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Aside from bigger and wider coverage of social pension, the country’s elderly population must be given employment opportunities to be productive even in their old age and keep them away from poverty, according to reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara. Angara, a champion of the rights and welfare of senior citizens in the Senate, said many elderly […]
With the crippling traffic along EDSA and other roads in Metro Manila costing P3.5 billion a day in lost opportunities, Senator Dick Gordon has flared up against malls located along highways and roads that cause monstrous traffic jams. “Traffic in Metro Manila continues to get worse, now it cost about P3.5 billion a day. Other […]
1-Ang Edukasyon Party-list and House assistant minority leader Rep. Bong Belaro sees the urgent need for a “return to the basics by teaching the youth basic good manners and right conduct” in school, at home, on the roads, and following the rule of law. “I have authored and filed a bill on GMRC (HB 6705). […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III on Monday strongly proposed that a thorough review of all relevant water laws and agreements be made after several parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces experienced a minor “water crisis” caused by service interruptions from the Manila Water and Maynilad utilities. “We may need to strengthen the provisions of our […]
“You won’t go wrong with Bong Go.” This was what President Rodrigo Duterte told Negrenses during the campaign rally of the senatorial ticket of the ruling party, Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan at Victorias City in Negros Occidental. “I tell you, you won’t go wrong with him,” Duterte said as he vouched anew for the […]
The “Murang Kuryente” bill that was approved by the bicameral conference committee will cut down the cost of electricity without exhausting the government’s financial resources, a lawmaker at the House of Representatives has said. Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco, a member of the bicam panel that approved the measure, pointed out that the bill is […]
There is nothing wrong with former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go in accompanying President Rodrigo Duterte wherever he goes even as the May mid-term elections draw near. “Walang problema doon for as long as he is not using the government’s fund. Ang pagsama nya that is his personal relationship with the President […]
The congressional bicameral conference committee approved the “Murang Kuryente” bill, which seeks to reduce the country’s electricity rates. Senator Win Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on energy and co-author of the bill, said it proposes the use of the P208 billion Malampaya Fund to pay off the stranded contract costs and stranded debt of […]
Senator Dick Gordon lauded the efforts of both the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Red Cross to close the immunization gap, amid the vaccination scare caused by the controversial anti-dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia. Gordon, also chairman of the Philippine Red Cross, said the health department is gaining ground to regain the public’s trust in […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said private companies need not worry about hiring female employees in light of the recently approved law extending the paid maternity leave to 105 days from 60, citing that women workers are good for business and there is benefit in achieving gender equality in the workplace. President Rodrigo Duterte recently signed […]