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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) failed to answer a lot of questions from Senator Raffy Tulfo regarding some projects affecting the oppressed Indigenous peoples (IPs) during the Senate deliberations on the proposed 2024 budget of said agency recently. Tulfo noted that one of the projects that did not follow due process and […]
Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, personally witnessed the groundbreaking of the Super Health Center in Lipa City, Batangas recently. In his speech, Go emphasized the importance of bringing primary healthcare closer to the people. The legislator, an adopted son of CALABARZON with familial roots being a Tesoro from […]
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Junie E. Cua on Monday vowed that the agency would aim for continued improvement to better serve the Filipino people. This, as the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) recently commended the agency for the marked improvement in attaining their Performance Scorecard targets in 2022. Cua said the PCSO reported a […]
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) recognized its partner agencies who helped ensure the success of the 123rd Philippine Civil Service Anniversary (PCSA) during the Appreciation Program for PCSA Key Partners on 15 November 2023 at the CSC Resource Center in Quezon City. CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles expressed gratitude to the attendees, noting that the program […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippines needs a responsive fisheries code that will empower the fishing industry and fisherfolk so that it can generate employment and contribute to economic development and food security. This was stressed by AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, who at the 6th National Sardines Industry Congress and Trade Exhibit said that […]
An experimental research that seeks to address the problem of waste rubber disposal earned recognition for a team of junior Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) Quezon City civil engineering students following a recent gathering of experts in Selangor, Malaysia. The study explored the “effects of waste rubber as an additive substitute for coarse aggregates” in concrete […]
Senator Bong Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, emphasized the vital role of Malasakit Centers in providing impartial and inclusive healthcare access and affordability, focusing particularly on the needs of indigent Filipinos during the plenary debates for the 2024 budget of the Department of Health (DOH). During the interpellations with Senator Pia Cayetano, […]
Senator Chiz Escudero has sought to expand the Tulong Panghanap-buhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program of the Department of Labor (DOLE) to extend more assistance to victims of natural calamities. Taking the floor during the plenary deliberation of the 2024 budget of the DOLE, Escudero further proposed to curve out some P500 million from […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Thursday will deliver the keynote speech at the 6th National Sardines Industry Congress and Trade Exhibit, an event Lee said highlights the importance of strengthening the partnership between the government and the private sector to develop industries that can contribute to the country’s economic development and food security. […]
Senator Chiz Escudero is backing the proposal to expand and strengthen the role of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), including the power to block inappropriate contents on video streaming platforms that do not fit the moral values of Filipinos. Escudero articulated his support during the plenary debates on the 2024 General […]