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Senator Bong Go emphasized the importance of respecting the democratic processes and the voice of the people after the conduct of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) recently. Go has urged the electorate and the newly elected officials to embody the values of responsibility and discernment associated with suffrage. “The outcomes of the BSKE […]
Senator Bong Go hailed the decline in the unemployment rate in the country, emphasizing the importance of job opportunities in enhancing the quality of life for Filipinos, particularly those who are less fortunate. In an interview after personally aiding poor residents in Talisay, Camarines Norte, Go, a member of the Senate Committee on Labor, remarked, […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo proposed a measure seeking to grant free funeral services for extremely poor Filipino families nationwide. Tulfo filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1695 institutionalizing a provision of burial assistance that offers free funeral services to ensure that families of the deceased will not carry the heavy financial burden of their loved one’s death. […]
Davao City 1st District Representative Paolo Duterte has sought the grant of tax incentives to doctors volunteering their services for free to indigent patients as a way of recognizing their “selfless and committed” efforts in helping provide quality healthcare to Filipinos. Under House Bill (HB) No. 5672, Duterte and three other lawmakers have proposed that […]
Senator Bong Go thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for heeding his earlier appeal to provide additional assistance to poor Filipinos through an expanded Supplemental Amelioration Program as this is a welcomed step towards aiding our needy kababayans. This comes after the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine in the National Capital Region Plus bubble due to […]
“The poor should not be powerless.” This, said Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Sunday, is the rationale behind the President’s approval of Department of Energy (DOE) recommendations that seek to ease the financial burden of power consumers with little or no income. Nograles had earlier announced that the President had ordered the extension of the […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to find ways to give cash grants and other aid to families now being affected by the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon. At this time when almost all businesses have closed and the movement of people is restricted due to the […]
As Congress is set to resume sessions, Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. on Sunday said he and members of the Minority will oppose any proposal to tax salty food, advising government policymakers to instead assess the impact of any tax measure on the poor before recommending its adoption. This […]
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is urging government to expedite the full implementation of the recently-signed Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Law amid the marginal rise in the country’s inflation rate. This, after the Philippine Statistic Authority (PSA), has reported that the inflation rate rose to 3.2 percent in May from 3 percent last April. “This will […]
Municipal mayors in Cebu province have lauded the Malasakit Center project of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte as it brings government services closer to the poor and the marginalized, League of Municipalities of the Philippines-Cebu Chapter president Tuburan Mayor Aljun Diamante said. Diamante said the mayors in Cebu commended former Special Assistant to the […]