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All elementary and high school students may soon be required to take a road safety and comprehensive drivers’ education if a bill filed in the Senate becomes law. Senator Bong Revilla has filed Senate Bill No. 451 which would integrate basic road safety and a comprehensive drivers’ education in the curriculum of the K-12 program. […]
Senator Grace Poe reminded the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on the commitments of Dito Telecommunity (formerly Mislatel), the country’s third mobile player, to improve internet speed and coverage in the country in the next five years. During plenary deliberations of the proposed 2020 DICT budget, Poe said Dito will face penalties if […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced on Tuesday that 10 days after remembering the devastating typhoon which struck large areas of the Visayas in 2013, the Duterte administration was again distributing a new batch of completed housing units to survivors of Typhoon Yolanda. “The houses for Yolanda beneficiaries in several towns in Iloilo, Antique, Aklan and […]
Senator Dick Gordon filed a proposed bill creating an independent arm that will ensure the security of the judiciary. The proposed law, “An Act Creating the Philippine Marshal Service Under the Control and Supervision of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes” also known as Senate Bill No. 1181, aims […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), has knocked on the hearts of the different ambassadors posted in the country for donations for families affected by the various disasters that have recently hit the country. Hosting a fund-raising dinner at the Peninsula Manila recently, Gordon told the ambassadors present and […]
In spite of some prioritization issues being faced by a number of administration flagship programs, Senator Sonny Angara said he does not agree with the observation that the government’s “Build Build Build” (BBB) program has been a failure. Angara said the current administration has managed to step up its spending on infrastructure, which he said […]
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles called on Congress to fast track the creation of a Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR), noting that the recent series of earthquakes that struck Mindanao and other natural calamities that hit other parts of the country required full-time, Cabinet-level attention. “We cannot predict the occurrence of disasters. They are not conveniently timed […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging local government units (LGUs) to adopt an ease of doing business (EODB) reform model that harnesses digital innovation to streamline the processing of business permit applications in their respective jurisdictions. Gatchalian cited Valenzuela City’s recently launched EODB model called “Paspas Permit” system, which is an online service that aims to […]
In line with his call for refocusing the country’s priorities, Senator Dick Gordon said the government should make an effort to secure more foreign direct investments (FDIs) to create more jobs for the people. “Is there an alternate plan by the government to generate jobs? Obviously, the country has to generate jobs so that more […]
Government officials as well as ordinary folks showed cooperation and support for the rehabilitation of Manila Bay by participating in the “Takbo Para sa Kalikasan 2” run recently held at the Bulacan Sports Complex in the City of Malolos, Bulacan. The event dubbed as “Philippines Run in Support of the Battle for Manila Bay” was […]