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DOLE’S P5B SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR OFW REPATRIATION WILL GO A LONG WAY – VILLANUEVA

The P5-billion supplemental budget the government released to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will go a long way in its continued effort to repatriate overseas Filipino workers displaced by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee said the latest fund release, which Labor […]

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REP. NOGRALES SUPPORTS CALL FOR CONGRESS’ SPECIAL SESSION ON COVID-19

Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles has expressed his support behind the call of President Rodrigo Duterte call for Congress to hold a special session to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis in the country.“Suportado natin ang panawagan na special session unang-una para maaksyunan ang supplemental budget na hinihingi ng Department of Health para […]

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DENGVAXIA VICTIMS SHOULD BENEFIT FROM SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET – NOGRALES

House Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles said that he would wholeheartedly support the calls of families of Dengvaxia victims for the adoption of the House version of the P1.161 billion supplemental budget for the more than 800,000 schoolchildren who have been given the anti-dengue vaccine in 2016. This, as parents of Dengvaxia […]

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SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR DENGVAXIA VICTIMS ‘NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER’ — NOGRALES

With congressional hearings in the House of Representatives on the controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia wrapped up, Appropriations Committee Chairperson Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles warned against complacency as he reiterated his call for the Senate to approve the proposed P1.161 billion supplemental budget for almost a million victims of the Dengvaxia vaccine. “The congressional hearings […]

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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 […]