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ANGELES CITY EMPLOYEES TO GET P15K BONUS EACH

The city government is set to release P19.74 million in additional bonus for 1,316 city hall employees amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.  This was announced by Mayor Carmelo Lazatin Jr., adding that the bonus amounting to P15,000 each is an incentive to those who had worked hard in the delivery of services, particularly the […]

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ZUBIRI TO DA: LIMIT IMPORTS, PENALIZE SMUGGLING

During a recent Senate hearing for the proposed 2021 budget of the Department of Agriculture (DA), Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri urged the department to help local farmers by limiting imports and penalizing technical smuggling. “I’m speaking on behalf of our corn farmers, dito po sa Bukidnon. The importation of feed wheat has drastically brought […]

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ABANTE TO JOIN MAJORITY, SUPPORTS SPEAKER VELASCO

In his final act as Minority Leader, Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr. on Friday delivered the Minority’s turno en contra and announced that he would be joining the Majority after expressing confidence in the new leadership of House Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco and his “pro-people” agenda.At the tail-end of his speech, […]

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PANGILINAN TO DPWH: USE COCO FIBER IN CIVIL WORKS

Using coco coir or coconut fiber in civil works such as road constructions and other projects will help spur local economic growth and boost farmers’ incomes, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “Pwedeng kumita ng dagdag na P500 hanggang P1,000 kada linggo ang ating mga nagniniyog sa coco coir at coco net production. Sa probinsya, malaking bagay […]

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‘DOKTOR PARA SA BAYAN’ GETS SENATE OK – VILLANUEVA

The Senate recently ratified the “Doktor Para sa Bayan Act” which Senator Joel Villanueva described as a landmark legislation that will improve the Filipino people’s access to free medical education and as well as expand the country’s human resources for public health. In a speech on the Senate floor, Villanueva stressed that the approval of […]

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‘BLOOD DONATION DAY’ TO HONOR EX-SENATOR ALVAREZ

Former Executive Director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), and wife of late Senator Heherson Alvarez, Cecile Guidote-Alvarez, thanked Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and CEO Senator Dick Gordon for sponsoring a resolution in honor of her husband declaring every October 16 and April 20 as Blood Donation Day. “This is […]

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CAMIGUIN HOLDS VIRTUAL LANZONES FEST – ROMUALDO

The province of Camiguin is using online platforms, such as TikTok and vlogging (video blogging) to celebrate its 41st Lanzones Festival which aims to promote local tourism.Governor Jurdin Jesus Romualdo said the public is invited to participate in the festival’s online launch. Among the four-day festival’s major online activities is the Handurawan Online Photo Contest, which […]

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VILLAFUERTE: JOB SECURITY FOR MEDIA WORKERS

Camarines Sur Representative LRay Villafuerte is pushing for the enactment of a law that will provide media industry workers with security of tenure, hazard and overtime pay and other benefits enjoyed by regular employees. House Bill (HB) No. 7820 or the proposed Media Workers’ Welfare Act aims to guarantee the rights of media workers to self-organization, […]

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CUA TO LGUS: PREVENT VIRUS SURGES IN PROVINCES

With Metro Manila now no longer tallying the most number or new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) National president and Quirino Governor Dax Cua on Sunday called on local government officials in the provinces to strictly observe COVID-19 prevention protocols to avoid outbreaks in their […]

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GATCHALIAN TO DEPED: PROTECT TEACHERS VS COVID-19

To prevent the uptick of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases now with teachers and non-teaching staff expected be out distributing modules or reporting to their respective schools, Senator Win Gatchalian urged public school officials to strictly enforce the Department of Education’s (DepEd) alternative work arrangements and health protocols to make teachers and personnel less vulnerable to infection. […]