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As the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee continues its probe into the P4.3 billion worth of shabu which were smuggled inside two magnetic lifters at the Manila International Container Port and the close to P9 billion worth of shabu also smuggled inside four similar magnetic lifters which were found in GMA, Cavite, Senator Dick Gordon called […]
Senate Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Committee Chairperson Koko Pimentel III on Thursday urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to expedite the issuance of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the ease of doing business (EODB) law so that the country could immediately benefit from the provisions of the law that seeks to […]
Senator Joel Villanueva, chairperson of the Senate committee on labor, employment, and human resources development, welcomed the Senate approval on second reading of Senate Bill No. 1629 or the “First-time Jobseekers Assistance Act” which exempts fresh graduates and out-of-school youth from paying government fees and charges on documents needed for their job application. “We thank […]
Senator Joel Villanueva, chairperson of the Senate committee on labor, employment, and human resources development, welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s certification of the Security of Tenure Bill as urgent. Duterte wrote the letter to Senate President Tito Sotto dated September 21 requesting the “immediate enactment” of Senate Bill No. 1826. “We laud the move of the […]
The work to get electricity back in several provinces hit by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) is progressing well with power having been completely restored to 87 percent of households, based on the latest data gathered by the National Electrification Administration (NEA). As of 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 25, the NEA Disaster Risk Reduction Management […]
Senator Cynthia Villar led coast lovers and environmental warriors in picking debris and garbage that litter the stretch of the 175-hectare Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) in celebration of this year’s International Coastal Clean-Up Day. The seasoned lawmaker was quick to shed off her working clothes and put on her gloves as […]
Senator Sonny Angara has urged government to intensify its jobs programs that will help Filipinos, especially the youth, land high paying jobs amid high youth unemployment and underemployment rates in the country. Based on the July 2018 labor force survey, 1.04 million or almost half of the 2.32 million unemployed Filipinos are youth from the […]
More than 76 percent of the 2.3 million households in areas affected by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name : Mangkhut) had their electricity service restored as of Friday, said state-run National Electrification Administration (NEA). Typhoon “Ompong,” considered the strongest typhoon to hit the country so far this year, had caused power outages in 19 provinces in […]
With the rising cost of food products due to high inflation rates, Filipinos need to be resilient and be self-sufficient to sustain their family’s food requirements, Senator Cynthia Villar has stressed. “Everything has become expensive, especially basic food supplies. We are now all feeling the impact of our country’s all-time high inflation rate for the […]
A task force composed of electric cooperatives (ECs) from Central Luzon is preparing to head north to help restore power in areas left in the dark due to Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: “Mangkhut.”) Dubbed “Power Restoration Rapid Deployment Task Force Ompong,” the team will augment the manpower of the typhoon-affected ECs and provide the necessary […]