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As today’s youth prioritize becoming breadwinners for their families in the future, a member of the House of Representatives’ higher and technical education committee called on the government to ensure the youth have adequate opportunities to improve themselves through education. “Many young Pinoys are expecting to become breadwinners. The government must do all it can […]
Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos expressed hope that a bill establishing a regulatory framework for the use of information and communication technology (ICT) for health would finally be enacted during the 20th Congress. “The eHealth System and Services bill is a necessary measure that will help provide a safe, cost-effective, secure, and accessible way […]
As more cases of sexual harassment are being reported in the country, Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos has called on Congress to amend the Safe Spaces Act to impose stiffer penalties against those who violate the law. “It is unfortunate that in the 30 years that we have had the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act and […]
As the country gears up for the World Teachers’ Day on October 5, a party-list lawmaker has called for the passage of the Magna Carta for Private School Teachers to help stem the exodus of teachers in search of higher paying jobs. “The sad reality in our country is that being a private school teacher […]
With the country now bracing for a second typhoon this week, a party-list lawmaker has called for change in the way our forests are being managed in order to build a “green shield” that will help protect Filipinos against natural disasters. According to Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos, “forests act as a green shield […]
“When we invest in clean energy and sustainable industries, we are not only protecting our environment but also creating decent jobs for our people in the North and across the Philippines.” This is the main thrust of a bill by Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos that seeks to create a Green Industrial Zone Program […]
The use of neo-ethnic Philippine textiles in the academic regalia of all state universities and colleges and local universities and colleges will be required if a measure being pushed by Solid North Party-list is passed into law. According to Rep. Ching Bernos, House BIll No. 3111, or the Philippine Neo-Ethnic Textile Development bill, would help […]
Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos has filed House Bill No. 3109, seeking the creation of the Northern Luzon Development Authority (NLDA) to serve as a long-term, inter-regional body that will harmonize development in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos Region, and Cagayan Valley and play up the area’s tourism potential. In her explanatory note, […]
Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos has filed a bill institutionalizing community-based tourism in the country, one that would ensure that communities “get their fair share” in the financial benefits of tourism. In filing House Bill No. 3110 or the Community-Based Tourism bill, Bernos highlighted the need for a bottom-up approach to tourism and development. […]