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Senator Sonny Angara has backed the price ceiling being implemented by the Department of Health (DOH) on some medicines, which he said will provide some degree of relief to the consumers, especially the poor. The DOH has recently included 120 medicines under the maximum retail price (MRP) scheme to help bring down the price of […]
With the recent visit to the country of India’s President Ram Nath Kovind, Senator Dick Gordon has proposed that the Philippines should work to get India’s high-end tourists. “With the Indian president visiting the country, the Philippines should get the high-end tourists of India. This is a good time for us to get them,” Gordon […]
Showing his concern for his fellow Davaoeños, Senator Bong Go aided victims of a fire that struck SIR Phase 1, Brgy. 76-A, Bucana, in Davao City recently where he distributed food packs and some financial assistance. Go added that he is also providing school supplies and uniforms to affected school children so that they may […]
Senator Bong Revilla has proposed a measure for all public and private hospitals in the country to delegate the ‘rescue-in-tandem’ motorcycle first responders to reduce response time and improve health care in both rural and urban areas in the country. Revilla filed a Senate bill No. 1120, or “An Act Mandating All Public and Private Medical […]
The 2019 House of Representatives Month celebration continues with the formal launch of the exhibit “HRep @ 112: The History of the House of the People in Sights and Sounds.” The interactive multimedia exhibit honors over a century of Philippine legislative history, featuring videos, sound recordings, documents, photos and artifacts on legislative milestones from as […]
Senators have expressed grief over the passing of former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr., whose commitment to public service has helped shape the nation. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said Pimentel was not only a great dissenter, but also a great builder. “While others sought comfort in numbers, Nene drew strength from his […]
Senator Nancy Binay stressed the need to ensure a stricter implementation of the carrying capacity of Boracay amid the expected influx of tourists in the island in the coming months. Binay said the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) should give an update on the status of the framework they have established in monitoring the number […]
Following a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that rocked Mindanao recently, several House members are urging the swift passage of a bill creating a government agency that will specifically deal with disasters and other calamities in the country. Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco said there is now an immediate need for the passage of the administration’s version […]
The Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee E chaired by Senator Win Gatchalian has grilled the Department of Energy (DOE) on the status of electrification in the country as the committee scrutinized the agency’s budget for 2020. Gatchalian pointed out during the budget hearing that the DOE has yet to submit its comprehensive strategy and rollout […]
Senator Bong Go said he will suggest to President Rodrigo Duterte that barangay officials be given cash incentives in December, pending the passage of a bill that proposes fixed salaries and benefits for them. “I will suggest to President Duterte that our barangay officials be given cash incentives this December while we await the passage […]