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Funds for the proposed Bangon Pamilyang Pilipino (BPP) Assistance Program that aims to provide low-income and vulnerable households at least P10,000 in cash assistance are available under unutilized appropriations and unobligated funds in the national budget, according to Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte. Villafuerte said a third cash subsidy for families hardest hit by the global economic […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa is pushing to expand the powers and functions of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) considering the agency’s crucial role in saving lives and properties in times of fire and various disasters. In his Senate Bill No. 1832 or the “Bureau of Fire Protection Modernization Act of 2020,” Dela Rosa pointed […]
More than 5,000 officers of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) are nursing graduates, “a big professional pool which can be tapped as the backbone of a National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) which this country does not have,” according to Senator Joel Villanueva. Villanueva cited the overwhelming number of Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has directed all electric cooperatives (ECs) to prepare for the possible effects of a tropical depression on their power distribution lines. In its advisory on Wednesday (February 17), the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) instructed the 121 ECs to ensure appropriate contingency measures are in place to […]
A bill streamlining existing laws and regulating the domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry to protect consumers against rampant industry malpractices has been approved on third and final reading in the Senate, Senator Win Gatchalian said. “Ang layon natin dito ay siguruhing may pamantayan ang industriya upang maprotektahan ang kapakanan ng mga mamimili. Nais din […]
Amid questions and concerns from the health sector, Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri has clarified the scope of Senate Bill 2042 which he filed recently. “Senate Bill 2042 is not going to give LGUs precedence over the national government in terms of vaccine procurement. National government pa rin ang masusunod. LGUs still need to follow […]
The Senate adopted Resolution No. 643, introduced by Senate Majority Migz Zubiri, “expressing the profound sympathy and sincere condolences” of the Senate on the death of former Representative and Olongapo City Mayor James “Bong” Gordon Jr., the younger brother of Senator Dick Gordon. Gordon, a professional musician, died February 9, at the St. Lukes’ Medical […]
The Senate adopted a resolution expressing its profound sympathy and sincere condolences on the death of master weaver and Gawad Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) awardee Yabing Masalon Dulo who passed away last January 26, 2021, at the age of 106. Senator Nancy Binay, who introduced Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 626, said Dulo, a master weaver […]
As the 60-day price ceiling on pork and chicken products started on February 8, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said the Department of Agriculture (DA) must confiscate hoarded food and return these to markets. “Sa DA nanggaling na may mga nag-ho-hoard ng pagkain. Kumpiskahin ang mga ito at ibenta, of course after the necessary sanitary and safety […]
Senator Sonny Angara said there is a need to pay more attention to the situation of out-of-school youth (OSYs), particularly at this time when their numbers are growing due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education. As chairman of the Committee on Youth, Angara noted that the increase in the number of OSYs […]