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Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), the regional party of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, will hold its first rally to kick off the campaign for the 2019 polls in Pampanga on Feb. 12, according to Senator Cynthia Villar. “February 12, Pampanga sponsored by Hugpong ng Pagbabago. That’s the first one,” Villar told reporters. When asked why […]
Barangay officials deserve not just honoraria but fixed salaries commensurate to their valuable contribution to the community as frontliners of government service. “Hindi makatarungan na ang mga taong hinalal ng taumbayan ay honorarium lang ang natatanggap,” (It is not fair that elected officials will only receive honoraria) Angara said. “Kung mayroong mga karapat-dapat na makatanggap […]
Participants to the Palarong Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Athletic Association (ARMMAA) should take advantage of the weeklong sports event to gain more friends and maintain the spirit of camaraderie. This was the advice given by former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go, who was invited as the keynote speaker in the opening […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing to increase the tobacco tax to P70 per pack in a bid to curb cigarette consumption among Filipinos and raise funds for government Universal Health Care (UHC) programs. In filing Senate Bill No. 2177 to amend the Tax Code and further hike the tobacco excise tax, Gatchalian expressed alarm that […]
Senator Sonny Angara has filed a bill which seeks to give the Department of Health (DOH) the authority to increase the bed capacity of all public hospitals under its supervision in order to address the mismatch in occupancy and improve the quality of government health services. Under the present set-up, the department can only increase […]
Senator Sonny Angara has expressed alarm over the lack of professionals specializing in the care of the elderly in the Philippines, which puts to question the country’s ability to meet the healthcare needs of its adult population. According to Angara, a champion of senior citizens’ rights and welfare, the country is facing a serious shortage […]
A proposal to protect infants and young children from harmful chemicals is due for second reading in the Senate. Senate Bill No. 2170, also known as the BPA in Child Care Articles Prohibition Act is contained in Committee Report No. 564 prepared by the Committees on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship and Health and Demography. It […]
Senator Cynthia Villar condemned the twin bombings of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Jolo, Sulu which killed 21 people and wounded at least 80 others last Sunday. “This bombing which targeted innocent people as they celebrate the Sunday Mass is clearly an act of terrorism. This should be condemned in the strongest possible […]
Senate Trade and Commerce Committee Chair Koko Pimentel III on Wednesday said that the Philippines ranking highest among Southeast Asian nations in terms of economic outlook in 2019 is a sign that the Duterte administration “is on the right track.” The country’s economic managers, Pimentel added, should also continue the administration’s programs and reforms that […]
The chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Agriculture and Food has welcomed the move by the Department of Agriculture (DA) to allocate P200 million in loan funds for rice farmers who will sell their produce to the National Food Authority (NFA). “This is good news for our farmers. Mahalaga itong nagbubuhos tayo ng […]