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As the world celebrated International Domestic Workers’ Day, Senator Kiko Pangilinan called for a safe, systematic way to safely bring home household helpers working in the city or abroad who want to return to their families. “Huwag na sanang magkaroon ng isa pang Michelle Silvertino, ang 33 taong gulang na nanay ng apat na bata. […]
Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. is appealing to finance officials to conduct the registration of online sellers after the threat posed by the coronavirus disease COVID-19 outbreak has passed, saying on Tuesday that “requiring online sellers to troop to Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) offices in the middle of a pandemic exposes them to health […]
Senator Dick Gordon congratulated the Department of National Defense on the completion of the beaching ramp at Pag-asa Island, as well as the Department of Transportation and the Palawan provincial government for the construction of a shelter for Filipino fishermen. Gordon said the completion of the ramp on the island, two days before Independence Day […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) to incentivize customers who are moving into online transactions. Meralco initially waived the P47 convenience fee during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) but the largest distribution utility in the country has recently announced that it will resume collecting the said fee from consumers who […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has asked government agencies to provide the necessary interventions to improve the skills of online sellers by providing virtual trainings on essential and entrepreneurial skills to help their new ventures become successful enterprises. After the Bureau of Internal Revenue had eased requirements to encourage online sellers to register, Villanueva pointed out that […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte has moved to fast-track the implementation of the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asainitiative of President Rodrigo Duterte by proposing new legislation establishing township revitalization programs nationwide in a bid to finally decongest Metro Manila and create more jobs and self-employment opportunities in rural communities against the backdrop of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. […]
The Philippine Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (PHILRECA) party-list has welcomed efforts aimed at helping revive the economy by encouraging people to go local amid the coronavirus pandemic. PHILRECA party-list Rep. Presley De Jesus cited the online campaign dubbed as “Pinas Muna Tayo!” recently unveiled by the government and the private sector, that seeks to stimulate […]
Bukidnon Governor Jose Zubiri has offered a vast vegetable production area in Barangay Miarayon in Talakag, Bukidnon as a proposed resettlement site for beneficiaries of the “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa (BP2) program, an official said. In a Facebook post, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the area has an elevation of over 1,400 […]
Cast your tax nets on the big fish, not on the small fry. Senator Joel Villanueva prodded the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to prioritize the collection of back taxes from sectors like the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) which owes at least P50 billion, to raise much-needed government revenue. With massive layoffs contributing to […]
With businesses struggling to keep their heads above water due to the COVID-19 pandemic and with more people losing their jobs as a result, Senator Sonny Angara said that the reskilling and upskilling of workers is now more important than ever. “Unemployment hit a high of 17.7 percent in April this year. That’s over 7.3 […]