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The Senate adopted a resolution commending Maunlad Canning Corp., the manufacturer of Young’s Town sardines, for bringing honor and pride to the country when it won the international Food and Beverage Quality award in Madrid, Spain. Senate Resolution No. 296, which was authored by Senator Nancy Binay, noted that Maunlad Canning was the only Philippine […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is pushing for the passage of legislation authorizing the use of the ₱207 billion Malampaya Fund to pay off the stranded contract costs and stranded debt of the National Power Corporation (Napocor), which he said would provide consumer savings for Filipino households on their monthly electricity bill. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading five house bills seeking to declare special non-working holidays in several provinces to commemorate local significant events. Senator Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Government and sponsor of the proposed measures, said the holidays he was proposing were milestones that “warrant equal recognition from […]
As inflation for the month of August hit a nine-year high of 6.4 percent, Senate Trade and Commerce Committee Chairperson Koko Pimentel III on Thursday said the rice tarrification bill pending in the Senate was a “long-term solution” to the rice supply problems that have contributed to rising inflation rates. On Wednesday, BSP Governor Nestor […]
With the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recently revealing that inflation has hit 6.4 percent this August, House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Wednesday urged members of the National Food Authority (NFA) Council and NFA management led by NFA Administrator Jason Aquino to “set aside their differences, end the finger-pointing, and […]
House Agriculture Committee and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr., today said the urgency in the passage of the rice tariffication bill has reached its tipping point, as inflation climbed to a 9-year high of 6.4 percent in August. Panganiban urged the Senate to fast-track its discussions on their version of the bill, which remains […]
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on final reading a bill seeking to increase the paid maternity leave period to 100 days for female workers in the government and private sector. With 191 affirmative votes, zero negative vote and no abstention, the lower chamber approved on third reading House Bill No. 4113, otherwise known as […]
Senator Cynthia Villar welcomed participants to the training program on mechanization in production of rice at the Villar Sipag Farm School in Bacoor, Cavite. Held in partnership with the Department of Agriculture Regional Office 4-A and the Philippine Center for Post-Harvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech), the two-day seminar taught participants safety measures in farm operations […]
Expressing alarm over the reported suicide of teachers allegedly due to heavy workload, Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the passage of the Teacher Protection Bill that aims to promote and improve the working conditions of public school teachers. “Lubos po nating ikinalulungkot at ikinababahala ang napabalitang kaso ng suicide ng dalawang guro kamakailan lamang […]
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles warned the National Food Authority (NFA) against continuing its fund diversion spree, noting it could influence other agencies to likewise violate the law. “Kung ginagawa ng NFA yan, (If NFA has been doing this) nothing will stop other agencies and departments from also diverting their funds […]