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After impassioned and intellectual discussions on the bill, the Senate has approved on second reading Senate Bill No. 2332, which amends the Revised Penal Code to raise the age for determining statutory rape from 12 to 16 years old. “As the father of three young kids, this is really an important bill to me,” said […]
The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill that aims to improve the quality of teacher education and training in the country. For Senator Win Gatchalian, principal author and sponsor of the measure, this is a big step forward in addressing the country’s education crisis. Senate Bill No. 2152 or the Teacher […]
Clarifying an otherwise ambiguous provision in the country’s tax code on private educational institutions will serve as a lifeline for thousands of schools forced to shutter or reduce operations at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. In sponsoring Senate Bill No. 2407, Villanueva said the measure sought to ease the […]
Despite the economic blow from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the regional per capita output in Northern Mindanao remains high, according to the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) 10. At an online conference for the Regional Development Council-10 (RDC-10), Mylah Faye Aurora Cariño, NEDA-10 Director, said despite an overall downtrend, Northern Mindanao’s per capita output emerged as the second-highest among all regions, […]
The record-breaking medal haul of Filipino athletes in the Tokyo Olympics should serve as impetus for the creation of a Department of Sports, the Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta Party-list’s spokesperson Atty. Migs Nograles said Wednesday. “The four Olympic medals our athletes won in the Tokyo Olympics prove that the talent and potential are there just […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) opened in Cotabato City its 14th molecular laboratory to help boost testing capacity for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) nationwide. The testing laboratory, established at Barangay Balabaran, is equipped with two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machines and one ribonucleic acid (RNA) extractor. “It can process up to 2,000 tests daily.” “It […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading a proposed measure seeking to establish the Philippine Boxing and Combat Sports Commission to ensure the development and safety of Filipino professional boxers and combatants. Voting 23-0-0, Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2077 or the Philippine Boxing and Combat Sports Commission Act of 2021, authored and sponsored by […]
The Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report for the amendments to the Retail Trade Liberalization Act. The bill seeks to lower the capitalization requirement for foreign retailers from $2.5 million to $500,000, or roughly from P125 million to P25 million. This is in order to attract more foreign direct investments into the country, thereby […]
As the African swine fever (ASF) continues to threaten the livelihood of local hog raisers in Ilocos Norte, some residents are now shifting to raising other livestock to survive the pandemic. In Piddig town, several residents are now engaged in cattle production as they dispose of their fattening pigs before they get infected. In support […]
The House of Representatives has adopted a resolution urging the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to extend the deadline for voter registration in the country and abroad to prevent voter disenfranchisement amid the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). During a plenary session, the chamber adopted House Resolution 2231, which calls for the extension of the September 30 deadline […]