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Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara has called for a more aggressive immunization drive to ensure that life-saving vaccines reach as many Filipino children as possible. “We need to be more aggressive in ensuring that every Filipino child receives vaccines to protect them against preventable illnesses. We have to make sure that our immunization program reaches even […]
Senatorial candidate Bong Go assured Nueva Ecija farmers that they will never be left behind under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte as he met with them in Cabanatuan City and in Gapan City recently. Go vowed to champion the interest of farmers – who are now suffering from low prices of palay (unhusked rice) […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has announced the rise of a wetland center that will help educate students on the importance of wetland and wildlife conservation. During the photo exhibit showcasing the work of wild bird photographer Ed Santos at Solaire in Parañaque, Villar said a wetland center will be built at the Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park […]
“The 2019 midterm elections for the overseas absentee voting kicked-off last April 13, 2019 but not all registered Filipino voters who were supposed to receive mailing packets containing their ballots have received the same even to this date,” declared Senator Koko Pimentel III, Chairman of the Senate Electoral Reforms and People’s Participation Committee. “Many voters, […]
Concerned about the health and well-being of the public, Senator Dick Gordon wants a probe on a syndicate that facilitates the entry and employment of foreign doctors who practice medicine as medical consultants in certain hospitals even without the necessary permits, in violation of the reciprocity requirement under Republic Act 2382, or The Medical Act […]
While instruction time is officially six hours a day, most teachers work much longer hours doing multiple tasks at school. They even have duties during vacation months and even beyond the classroom and school premises. It is in this context that Senator Sonny Angara wants to lower the optional retirement age of public school teachers […]
Although his senatorial bid was initially “unplanned,” Maguindanao Rep. Dong Mangudadatu said it only came to be formed after President Rodrigo Duterte prodded him to run. Mangudadatu cited the importance of the President’s endorsement in his decision to run for senator. The legislator recalled that in April last year, the President told him repeatedly that […]
Despite poverty incidence dropping to a three-year low, government needs to continue providing Filipinos with more well-paying jobs to increase the pace of poverty reduction in the country, according to Senator Win Gatchalian. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, made the statement a day after the World Bank said the Philippines is on […]
Senatorial candidates Bato dela Rosa and former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go got the highest percentage of votes in the latest popularity survey conducted by the University of Mindanao-Institute of Popular Opinion (UM-IPO) in Davao. Dela Rosa, a former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, and Go obtained 91.3 percent and 91.1 percent, […]
To foster a culture of being prepared among Filipinos, reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara renewed his call to make disaster risk education mandatory in the curriculum of primary schools to boost among young students the importance of being prepared and hone their skills in dealing with natural calamities. “Since we live in a country where earthquakes […]