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Farmers and traders have donated millions of pesos worth of unsold assorted vegetables to the local government of La Trinidad, Benguet and given away to the public for free. Mayor Romeo Salda said farmers and traders donated the highly perishable goods because there were no buyers coming over to the trading post for transport to […]
With the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) now signed into law, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Saturday urged local government unit (LGU) executives to make full use of loans and loan subsidies now available to LGUs in order to help them […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte has endorsed a much bigger outlay for the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in 2021 for the establishment of “mega-farms” nationwide, in step with his envisioned government strategy to energize Philippine agriculture and achieve food security, especially at this time of the prolonged coronavirus pandemic. During a recent hearing of the […]
The incident involving seven Filipino nurses bound for the United Kingdom who were offloaded by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently because of the deployment ban on healthcare workers highlights how disjointed this policy is, said Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva called on authorities, particularly the Department of Labor and Employment, to immediately sort out the […]
Senate Bill No. 1563, or the PNP, BFP, BJMP, and BuCor Height Equality Act, has been approved on third and final reading by the Senate recently. “Alam kong madaming naghintay sa bill na ito, kaya natutuwa akong naipasa na namin ito sa wakas,” Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri said. Zubiri is a principal author of […]
Amid the observance of the World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10, Senator Win Gatchalian urged schools to raise awareness on suicide prevention as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic makes learners more vulnerable to stress, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. According to Gatchalian, it is important that mental health and psychosocial support programs train […]
Senator Dick Gordon sponsored Senate Resolution No. 521 “honoring and remembering the illustrious life and exemplary contributions for public service” of former House Speaker Arnulfo “Noli” Fuentebella, who passed away on September 9, 2020, due to heart failure after battling chronic renal disease for two years. The Resolution, which was unanimously adopted by the Senate, […]
The Taguig City government has deployed “robonurses” to tend to patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as part of its efforts to safeguard its medical personnel. In a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) – Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (CODE) at the Lakeshore Hotel Mega-Quarantine Facility […]
A neophyte lawmaker wants to strengthen the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 (Republic Act 9775) by addressing conflicting provisions that have hampered information and communications technology service providers from effectively monitoring online traffickers of child pornography. Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles recently filed the Anti-Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children Act of 2020, to […]
In an election where 40% of incumbent party-list groups lost in their reelection bid, anybody and everybody would wonder why, and how. This article will not attempt to answer why 17 out of the 46 incumbent party-list groups lost in their reelection bid in the 2019 midterm elections. It will, however, make a pitch on […]