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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Assistant Secretary Jean Pacheco said around 37,000 internet-based businesses have registered with the department from January to July this year. During the National MSME Week e-forum, Pacheco said the number of registered online businesses surged from more than 1,600 online businesses that registered for the full year of 2019. […]
The continuing rise in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections will only worsen the economy, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said, again urging the government to focus on managing the pandemic with the health-centered approach of mass testing, contact tracing, and treatment — not with incoherent, unreasonable, and iron-fist policies. “Naghihingalo ang ating ekonomiya, parang may COVID din. Ang […]
The Senate of the Philippines on Monday opened the second regular session of the 18th Congress with 17 senators physically present at the plenary, and six senators joining online. Present at the session hall were Senate President Tito Sotto III, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, Majority Leader Migz Zubiri, Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, Senators […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nogales lauded the efforts of the country’s jail managers to decongest overcrowded jails in a bid to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, with close to 22,000 inmates released so far. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced earlier that the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) […]
As the 18th Congress reopens this week, Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte has called on senators to give urgent attention to three measures that will allow Filipinos best adapt to the “better normal” way of life in a world that is not likely to get rid anytime soon of the highly infectious, lethal coronavirus disease (COVID-19) […]
The local government of San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte inaugurated recently its newly-refurbished “i-hub” or internet center to accommodate learners under the “new normal” education system. San Nicolas Mayor Alfredo Valdez said the center, which is located beside the municipal hall building, is currently equipped with 12 computers with high-speed internet access. Students who have no personal computers […]
A party-list lawmaker is calling for the swift passage of a measure instituting a Balik Probinsya Program to promote regional development and resilient communities during crisis situations. AAMBIS-OWA Rep. Sharon Garin, chair of the House Committee on Economic Affairs, said House Bill 7111 seeks to decongest highly urbanized areas, promote regional socioeconomic development, and establish […]
The governor of one of the four provinces with zero Covid-19 cases raised concerns that the conduct of face-to-face classes would lead to a surge of Covid-19 cases, and on Sunday said that the Department of Education (DepEd) should instead focus on fine-tuning alternative modes of education to ensure that Filipino youth continue learning despite […]
Amid the celebration of National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week, Senator Win Gatchalian pushed to increase access to early interventions and diagnosis for learners with disabilities, especially now that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic threatens their access to essential health and education services. It was learned during a Senate panel hearing that less than […]
With the slew of complaints reaching Malacañang on alleged shenanigans committed by certain local government executives in the distribution of over P200 billion-worth of cash grants for coronavirus-hit poor families under President Duterte’s Social Amelioration Program (SAP), Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año should take immediate and forceful action against these abuses by suspending and prosecuting […]