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Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Electrification Administration (NEA) to make full use of the new Electric Cooperatives Emergency and Resiliency Fund (ECERF) to jump start efforts to normalize the power supply in provinces ravaged by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: “Mangkhut”) recently. The ECERF, established by Republic Act […]
Senator Sonny Angara thanked his colleagues in the Senate for approving on third and final reading a measure institutionalizing the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG), an incentive program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) that recognizes and rewards local government units (LGUs) for their excellent service and high standards of […]
House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Wednesday announced that the House has resumed deliberations on the 3.757 trillion-peso 2019 national budget after the House of Representatives adopted a new Committee Report that would restore 51.7 billion pesos and subsequently provide additional funding for the Department of Education (DepEd), State Universities and Colleges […]
A party-list representing the agriculture sector called on government to immediately release funds for the relief of farmers affected by Typhoon ‘Ompong’ which hit the country last week. “We hope that the release of calamity funds will be rushed particularly in the areas hardest hit by Typhoon Ompong like Cagayan Valley, Ilocos, and Cordillera regions,” […]
Senator Joel Villanueva welcomed the Senate ratification of the bicameral conference committee report on the bill ensuring the health of mothers and children starting from the first 1,000 days of pregnancy. Villanueva, one of the authors of Senate Bill No. 1537 or the Healthy Nanay and Bulilit Act, said that providing proper nutrition and health […]
Senator Cynthia Villar said once passed into law, the bill liberalizing the importation of rice in the country will help reduce the price of rice and at the same time provide enough support for local farmers who will be affected by the influx of cheaper rice from abroad. Villar, recognizing that the lifting of import […]
Senator Sonny Angara is urging the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to fast-track the deployment of emergency communications systems in disaster-hit areas. This year, the DICT has received P192 million for the purchase of six Mobile Operations Vehicles for Emergency (MOVE) — a flagship component of the DICT’s emergency communications system to help […]
Senate Trade and Commerce Committee Chairperson Sen. Koko Pimentel III on Tuesday urged retiring Army Chief and incoming National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Lt. Gen. Rolando Bautista to work closely with the government’s economic managers to stabilize rice prices and address problems with supplies of affordable NFA rice. Pimentel said the long queues for NFA […]
House Agriculture Committee chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr. called on the National Food Authority (NFA) and the country’s economic managers to reevaluate whether the amount of rice approved for importation early next year will be enough to cover the losses caused by Typhoon “Ompong.” The country had planned to import an additional 383,500 […]
The House of Representatives has adopted House Resolution (HR) 1908, proclaiming the month of September of every year as Philippine Bamboo Month, which shall be celebrated by encouraging all government agencies, including local government units (LGUs) to plant bamboo plants in suitable locations nationwide. The resolution, principally authored by Rep. Deogracias Victor Savellano (1st District, […]