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HOUSE APPROVES BILL SIMPLIFYING LABOR UNION REGISTRATION – NOGRALES

Registration for labor unions and federations may soon be easier and faster after the House of Representatives has approved on second reading House Bill 8186 which seeks to streamline the process of registration for labor unions and federations and reduce the minimum membership requirements. The bill aims to strengthen further the right of workers to […]

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BUY PALAY FROM LOCAL FARMERS BEFORE TYPHOON HITS – NOGRALES

With Typhoon Mangkhut expected to bring heavy rains and winds as strong as 160 kph, House Appropriations Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” on Monday called on the National Food Authority (NFA) to intensify rice procurement operations so that it could buy palay from farmers before the supertyphoon hits the country. “The NFA has not had […]

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EXPEDITE APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR DENGVAXIA VICTIMS — NOGRALES

House Appropriations Chairman and Davao City Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles appealed to the Senate to expedite approval of a P1.161 billion supplemental budget for Dengvaxia victims, after the House of Representatives had approved the measure before Congress adjourned last June. “Ang panawagan ko lang po, before mag-recess ang Congress sa Thursday sana naman po […]

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INCREASE FUNDING FOR SOCIAL PENSION PROGRAM TO SERVE MORE SENIOR ‘PROBINSYANOS’ – NOGRALES

House Appropriations Committee Chair Davao Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles said his panel is committed to increase the funding for the Social Pension Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to expand the present coverage of the government’s pension system for indigent senior citizens so that “more of our lolos and lolas […]