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Support for the health sector, as it continues to address the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, accounts for the biggest share of the pie in the soon to be enacted Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2. Senate Committee on Finance chairman Sonny Angara explained that Bayanihan 2 was crafted primarily […]
While the Department of Education (DepEd) has allowed the use of 17,910 classrooms in the National Capital Region (NCR) as isolation and quarantine facilities, Senator Win Gatchalian said that a permanent evacuation center in every city and municipality should be part of the country’s efforts to ‘build back better’ from the COVID-19 pandemic. Though Republic […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri championed the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), tourism, and cooperative sectors during the bicameral conference committee meetings for the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, or Bayanihan 2. Bayanihan 2 seeks to provide an economic stimulus package that will allow businesses to recover from financial losses incurred during the […]
The municipality of New Bataan in Davao de Oro conducted recently a “Progress Serbisyo Sa Tawo Caravan” in the far-flung communities of Barangay Pagsabangan.The caravan was led by Mayor Geraldford Balbin benefiting some 374 residents of the barangay, a statement from the municipality said. “The barangay was considered as a hotspot where communist rebel movement […]
With Congress set to ratify the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. on Sunday urged the government to procure personal protective equipment (PPE), masks, and other paraphernalia that are locally manufactured, in line with provisions of Bayanihan 2. Abante lamented reports that the government has been procuring […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte said over the weekend the proposed Bayanihan To Heal As One Act that the House of Representatives is set to ratify on Monday contains features that aim to strengthen the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response capabilities of local government units (LGUs) and hasten the recovery of businesses hit hard by the coronavirus-induced […]
The first “e-Eskwela” hub was opened recently at the public library in Burnham Park led by the city government, the Ang Probinsiyano Party-list (APPL), and Frontrow Enterprises. APPL Representative Ronnie Ong said the hub, which was made possible thru the public-private partnership (PPP), is the first of several that will be established in Manila, Pasig, […]
Senator Win Gatchalian urged the government to ensure that learners and teachers are given psychosocial and mental health support while educators scramble to carry out logistical challenges and many learners experience feelings of anxiety as they await classes to begin amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Gatchalian’s “Education in the Better Normal” bill seeks to […]
The Senate recently approved on third and final reading a bill declaring May 18 of every year as the National Higher Education Day to commemorate the founding anniversary of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Senate Bill No. (SBN)1216, under Committee Report No. 85 or the National Higher Education Day, was approved with 19 affirmative […]
The Senate recently adopted a resolution honoring and recognizing the contribution of former Manila mayor and Senator Alfredo Lim in his 60 years as a public servant. Lim passed away on August 8, 2020, at the age of 90. Adopted was Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 494, in consideration of SRNs 498 and 501, “expressing the […]