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“Gusto kong mag-iwan ng ngiti sa oras ng kanilang pagdadalamhati.” This was Senator Bong Go’s statement when he rushed to Quiricada St., in Sta. Cruz, Manila right after his visit in Laguna to distribute assistance to 264 families who were affected by a fire that struck the area. The October 22 Laguna fire on October […]
The National Electrification Administration (NEA) is standing by the electric cooperatives (ECs) in Bicol amid concerns over the approval of a proposed measure granting the franchise application of a private corporation to operate a power distribution utility in Camarines Sur. NEA Administrator Edgardo Masongsong conveyed this message on Wednesday during a consultative forum organized by […]
As Congress is set to resume sessions, Minority Leader and Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr. on Sunday said he and members of the Minority will oppose any proposal to tax salty food, advising government policymakers to instead assess the impact of any tax measure on the poor before recommending its adoption. This […]
Senator Joel Villanueva stressed the importance of including Good Moral and Right Conduct (GMRC) and character building activities in the K-12 curriculum. Villanueva said Senate Bill 860 also known as the Comprehensive Values Education Act aims to educate the whole person. “We should put value in Values Education,” the veteran legislator said. “There is a […]
Electric cooperatives (ECs) across the country posted lower national average system loss in the first six months of 2019, resulting in a 13 percent growth in energy sales, latest data from the National Electrification Administration (NEA) show. The NEA Information Technology and Communication Services Department (ITCSD) reported that system losses of ECs have improved by […]
As he emphasized the significance of Filipino nurses in country’s primary health care system, Senator Dick Gordon stressed that nurses, both in government and in private health institutions, should be compensated fairly based on what is mandated by law. “We are not producing nurses just to send them abroad. We want them to stay and […]
Senator Bong Go handed over government financial assistance to some 169 displaced families or more than 600 residents of an informal settlement in Barangay San Antonio, San Pedro City, Laguna that was hit by a recent fire. In a media interview, Go brushed aside the moniker “hero of fire victims” as he is always present […]
Several areas in North Cotabato now have partial power supply following the magnitude 6.6 earthquake that struck Mindanao on Tuesday (October 29), the National Electrification Administration (NEA) has reported as it continues to monitor the situation. The NEA Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Department (DRRMD) has directed all electric cooperatives (ECs) in Mindanao to observe […]
In view of the National Indigenous Peoples’ Month in October, two senators have proposed the establishment of resource centers to improve the delivery of basic services to about 14 million to 17 million Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and indigenous cultural communities (ICCs). Senators Sonny Angara and Ramon Revilla Jr. filed Senate Bill Nos. 706 and 443, […]
Lack of funds should not bar Filipinos from getting proper dental care. Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the creation of a dental unit in each of the rural health units of the Department of Health (DOH) so that all Filipinos, particularly the poor, will have access to dentists. “A lot of Filipinos refuse to […]