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Senator Sonny Angara wants immediate government intervention to aid farmers hit by huge losses due to oversupply and low prices of farm produce, as well as put in place long-term solutions to make farming sustainable. “The government should go beyond giving loans to affected farmers as this is just a short-term solution. What we need […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said he intends to look into the possibility of extending the terms of incumbent barangay officials. Go made this revelation at the Community Mobilization Project (CMP) orientation for local chief executives, village leaders, police officers and other key local government officials, which took place at the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to enforce stricter guidelines for billboards and outdoor advertising signs along major Metro Manila roads pending the passage of a law on billboard regulation. Gatchalian issued the call after the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP) expressed concern over the presence of giant LED billboards along […]
Luntiang Pilipinas Partylist has supported the order of President Rodrigo Duterte to Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu and Interior Secretary Eduardo Año for the immediate cleanup of Manila Bay. Luntiang Pilipinas Partylist First Nominee Michael Ubac said Secretaries Cimatu and Año face a three-pronged problem in cleaning the bay: lack of wastewater treatment facilities of hotels […]
Reacting to news reports that there was an oversupply resulting in falling prices of vegetables in Benguet and other areas in the Cordilleras, Senator Koko Pimentel III has proposed a “creative solution to this welcome dilemma” through the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) purchase of the excess harvest and distributing them to agencies that have supplemental […]
Senator Sonny Angara lauded the assurance given by President Rodrigo Duterte that the salaries of public school teachers across the country will be increased as he expressed hope that the pay adjustment would be equivalent or close to the rate he has been pushing since 2016. “We are happy that we’re in the same boat […]
Senator Joel Villanueva has welcomed the signing into law of his bill which allows employees in the private sector to telecommute or work-from-home. RA 11165 or An Act Institutionalizing Telecommuting as an Alternative Work Arrangement for Employees in the Private Sector encourages employers to adopt telecommuting – a work arrangement that allows an employee to […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go has assured the people of Laguna of the province’s fair share of the government’s infrastructure projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program. “Rest assured yung mga infrastructure ninyo rito magiging part ng (your infrastructure here will be part of) ‘Build Build Build’ at magkakaroon tayo ng […]
Senate Trade and Commerce Committee Chair Koko Pimentel III on Monday urged the agency to review the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP) to ensure that Filipino public school students are taught basic computer programming or coding––skills that would make Filipino youth “far more valuable in the 21st century workplace.” “(DepEd) Secretary (Leonor) Briones is on the […]
The proposed construction of a new Bulacan airport is great news and a “win-win” for both Bulacan and Metro Manila residents said Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Winnie Castelo, Chair of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development. Castelo issued the statement after it was recently announced that construction of the new Bulacan airport is […]