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House Tourism chair Sol Aragones clarified that the tourism sector will still have access to billions of pesos under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, or Bayanihan 2, and revealed on Friday that Congress had even set up meetings between tourism stakeholders and government financial institutions so that they could easily obtain loans to […]
As the education sector scrambles to prepare for the resumption of classes in October, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles expressed his support for an initiative by the Department of Education to hold mental sessions for its leaders.Education Secretary Leonor Briones recently revealed that the agency had conducted the Kaginhawaan for Top Leaders of DepEd […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte wants state subsidies for the rentals of eligible informal settlers to encourage them to transfer from danger areas and public and privately-owned lands to permanent homes available in the formal housing market. Villafuerte said his proposed rent subsidies will likewise address the temporary relocation of families displaced by either natural or […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles is among the new technical panel members in the fields of public administration and agriculture to be appointed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).Nograles, a neophyte lawmaker, is a vice chairperson of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Higher Education and Technical Education. “I vow to become an […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Monday commended the government’s decision to push back the start of public school classes to October 5, and urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to work with local government units (LGUs) to better prepare for the upcoming schoolyear. According […]
Senator Bong Go assured that the poor and other vulnerable sectors of society will be given free face masks by the government as it begins enforcing a stricter mask-wearing policy to combat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “Last month, I urged the government to enforce a stronger mask-wearing policy in the country. I appealed to […]
The House of Representatives recently approved on third and final reading a measure that would provide for the country’s response and recovery interventions for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. With 242 affirmative votes, six negative votes, and no abstention, the chamber approved House Bill 6953 or the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act […]
With few more days to go before classes formally begin this school year, Senator Win Gatchalian called for strong enforcement of anti-cyberbullying measures in schools to combat learners’ increased exposure to harassment and threats amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Gatchalian cited Republic Act No. 10627 or the “Anti-Bullying Act of 2013,” which requires all elementary and […]
The provincial government of Dinagat Islands said some 3,000 residents from the town of Libjo received assistance and services during the People’s Day Caravan 2020 held recently.The provincial information office, said the service caravan, led by Governor Arlene “Kaka” Bag-ao, was supported by various line agencies of the government and the local government unit (LGU) […]
Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua has urged President Rodrigo Duterte to issue a proclamation extending the country’s state of calamity in order for local government units (LGUs) to retain the capability to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter addressed to Secretary of National […]