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With prices of goods and unemployment both on the rise, Senator Bam Aquino said the 800-plus Negosyo Centers in the country play an even bigger role in providing Filipino families livelihood. “Sa harap ng mataas na presyo ng bilihin at mataas na bilang ng walang trabaho sa bansa, higit na kailangang kumilos ang ating Negosyo […]
Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo lauded the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) for its successful charity walk dubbed as Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty held simultaneously in 43 countries across 18 time zones last Sunday. “The sight of the multitude of INC members and other participants, estimated at 1.5 million, who converged at Roxas Boulevard was […]
Decades of steady successes in rural electrification programs in the countryside may be placed in disarray with the entry of private corporate businesses, and unbridled privatization may dilute the role of people’s organizations enjoying protection under the law, the nationwide organization of electric cooperative managers warned. In a press conference, the National Association of General […]
The House committee on transportation approved House Bill 6090, which seeks the establishment and construction of the Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital (PCGGH) to give dignity and provide an efficient health care delivery system to Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel and their dependents. The proposed “Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital Act,” authored by Rep. Federico […]
Senator Sonny Angara has expressed full support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to increase the salary of public school teachers. President Détente has promised to raise the salary of public school teachers after the basic salary of the military and the police have already been doubled. “We support 100% the President’s plan to raise the […]
The Land Transportation Office’s (LTO) auction for the supply of new drivers license cards should include a system that would deliver through mail the cards to applicants including those who apply online. This according to Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo, chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development. Castelo said that less human intervention […]
Senator Bam Aquino called on the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to spare from withholding tax the honoraria of teachers who will render poll duties in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on May 14. “Nang isulong natin ang Election Service Reform Act, layunin natin ang bigyan ng karampatang pabuya ang mga volunteers sa […]
The House committee on revision of laws approved House Bill 7125, seeking to declare the last Monday of January every year a special working holiday to be known as “National Bible Day.” The committee chaired by Rep. Marlyn Primicias Agabas passed the proposed “National Bible Day Act” authored by Rep. Rogelio Pacquiao. Pacquiao is the […]
Senator Joel Villanueva, vice chairperson of the Senate committee on sports, commended the Philippine basketball team, San Miguel Alab Pilipinas, for winning the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) title with a 102-92 Game 5 triumph over Thailand’s Mono Vampire at Sta. Rosa Multipurpose Complex in Sta. Rosa City, Laguna recently. “Congratulations, Alab Pilipinas! We are the […]
Saying women empowerment has been evolving over the years, Senator Cynthia Villar noted that now, it is not just confined to empowerment against violence and other forms of abuse, but in great extent, economic empowerment. Villar said she believes that women have a lot to contribute to the country’s development if they would just be […]