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HOUSE APPROVES TOURISM SITES ACCESSIBILITY BILL – BELARO

A measure seeking to give road access to all tourism sites in the country hurdled third and final reading at the House of Representatives. With 205 affirmative votes, the Lower House overwhelmingly recently passed House Bill 8143, or the “Tourism Sites Accessibility Act.” There was no negative vote and no abstention. The bill mandates the […]

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BELARO TO DSWD: GIVE ‘PANTAWID ENROLMENT’ CASH GRANTS TO COLLEGE STUDENTS AFFECTED BY INFLATION, TYPHOON ‘OMPONG’

A party-list lawmaker called on the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to extend emergency financial assistance or “Pantawid Enrolment” cash grants to college students affected by the rising inflation and by Typhoon “Ompong.” According to 1-Ang Edukasyon Rep. Salvador Belaro, the college cash aid could prevent students from stopping their studies because of […]