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In anticipation of policies that would prohibit face-to-face learning in order to prevent a second wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, the Quirino provincial government on Tuesday launched online a webinar series to help parents adapt to home and online teaching methods that will be used by students in the coming schoolyear. According to Quirino […]
With Philippine unemployment rate posting a record-high 17.7% in April, Senator Kiko Pangilinan called on the government to focus on helping the millions of jobless Filipinos who were displaced by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “Tulungang mabigyan ng trabaho ang mga kababayan natin. Ito ang dapat pagtuunan ng pansin ng gobyerno at hindi ang anti-terror […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to step up efforts in hunting down online scammers who have proliferated during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine. Gatchalian said authorities should ramp up their online presence to safeguard Filipinos against online scams and other related cybercrimes. “Cyber criminals […]
With families of medical frontliners who died in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) already starting to receive the P1-million assistance from the government, Senator Dick Gordon thanked the Department of Health (DOH) for immediately acting on the matter after he had revealed the delay in the release of the said assistance. Gordon made […]
The welfare of workers should be among the top priorities in creating a recovery plan for the country, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chairman of the Senate labor committee, lamented that in the past few months, workers’ welfare was glossed over as seen in the different policies and programs implemented by the government. “Tingi-tingi […]
In anticipation of policies that would prohibit face-to-face learning in order to prevent a second wave of Covid-19 infections, the Quirino provincial government on Tuesday launched online a webinar series to help parents adapt to home and online teaching methods that will be used by students in the coming schoolyear. According to Quirino Gov. Dax […]
Fines of up to P2 million and up to five years of jail time await unethical financial service providers and scammers found guilty of a bill the House of Representatives passed before going to recess.This according to Quirino Rep. Junie Cua, who on Tuesday said House Bill Number 6768, or the Financial Products and Services […]
The congressional approval of the House-passed proposal on a three-year, P1.5-trillion stimulus program anchored on infrastructure spending mainly in rural communities will let the government effectively implement the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa program and provide quick employment to Filipinos left jobless as a result of the quarantine measures imposed since March in Luzon and other parts of the country. Deputy Speaker LRay […]
Members of the minority bloc of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) filed a resolution recently expressing the full support of the regional law-making body for the national government’s “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa” (BP2) program.The BTA minority bloc expressed its support for BP2 before the resumption of the Bangsamoro parliament session on June 16. The legislative […]
Senator Win Gatchalian has pressed the Department of Energy (DOE) into ensuring the continuous delivery of electricity service to every household for the use of students in alternative learning modalities as schools prepare for the “new normal” in the education system. Gatchalian said that aside from online learning, the shift to blended learning does not […]