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There should be more Mindanaoans representing the Senate, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said. Andanar made this remark during the recent Piyesta sa Kapitolyo in Surigao City urging Mindanaoans to consider voting for senators who will ensure that their region will not be left behind. The communications chief said Senate should have […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) and senatorial candidate Bong Go said the country cannot improve its health care program for the poor if government will not work to increase the benefits of Filipino nurses and doctors. Go, in an interview at the sidelines of the PDP-Laban campaign sortie in Cebu, vowed to look […]
Senator Dick Gordon pointed out that giving the Social Security Commission (SSC) the power to condone delinquent contributions is a very significant provision of Republic Act (RA) 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2019. Gordon, chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises, explained that with the Social Security System (SSS)able […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara hailed the enactment of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act as an important step towards building a healthier Philippines where people have access to quality health services without exposing them to financial hardship. “Every Filipino is now assured of access to good quality preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health services […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has expressed concern over the apparent decreasing fish stocks through the years in the face of various challenges, including wide-scale illegal fishing and ocean pollution from the indiscriminate dumping of plastics. Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, noted that from 70 percent wild catch and 30 percent aquaculture, […]
With the passage of the Universal Health Care law, a solon representing indigenous peoples (IPs) has called for “doubled efforts” to ensure the inclusion of IPs in the landmark measure. “I hope we double our efforts to make sure IPs benefit from this law,” said ANAC-IP Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr., one of the principal authors […]
The AGRI Party-list has lauded the passage of the Universal Health Care Act, saying the law would greatly benefit marginalized sectors like farmers and fisherfolk. The law which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, automatically enrolls all Filipinos in the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP). It also expands PhilHealth coverage, which will now […]
Local government officials have vowed to support grassroots sports programs in line with the goal of President Rodrigo Duterte to shield the youth from illegal drugs. “The city government supports the program of the President that through sports we stop illegal drugs in this part of the country,” Iloilo City Mayor Jose Espinosa III said […]
Speaking before a crowd of some 24,000 Novo Ecijanos, senatorial candidate Francis Tolentino said he can debate with the entire Otso Diretso team at any given time. He joined other members of Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP)-endorsed candidates in a campaign sortie at the Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) grandstand in Cabanatuan City. […]
Senator Dick Gordon called on the people of Olongapo and all Filipinos to shed their apathy and take a stand and action on the events and issues that are now affecting the country. During the commemoration of the 52nd death anniversary of his father, the late Olongapo Mayor James Leonard “Jimmy” Tagle Gordon, he called […]