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With the use of face shields no longer required in many places across the country, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles has called on concerned local government units to organize a plastics waste drive to help ensure these are properly disposed of. “We have a mounting waste problem that needs intervention both the local and […]
“Triple ingat.”This was the appeal of Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles to local government units after a fire in a Department of Health building in Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur destroyed more than 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses recently. A Department of Interior and Local Government memorandum also states that vaccines should be administered within three […]
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives suggested the mass hiring of nurses and medical technologists to ramp up the government’s vaccination drive, especially with the start of the program for all minors aged 12 to 17. Rizal Representative Fidel Nograles said it will also be crucial to accelerate the national vaccination rate to ensure […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles touted the potential of a soon-to-be constructed inter-provincial road connecting Rizal and Bulacan to play a key role in both provinces’ post-pandemic recovery. “We are literally paving the way to recovery with the construction of the Rizal-Bulacan Inter-Provincial Road,” Nograles said. The Rizal-Bulacan Inter-Provincial Road is seen to cut […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded the launching of a gender-sensitive COVID-19 database, saying this could help local government units tailor-fit their response to the pandemic. Citing a need to “draw gender-specific insights based on COVID-19 epidemiological and socio-economic data,” the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP), an attached agency of the Department […]
A law that would provide free legal aid to enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police should prevent abuse from all parties, a neophyte lawmaker said as President Rodrigo Duterte urged Congress to pass a bill providing for such legal aid during his State of the Nation Address on […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded Pres. Rodrigo Duterte for declaring as a national priority the implementation of measures to control the growing problem of teenage pregnancy. “We thank the President for recognizing this brewing crisis affecting our youth and directing all of government to address it. Magiging magandang pamana ang pagkakaroon ng polisiya […]
In a bid to facilitate the resolution of cases of persons deprived of liberty, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles has donated anew 30 computers to be distributed to remote and congested jails in Visayas and Mindanao. Lakbay Hustisya, a legal aid foundation established by the neophyte lawmaker, on Thursday turned over the computers to […]
“How did this happen and how can incidents like these be prevented?” These are the questions Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles hopes will be answered by the House Committee on Dangerous Drugs investigation into the recent shootout between police officers and anti-narcotics agents, which the lawyer-lawmaker backed on Friday amidst calls for an inquiry […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded on Tuesday the Supreme Court’s move to go digital for this year’s Bar examinations and urged other government instrumentalities to take their cue from the High Court, which has leveraged technology in order to continue to perform its mandate. “Once again, the SC is leading the way in […]