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Makati City Representative Luis Campos Jr. is asking the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to consider deferring the implementation of a new automated teller machine (ATM) charging model that will cause user fees to spike up to 63 percent starting April. Campos, a member of the House committee on banks and financial intermediaries said it […]
The chair of the Senate committee on higher education is backing the government’s decision to gradually reopen colleges for face-to-face classes, beginning with those in health and medical courses. “For as long as it is safe, limited, and complies with health protocols, I see no problem in the joint decision of CHED and DOH to […]
Following the Commission on Population and Development’s (POPCOM) report that pregnancies among minors aged 10-14 was up by 7 percent in 2019 compared to the previous year, Senator Win Gatchalian is calling for a more aggressive government response to prevent young girls from being pregnant and falling in the trap of “intergenerational poverty.” Gatchalian also […]
“Hindi po joke ang priority list ng vaccine rollout. Seryosohin po natin ito.” This according to Quezon City 6th District Councilor Bobby Castelo, who on Thursday raised his eyebrows on talks about foreigners in the Philippines to be given free vaccines. “We are a country of more than a hundred million Filipinos. The first batch […]
“The fight is not yet over. We have to continue working together to defeat Covid-19. By helping each other, we survive together.” This said Senator Manny Pacquiao during the simple turnover rites of medical equipment and supplies that his Manny Pacquiao Foundation, with help from his personal friend and international billionaire Jack Ma, donated to […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has sought the suspension of the implementation of the New Motor Vehicle Inspection System (NMVIS) as transport regulators and private-owned motor vehicle inspection centers (PMVIC) failed to demonstrate preparedness to consistently and fairly implement new vehicle registration standards. At the hearing of the Senate public services committee, Villanueva lamented that officials of […]
While seeing the importance of child restraints to ensure the protection of children while travelling on board vehicles, Senator Dick Gordon pointed out that it may not be timely to push through with the implementation of the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act, which was supposed to take effect last Feb. 2. “I maintain that […]
The Senate adopted a resolution expressing its profound sympathy and sincere condolences on the death of master weaver and Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) awardee Yabing Masalon Dulo who passed away last January 26, 2021, at the age of 106. Senator Nancy Binay, who introduced Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 626, said Dulo, a master weaver […]
The local government units of Tarangnan, Samar, and Carigara, Leyte are encouraging their respective residents to participate in a program to collect solid waste and have these exchanged for food items. In Tarangnan town, Mayor Arnel Tan said that residents are entitled to 2 kilograms of rice and several canned goods for every kilo of shredded […]
The city government of Lamitan, Basilan, is constructing a P60-million bypass road to ease traffic and further spur development in the city.Basilan Congressman Mujiv Hataman, along with local officials and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officers, led the groundbreaking recently signaling the start of the road project, funded through Hataman’s office. Hataman said […]