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PHILHEALTH URGED: COVER MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

Senator Mark Villar has filed Senate Bill No. 2062 also known as An Act Expanding Philhealth Coverage to Include Benefit Package to All Mental Health Disorders. “We should not set aside mental health disorders, it’s affecting a lot of Filipinos. In fact, according to the Department of Health there are around 3.6 million Filipinos facing […]

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13TH MONTH PAY FOR CONTRACTUAL GOV’T WORKERS URGED

Senator Mark Villar recently filed Senate Bill No. 1528 or the 13th Month Pay Law for Contractual and Job Order Personnel to provide benefits to all government workers. “Contractual workers (COS) and job order (JO) personnel play a vital role in government service. They fulfill their duties diligently and passionately comparable to permanent government employees. […]

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IMPROVE HEALTH CARE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN — VILLAR

Following the recent reports on the increasing maternal and newborn mortalities, Senator Mark Villar filed a bill seeking to improve the availability of healthcare services before, during, and after mothers give birth to a child. Senate Bill No. 1416 entitled; An Act Safeguarding the Health of Filipino Mothers at the Time of Their Childbirth, Providing […]

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VILLAR: GIVE LOCAL GOODS PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT

Senator Mark Villar presided over the budget hearing of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and its attached agencies and promised to support local industries. “We appreciate DTI’s initiative to help boost our local industries. The use of infrastructure and technology will definitely help us,” Villar said. DTI presented various programs that cater to […]

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DOUBLE ALLOWANCE OF GOV’T WORKERS – MARK VILLAR

Senator Mark Villar has filed a bill seeking to increase the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) being granted to government employees. Senate Bill No. 1378 entitled An Act Providing an Increase and an Automatic Adjustment Mechanism in the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) Granted to Government Employees, aims to increase the financial assistance given to […]

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MARK VILLAR FILES ‘BUILD, BUILD, BUILD ACT’

Senator Mark Villar has filed the Build, Build, Build Act which seeks to institutionalize and create a 30-Year National Infrastructure Program. This is in line with Villar’s campaign promise to ensure continuity of infrastructure projects and to improve the lives of Filipinos amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges. “Importante po na isulong natin sa […]

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CREATE LOCAL BIKEWAYS OFFICE – MARK VILLAR

Senator Mark Villar filed a Senate bill proposing the Bicycle Act of 2022. The bill provides the rights of bicycle riders and the establishment of the Local Bikeway Office (LBO), an office under the supervision of the city or municipal engineering office that will implement the rules and regulations of the Bicycle Act. Further, the […]