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Filipino farmers and fisherfolk have fed the Philippines for over two months that Metro Manila and other parts of the country were under community quarantine, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said on the eve of the easing of the quarantine and also National Fisherfolks Day. “Isa sa mga napatunayan ng pandemya ang napakahalagang papel ng mga nagpapakain […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) commended Honda Philippines for donating 104 units of motorcycles, adding that the donation would be very useful for the COVID-19 operations, blood services and other humanitarian operations of the PRC. Gordon, accompanied by PRC Secretary General Elizabeth Zavalla and Assistant Secretary General Ramon […]
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic crisis is an opportunity for our farmers to increase their incomes and for the country to become food secure, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. Pangilinan, former Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agricultural Modernization, was reacting to Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s report to the Senate that local government units (LGUs) bought […]
As world rice prices increase, the government should try to anticipate its effect on the country’s food security and ensure that there would be no food price spikes especially for Filipinos already suffering from reduced income, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “While the pandemic is primarily a health crisis, its impact on economic activities can cause […]
Three years after the bloody Marawi siege, the city’s almost 80,000 families should be allowed to return to their homes there, Liberal Party president and Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. “Kasama kami sa ating mga kapatid na Muslim sa pagdiriwang ng Eid’l Fitr,” said Pangilinan. “Kakaiba ang pagdiriwang ngayong taon, may lockdown at paghihigpit dahil sa sakit […]
Fresh funding must be infused into emergency employment programs of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to stem the impact of mass layoffs, which have already started in the micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME), according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Despite the initial difficulties in the implementation of the programs, the DOLE has shown […]
Senator Bato dela Rosa is seeking to ensure the safety of the Filipino people at all times as well as to protect medical workers, law enforcers and other security personnel while performing their duties in times of crises. In his Senate Bill No. 1533 or “An Act Amending Republic Act No. 11332, Otherwise Known As […]
Implementing a regular and random testing in the workplace as a proactive approach will boost the monitoring for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among workers and curb the rise of infection rate in the country, said Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva appealed to the government to reconsider its directive to the private sector on testing workers for […]
The alleged overpricing of medical supplies for the government’s campaign to control the spread of the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) should be investigated, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. Senator Panfilo Lacson recently said billions of pesos in taxpayers’ money may have lined the pockets of corrupt public officials behind the procurement of allegedly overpriced personal protective equipment […]
Over the course of the lockdown being enforced in Luzon and other parts of the country, work from home has become the new normal for offices that continue to function. For many businesses and even the government service, Senator Sonny Angara sees work from home arrangements continuing even after the lockdown is lifted or at […]