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The Senate has approved a bill seeking to institutionalize the establishment of Malasakit Centers or one-stop shop centers for medical and financial assistance in all 73 Department of Health (DOH)-run hospitals nationwide. Senator Bong Go, author and sponsor of Senate Bill No. 1076, otherwise known as the Malasakit Center Act of 2019, said the bill […]
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a bill seeking to allow women to revert to their maiden name without the “tedious and expensive” court process associated with it. According to Lapid, Senate Bill No. 985, also known as the Reversion to Maiden Name Act, intends to empower women to be truly independent in their social and […]
House Committee on Tourism Chairperson and Laguna 3rd District Rep. Sol Aragones on Monday called on her colleagues in the House of Representatives to help promote tourism destinations in their respective districts to local tourists, emphasizing that domestic tourists spent over P3 trillion in 2018 in local tourist sites. In a privilege speech, Aragones revealed […]
Isabela 6th District Rep. Faustino “Inno” Dy V urged the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) to revisit the guidelines it issued regarding the application of the 20% discount on airfares for students, saying on Monday that students around the country may have difficulty availing of the mandated discount as the guidelines require students to purchase airline […]
Senator Bong Go recently opened in Baguio City the 50th Malasakit Center in the country under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. The center will serve as a one-stop-shop for easy access to medical and financial assistance needed to receive health care services. Go, together with Presidential Assistant for Visayas Michael Dino, turned over a […]
The chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture is eyeing to file a resolution seeking an oversight review of the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers to address the issues on their salaries and working conditions. Senator Win Gatchalian said only 40 percent of the 27 provisions of the Magna Carta […]
For the first time in the history of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, retired and active generals of the Philippine National Police (PNP) testified against one of their fellow officials. Senator Dick Gordon pointed this out when he sponsored the committee report on the investigation into the so-called “ninja cops,” in connection with a raid […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa said the decision of Vice President Leni Robredo to accept the offer of President Duterte to be part of the government’s war on drugs is a welcome development as he expressed optimism that it will bolster the success of such efforts to rid the country of illegal drugs. In a press […]
Power distribution reliability in the province of Masbate is expected to improve once the 15 megawatt (MW) coal-fired plant begins its commercial operations next month, the Masbate Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MASELCO) said. MASELCO Project Supervisor and Acting General Manager Romeo Acuesta disclosed that the Masbate diesel power plant of the DMCI Masbate Power Corp. (DMPC) […]
“Do a Pacman and knock out illegal sports gambling and game-fixing!” This was the appeal of Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and other concerned authorities, after Senator Manny Pacquiao suspended a team in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) after evidence showed that its personnel and players were […]