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ANAKALUSUGAN BATS FOR SIN TAX HIKE TO FUND UHC

The AnaKalusugan Party-list is pushing to further increase the sin tax in the country to fund Universal Health Care and promote a healthier lifestyle especially among the youth.  “Studies have shown that Sin Tax is working lalo na sa ating mga kabataan. Through this measure, we help millions of Filipinos from acquiring preventable diseases – […]

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ANAKALUSUGAN PARTY-LIST BACKS ‘LESS SALT’ CALL

AnaKalusugan Partylist supports the call of the World Health Organization (WHO) to implement more comprehensive policies to reduce sodium intake. “AnaKalusugan has always been active in pushing for legislation that will promote the health of Filipinos and we are one with the World Health Organization in pushing for more effective strategies to reduce salt intake,” […]

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PSA DATA ON CHILD LABOR ALARMS PARTY-LIST SOLON

“The half a million jump in the number of child laborers in the country from 2020 should be raising red flags. This is unacceptable.” This is what ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes had to say on the information made public by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) which showed that there were 1.37 million working children […]

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ANAKALUSUGAN, FOOD BANK ADDRESS MALNUTRITION

“ANAKALUSUGAN commits its resources and our network of volunteers to help Rise Against Hunger expand its reach and further alleviate the plight of malnourished, stunted, and wasted children in rural areas.” This ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Representative Ray Florence T. Reyes revealed yesterday after his site visit in RAH’s Better World – Tondo multi-service facility, where the […]

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ANAKALUSUGAN HOLDS MEDICAL MISSION IN ANTIQUE

“If the number of beneficiaries here is any indication, PhilHealth needs to update their case rate packages to include dental and optical services to address the treatment burden in rural areas.” This was the observation of ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Representative Ray Florence Reyes as he expressed his surprise at the turnout of patients seeking medical help thru […]

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ANAKALUSUGAN HOLDS MEDICAL MISSION IN BULACAN

“With the rosy picture promised by Universal Healthcare, 45 percent of costs to seek medical attention is crippling for the low-wage-earning families, especially now. We call on our colleagues in Congress to investigate this problem. We need to fix this fiscal injustice in the health sector.” This, ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Representative Ray Florence Reyes aired when […]

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SOLON LAUDS DBM FOR P1.04 B FRONTLINERS’ BACKPAY

“With gratitude, we welcome the decision of the Department of Budget and Management in allotting additional funds for our front liners. We hope that more unused available funds are found and sourced to fill in the 73-billion-peso total of overdue allowances our workers deserve to receive.” ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Representative Ray Florence Reyes said this as […]

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RESTORE P76B FOR COVID-19 FRONTLINERS – SOLON

ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Representative Ray Florence T. Reyes expressed disappointment in the decision of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to slash the Department of Health’s (DOH) 76-billion-peso budget for arrears for health workers and urged fellow lawmakers to reallocation. “It is disappointing that DBM cut the health agency’s budget for arrears payment. Next year […]

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ERC GRILLED ON SLOW TRANSMISSION ASSETS DIVESTMENT

Disturbed by information of life-threatening incidents of service outages in hospitals, ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Representative Ray Florence Reyes questioned officials of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on the quality of power given to various utilities for distribution to health facilities and household connections in a budget hearing last week at the Lower House. This eventually led […]

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COVID VAXXING BOOST AMID IN-PERSON CLASSES URGED

Amid the reopening of in-person classes, ANAKALUSUGAN Party-list Representative Ray Florence Reyes renewed calls for a more aggressive COVID-19 vaccination to avoid possible surges and stop the spread of new variants. “We need vaccination sites that are accessible to children as schools reopen, such as walk-in booths in schools themselves. Mere photo ops of random […]