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Growth of the agriculture sector despite numerous setbacks in 2020 should convince the administration to give it priority especially in the proposed Bayanihan 3, said Senator Kiko Pangilinan. “We’re very heartened to hear that the agri sector is on track to meet their projected 1% growth despite the pandemic and back-to-back-to-back typhoons and flooding,” Pangilinan […]
The first working day of 2021 was marked with the distribution of barangay ambulances, police patrol cars, and other vehicles in the fourth-class municipality of Llanera, Nueva Ecija. Mayor Ronnie Roy Pascual said 21 barangays (villages) received an ambulance that was procured by the municipal government. Llanera has 22 villages but one of them opted […]
Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte has proposed congressional action on his proposal to finetune the Philippine Clean Air Act by mandating the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to promote the use of state-of-the-art thermal and other treatment technologies to convert biomedical and hazardous wastes into usable energy forms like fuel and electricity. Under […]
The municipality of San Remigio in Antique has reopened its premier tourism destinations to local tourists. Mayor Margarito Mission Jr. said their resorts and other tourism spots in Barangay Aningalan as well as in Tubudan and La Union are ready to welcome visitors after they were closed on Dec. 21 due to the reported two […]
In order to provide quality medical care to more children, particularly those from families who cannot afford it, the Philippine Children’s Medical Center (PCMC) was provided with more funds under the 2021 General Appropriations Act, Senator Sonny Angara said. Cognizant of the special needs of children who require medical attention, Angara has long been supportive […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chair and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, eyes reducing the cost of COVID-19 testing using an alternative system – the saliva test, which is faster and 99.9% reliable. Gordon said they are hoping that the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) would soon make a recommendation to the Department of Health in […]
Citing reports of students holding a “Christmas sale” of sensual photos and videos to raise funds for distance learning-related expenses, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Cybercrime and the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group to intensify their probe and crackdown on these activities. According to a news report by […]
Senator Dick Gordon, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Corporation and Public Enterprises, called on the Social Security System (SSS) to submit to the Committee proposals on how the implementation of the 2021 contribution increase can be suspended without shortening the fund life of the SSS. “Bagama’t kailangan at nakasaad sa batas na magkaroon […]
While the dry-runs on limited face-to-face classes in low-risk areas would have addressed some challenges that hound distance learning, Senator Win Gatchalian said the government’s rescinding of its green light is a precautionary measure against a new variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that is now spreading across the world. The Chairman of the Senate […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III underscored the urgency of improving broadband connectivity in the Philippines during an online meeting with the representative of Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies, Corp. (SpaceX) held recently. The meeting, attended by Pimentel and his legislative staff, was part of SpaceX’s initiative to discuss the Starlink satellite broadband project and its potential […]