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Special Assistant to the President Christopher Bong Go urged Manileños and the public to support the “Malasakit Center” at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila. Go said the center is a one-stop shop desk that would assist less fortunate Filipinos in their health concerns and medical expenses. “Inaanyayahan ko kayo especially ang ating mga […]
The House of Representatives approved on second reading a measure providing mandatory Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) coverage for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Members of the lower chamber passed by viva voce House Bill No. 8014, which mandates that all PWDs shall be automatically covered under the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP). The funds shall […]
After pushing for the passage of the law that raised the cash incentives for winning national athletes, Senator Sonny Angara is now working on raising the allowances of athletes and improving sports facilities in the country. “Matapos nating palakihin ang insentibo ng mga nananalong atleta, dapat ay siguruhin din natin na may sapat na allowance […]
With Typhoon Mangkhut expected to bring heavy rains and winds as strong as 160 kph, House Appropriations Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” on Monday called on the National Food Authority (NFA) to intensify rice procurement operations so that it could buy palay from farmers before the supertyphoon hits the country. “The NFA has not had […]
House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Sunday called on fellow legislators to help assuage the fears of parents of children administered with the controversial Dengvaxia dengue vaccine by adopting the House of Representatives’ version of the P1.161 billion supplemental budget for the more than 800,000 schoolchildren who have been given the […]
House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Saturday thanked his colleagues in the Senate for finally approving the P1.161 billion supplemental budget for the 800,000-plus recipients of the controversial Dengavaxia dengue vaccine, but stressed that he had very serious concerns about the Senate version of the bill and that the differences between […]
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill which seeks to expand the coverage of prohibited discriminatory acts against women. Voting 197-0 without abstention, The House approved House Bill 6760 which would further strengthen the protection of women employees in the workplace. The bill, principally authored by Rep. Emmeline Aglipay-Villar (Party-list, […]
Senator Dick Gordon commended the passage of the bill seeking to allocate a supplemental budget amounting to P1.16 billion to the Department of Health for the provision of medical assistance to the estimated 830,000 recipients of the Dengvaxia vaccine. House Bill No. 7449 (Committee Report No. 395), sponsored by Senator Loren Legarda and co-sponsored by […]
A set of bills on the creation of new legislative districts for General Santos City, Southern Leyte and Isabela were approved on third and final reading by the Senate. House Bills No. (HBN) 5162, 6331 and 7778 were authored and sponsored by Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government. HBN 5162 […]
With the National Food Authority (NFA) Council approving the importation of 250,000 metric tons of rice via open tender, House Appropriations Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Thursday urged the NFA management to ensure that the imported stocks would be distributed properly to prevent problems that have plagued rice stocks that were previously imported […]