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Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is making a stronger push for a third round of cash subsidies to poor and low-income households amid record job losses and faster food price hikes that threaten to shove many highly vulnerable families back to poverty in the face of the long-drawn-out Covid-19 pandemic and its consequent recession. Villafuerte […]
Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar announced that an international cruise ship facility project of DPWH will soon put the scenic province of Palawan in the popular list of international cruise destinations. Villar said that the P3.5-Billion Puerto Princesa Cruise Port and Facilities will truly boost the Philippines’ chance of luring more and more tourists […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to immediately investigate reports that some parents are hiring other people to answer their children’s self-learning modules under a “sagot for sale” scheme. Gatchalian also warned parents that by engaging in this practice, their children will bear the brunt since their learning and development will […]
Instead of simply relying on users’ reports, social media sites should be able to immediately takedown sensual content involving minors, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “There should be a more proactive response rather than just rely on reports. The difficulty with reporting as was earlier manifested in some of the experiences, it would take several months. […]
The Senate adopted a resolution commending the seven awardees of The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the Philippines for their excellence and significant contributions to the welfare of the country. Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 621, introduced by Senator Nancy Binay, was adopted taking into consideration SRNs 624 and 670 of Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto […]
Senator Joel Villanueva called for a thorough review of protocols on deployment of workers, citing data from the Department of Labor and Employment which showed that the most abused OFWs are household service workers, who are mostly, if not all are women. At the resumption of the public hearings into the proposed creation of the […]
On International Women’s Day, Senator Kiko Pangilinan celebrated the invaluable contributions in the pandemic response of Vice President Leni Robredo and all Filipino women. “Kakaiba ang nakaraang taon, at ngayong ginugunita natin ang International Women’s Day, tinatanghal at pinasasalamatan din natin ang mga kababaihan sa kanilang walang-katumbas na kaloob sa gitna ng walang-katumbas na global […]
The Senate adopted a resolution expressing its profound sympathy and sincere condolences on the demise of Fr. Joaquin Bernas, SJ, who passed away last March 6 at the age of 88. Senate Resolution No. 674, taking into consideration Senate Resolution No. 675, was unanimously adopted recently. The resolutions were introduced by Senate President Tito Sotto […]
The provincial government of Pangasinan represented by Governor Amado Espino III and the municipal government of Laoac led Mayor Ricardo Balderas have entered into a memorandum of agreement (MOA) to develop and rehabilitate the 5.7-hectare dairy farm in Barangay Maraboc to generate additional income to the town. “Magbibigay po ito ng malaking tulong once operational […]
A total of P235 million in bypass road projects will be constructed in Pampanga as part of an effort to decongest the traffic situation in the province. In a simple groundbreaking ceremony recently, Pampanga 3rd District Representative Dong Gonzales led the capsule laying of the three-kilometer Sta. Ana-Arayat package 1 and 2 projects amounting to […]