sur (CamSur), Catanduanes, Albay, and other areas in Bicol and Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) that were ravaged by typhoons Quinta and Rolly. Villafuerte made this proposal as he welcomed […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to issue an ultimatum on the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to comply with the requirement to list its shares of stock, a provision specifically stated in its franchise as the country’s transmission system operator. The NGCP filed anew for a motion for reconsideration in August […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros welcomed the decision of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to extend its “no disconnection based on non-payment” policy until the end of this year. “Magandang balita ito para sa ating mga konsyumer na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa nakakabangon sa pinsalang dala ng pandemya,” Hontiveros said as ERC released its advisory directing […]
The House of Representatives recently honored its incumbent and former members and staffers who passed away in the midst of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic this year. The memorial service, led by Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, was held for Benguet Rep. Nestor Fongwan, Camarines Sur Rep. Marissa Andaya, Senior Citizens party-list Rep. Francisco Datol Jr., […]
The Marikina City government formally received its biggest quarantine facility from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). DPWH Secretary Mark Villar personally turned over to Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro the newly-completed 136-bed capacity quarantine facility for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients located along Kabayani Road in Barangay Nangka in a simple ceremony. The facility […]
While the Department of Education (DepEd) has put up its ‘Error Watch’ to monitor errors in its learning materials, Senator Win Gatchalian wants a better quality of content to avoid confusing the country’s public school learners. The DepEd reported that from Oct. 12 to 20, 2020, its Error Watch initiative has monitored 41 errors in […]
Senator Pangilinan urged Malacañang to order the creation of a task force to be headed by the Department of Justice to look into the presence and activities of Chinese nationals in the country. Pangilinan made the pitch as he raised alarm on the possibility of the foreign nationals’ “soft invasion” in the Philippines with the […]
The 89th Malasakit Center in the country opened at the Davao del Sur Provincial Hospital (DSPH) in Digos City.Senator Bong Go, who led the center’s opening, described it as a one-stop-shop facility that caters to the medical needs, especially of the “poorest of the poor” in Davao del Sur province. “This is for the people […]