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The coco levy trust fund law must benefit the country’s estimated 3.5 million coconut farmers, especially the smallholder farmers, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said as the Senate continues to discuss the bill seeking to actualize the Supreme Court decision on the estimated P105 billion levy initially collected from them. “Kailangang bantayan ang pagpasa ng batas na […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is seeking the immediate and smooth distribution of aid for displaced teaching and non-teaching personnel now that the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act (Bayanihan 2) is signed into law. On September 10, The Department of Education (DepEd) reported that 748 out of 14,435 private schools nationwide are not operating for the […]
The provincial government of Basilan is pushing to convert the Sampinit Complex in Sumisip town – a former stronghold of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) – into a military reservation and to be declared as a “peace zone.”Basilan Gov. Hadjiman Hataman-Salliman made this pronouncement after Maj. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) […]
Members of the House committee on appropriations are pushing for a P5 billion additional budget in the Department of Agrarian Reform’s (DAR) proposed P8.8-billion 2021 budget to support the agency’s ‘mega farms’ project. The House committee found the allocation for the DAR’s budget too small for the agency to fully implement land distribution and acquisition […]
The Senate has declared the month of October as “National Cooperative Month.” Senators, with 22 affirmative votes, no negative votes and no abstention approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1807, under Committee Report No. 108 declaring October as National Cooperative Month. “The measure, when signed into law, would institutionalize Proclamation No. 493, […]
The Senate has passed on third and final reading the “Doktor Para Sa Bayan” bill, which Senator Joel Villanueva described as a landmark legislation with dual objectives of expanding access to medical education and augmenting our human resource for health. “This bill will be a legacy of this Senate, Mr. President. And I’m sure that […]
Senator Dick Gordon has called on Congress to go after government agencies that fail to properly enforce laws that have been painstakingly crafted by Congress. Gordon lamented that the whole process of crafting bills and getting them passed on third and final reading takes a lot of time and hard work yet when they are […]
Consumers can heave a sigh of relief, as the recently signed ‘Bayanihan to Recover as One Act’ or ‘Bayanihan 2’ provides for a 30-day moratorium on the payment of their most recent utility bills. Senator Win Gatchalian said a provision in the measure assures a 30-day grace period for payment of utility bills covering those […]
The Kidapawan City government has set up bed-holding tents in response to the rising number of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) arriving in the city.Mayor Joseph Evangelista said the facility can accommodate 42 LSIs mounted inside the city gymnasium. “The facility can accommodate 42 LSIs.” “This will serve as the holding area of the arriving LSIs before disembarking […]
No-go until all issues are resolved. This is what Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said after the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) for issuing a notice to proceed (NTP) to the Chinese contractor of the Kaliwa Dam project despite it having to comply yet with environmental guidelines […]