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The chair of the House of Representatives’ agriculture committee and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban has urged the Department of Agriculture (DA) and other concerned agencies to activate the exemptions provided by law so farmers and fisherfolk affected by El Niño could receive aid. The DA said estimated crop damage due to El Niño has […]
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Bato dela Rosa said police officers involved in the drug trade should be dealt with “the full force of the law” and be made to pay for betraying their oath as law enforcers and for contributing to the growth of the Philippine drug trade. “Hindi pwedeng mapatawad ang pulis […]
If the Presidential Security Group (PSG) believes that security measures for President Rodrigo Duterte should be tightened, then they should be allowed to take the necessary precautions to protect the President. This is what to administration senatorial bet and former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Bato dela Rosa thinks. Dela Rosa on Thursday said the […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III stressed the urgency “to review and revisit Republic Act 8042 or the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995 for purposes of addressing rising cases of abuse against OFWs.” “The Magna Carta for OFWs is still a good law but we may need to strengthen it to cover and penalize […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatorial candidate Bong Go seeks to expand the coverage of the country’s irrigation system to mitigate the effects of the dry spell which affects the county periodically. Go raised the idea as the Department of Agriculture said it is assisting some 138,000 farmers facing a drought due […]
A bill seeking to waive government fees and charges on documents needed by first-time jobseekers for their employment is now awaiting the signature of the President. Senator Joel Villanueva, chair of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, explained that the proposed exemption of government fees can be availed only once by […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said there should be no delay in the release of the cash benefits under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the government’s flagship anti-poverty alleviation initiative to ease the plight of some 4.4 million active household beneficiaries. Angara said the 12-year-old human development program – designed to keep children in school […]
With the signing of Republic Act 10951 which adjusted the fines imposed on crimes of theft and robbery under the Revised Penal Code, penalties for selling, buying, receiving or possessing stolen property must also be increased, Senator Koko Pimentel III said. Pimentel said the Anti-Fencing Law, or Presidential Decree 1612, should be amended to be […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and 2019 senatorial candidate Bong Go renewed his pitch for improved and long-term sports development programs targeting athletes in the grassroots. Go made the call after gracing the Philippine Basketball Association’s All-Star Game at the Calasiao Sports Complex in Pangasinan. The former presidential aide—who is an adopted son […]
Senator Dick Gordon has advised dismissed police Colonel Eduardo Acierto, former deputy director for administration of the PNP Drug Enforcement Group (DEG), to come out of hiding and surrender. Acierto recently accused President Rodrigo Duterte and the Philippine National Police of ignoring an intelligence report that he allegedly submitted and blocking further probe into the […]