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Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara has asked government to look into the possibility of providing provisional employment to drought-stricken farmers and farmworkers under the administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program to help them deal with the temporary loss of income or livelihood due to the effects of El Niño which are expected to be felt until August […]
Senator Cynthia Villar, the sponsor and principal author of the Rice Tariffication Bill, promised farmers in Pangasinan that she will protect the implementation of the P10 billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) intended for the farmers if she gets reelected to Senate. “If I be given another term in Senate, I will again chair the […]
Students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) marked their last day of classes by commemorating Earth Day with a tree planting activity on Sunday with members of the Luntiang Pilipinas Party-list. Founded by Senator Loren Legarda in 1998, the “green” movement has already planted 2 million trees in 33 provinces, 28 cities, and […]
Senator Koko Pimentel III cautioned the public to exercise “necessary care and caution” in handling their tax matters and in dealing with tax authorities as the peak of the annual income tax season nears this month. The deadline for the filing of income tax returns (ITR) with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)is on April […]
To ensure that the implementing rules and regulation will reflect the spirit of the law, Senator Dick Gordon met with the chief of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to discuss the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 11235 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act. Gordon and LTO chief, Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante met […]
Filipino consumers will feel less burdened paying their electricity bills once the government’s share of the Malampaya fund is tapped to cover the stranded debts and contract costs of the National Power Corporation (NPC) instead of expanding the coverage and increasing the lifeline rate subsidy, Senator Win Gatchalian said. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee […]
Amid the dry spell affecting several areas of the country, senatorial aspirant and former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go stressed the need to expand the government’s support for the country’s agriculture sector. According to a recent advisory of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) at least 10 provinces—six in […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to strengthen its efforts to fully implement a law providing accessible polling places for voters with disability and senior citizens to ensure that they will be able to conveniently exercise their right to vote in the May 13 midterm election. Despite the enactment of Republic […]
Senate administration bet and former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman Francis Tolentino called on the Department of Information and Communications Techonology (DICT) to give a detailed and comprehensive update on the rollout of free wifi internet access in public places nationwide, saying “public expectation is high and the government needs to meet the demand […]
Party-list Rep. Salvador Belaro (1-Ang Edukasyon) called on passers of the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) to serve all Filipinos, especially the poor and the marginalized, while studying and after their graduation. “Keep your astute senses fixed on the plight of the poor, the marginalized, the working middle class, and the entrepreneurs […]