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The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) recently received close to P12 million worth of food and non-food relief items, equipment, and rescue boats from the Qatar Red Crescent Society (RCS) for its relief and rehabilitation operations for the recent typhoons that devastated the country, such as Rolly and Ulysses. Senator Dick Gordon, PRC chair and CEO, […]
Amid the celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Senator Win Gatchalian stressed the need to institutionalize accessible and disability-responsive education services nationwide. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture pointed out that before the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hit the country, access to education was already a challenge […]
The city of Borongan in Eastern Samar is requiring all persons within its borders transacting at any public and private establishment to present a QR (quick response) code to boost contact tracing. After a series of technical reviews, name encoding, and data sorting, the city government officially implemented the QR code system on November 30 […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte said Monday that last week’s vote by the United Nation (UN) Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND)’s to delete cannabidiol (CBD) from its list of most dangerous drugs should prompt the House committee on health to take urgent action on his proposal to legalize the production and international marketing of this […]
The government should take the lead in restoring business confidence and create jobs by increasing spending on infrastructure such as public health facilities and healthcare services, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, issued the call in the wake of the unemployment report from the Philippine Statistics Authority saying joblessness […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and toll operators to address the traffic jams along expressways brought about by motorists queueing to have radio-frequency identification (RFID) stickers installed on their vehicles. Gatchalian recommended the setting up of additional installation sites to accommodate all motorists who are enrolling for the electronic toll […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to investigate the alleged irregularities surrounding the retrenchment of nearly 500 regular workers of Dole Philippines, Inc. (Dolefil), one of the largest producers and exporters of fresh and canned pineapples. “Nanawagan ako sa DOLE to immediately look into this case. Ngayong panahon ng pandemya, […]
The provincial government of Agusan del Norte has released sacks of rice to all its employees at the provincial capitol as its early gifts for the Yuletide season.Governor Dale Corvera said that provincial government workers will receive sacks of rice on top of the bonus and cash gifts. “The distribution of sacks of rice is […]
With the local government unit (LGU) allotment from national taxes to increase as a result of the Supreme Court decision in Mandanas v. Ochoa, LGUs will have access to more financial resources that they can use to fund infrastructure development, as well as services that have been devolved to LGUs from the national government. Speaking […]
Senator Bong Go lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for issuing Executive Order 121 granting authority to the Director General of the Food and Drug Administration to issue Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drugs and vaccines once they are available. “Maraming salamat sa ating Pangulo sa pag-issue ng EO na naglalayong mapapabilis ang […]