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DO WEEKLY RANDOM COVID-19 TESTING IN WORKPLACES – VILLANUEVA

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 […]

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PROBE ALLEGED OVERPRICED COVID-19 MEDICAL SUPPLIES – PANGILINAN

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 […]

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DIGITAL CAREERS TO GROW IN PH AFTER COVID-19 – ANGARA

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 […]

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MORE COVID-19 TESTING NEEDED AS WHO WARNS CORONAVIRUS COULD BECOME ENDEMIC – GORDON

Following the pronouncement of a World Health Organization (WHO) official that the novel coronavirus which causes the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID 19 could become endemic like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Senator Dick Gordon again raised the need for testing. Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), said that until a […]

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SENATE RATIFIES BICAM REPORT ESTABLISHING NAT’L ACADEMY OF SPORTS – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian said the creation of the National Academy of Sports (NAS) which aims to develop sports in the country has been boosted by the ratification by Congress of a bicameral conference committee. Gatchalian, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, headed the bicameral conference which reconciled differences in the […]

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APPLAUD WORK OF VOLUNTEERS VS COVID-19 ON WORLD RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT DAY – GORDON

On the occasion of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day this year, Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon is recognizing the work done and the significant role volunteers and staff of the 191 national societies of the Red Cross have played in the fight against the […]

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MURDER OF DUMAGUETE REPORTER SHOWS URGENT NEED TO IMPLEMENT MOTORCYCLE CRIME PREVENTION LAW – GORDON

Senator Dick Gordon reiterated the urgent need to implement Republic Act No. 11235 or the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Law following the assassination of 48-year-old radio reporter Rex Cornelio Pepino, who was shot dead recently in Barangay Daro, Dumaguete City by unidentified motorcycle riding-in-tandem gunmen. Gordon, the principal author of the law, once again called on […]

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ONE EC NETWORK FOUNDATION DONATES P12.1-M FOR PANTAWID LIWANAG PROGRAM

True to its mission of extending social advocacies, cultural development, and economic prosperity and abundance to member-consumer-owners or MCOs, the One EC Network Foundation, Inc. (OECNF) has pledged to donate a total of P12.1 million to all electric cooperatives (EC) or about P100,000 per EC.   In its regular meeting held last April 22, 2020, […]

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ISSUE SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DURING GCQ – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the government and its project contractors to ensure the safety and well-being of construction workers as the government eyes to resume the construction of big-ticket projects under the ‘Build, Build, Build’ — the flagship program of the Duterte administration. Gatchalian made the call as the Department of Public Works and […]

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NTC ORDER TO SHUT DOWN ABS-CBN AMID COVID-19 IS IRREGULAR, IMPROPER – ZUBIRI

Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri said the order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to shut down media giant ABS-CBN amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis now being faced by the country is “irregular and improper.” “I’m really saddened by the move of NTC. We can cite many instances when the NTC granted provisional authority […]