Categories
Politics

MORE JOBS WITH ‘TRABAHO PARA SA BAYAN’ — NOGRALES

Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles who is the chairperson of the labor and employment committee at the House of Representatives on Wednesday hailed the signing into law of the Trabaho Para sa Bayan (TPB) Act. “We thank Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. for signing the Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act. This is a necessary measure […]

Categories
Politics

SENATE COMMENDS JESUS IS LORD CHURCH

The Senate adopted a resolution congratulating and commending the Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide (JIL Worldwide), which will be celebrating its 45th founding anniversary on October 29. Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 803 (Adopted Resolution No. 90) authored and sponsored by Senator Sonny Angara, was unanimously approved by the members of the chamber who also expressed […]

Categories
Politics

DA URGED: SIMPLIFY POST-HARVEST AID REQUIREMENTS

Service, not savings. This is the purpose of billions of pesos of funds allocated to the Department of Agriculture (DA), stressed AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee as he secured the commitment of the agency to simplify and streamline the estimated 50 requirements needed by farmers, fisherfolk and cooperatives to receive much-needed assistance to boost […]

Categories
Politics

ESCUDERO BATS FOR FREE COLLEGE ENTRANCE ACT

Senator Chiz Escudero has asked his colleagues to pass Senate Bill No. 2441, which mandates private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to waive entrance examination fees and charges of qualified students applying for college admission. The bill was among those Escudero sponsored on the floor recently as Chairman of the Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational […]

Categories
Politics

SEND ONLY SKILLED OFWS TO IRAQ, SAYS VILLAFUERTE

In the event that the three-year ban on the deployment of new overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Republic of Iraq is officially listed, National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte has proposed that the Marcos government send only skilled Filipinos to that Middle Eastern country.  Ambassador  Charlie Pacana Manangan said at a recent hearing by […]

Categories
Politics

ESCUDERO: APPOINT FULL-TIME AGRICULTURE SECRETARY

Senator Chiz Escudero is asking President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to appoint a full-time and competent alter ego in the Department of Agriculture (DA) to ensure that the challenges facing the agency are addressed with urgency, including the administration’s campaign against rice smuggling and hoarding. “Siguro ang unang hakbang para matutukan talaga ang Department of Agriculture ay […]

Categories
Politics

LEE TO DSWD: GIVE UNFAIRLY DELISTED 4PS CASH AID

AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee urged the immediate distribution of the cash grants for compliant Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries that were put on hold since last year by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) due to their questionable delisting process. During the plenary deliberation of the 2024 proposed budget of […]

Categories
Government

CUA HAILS IMPACT OF BAGONG PILIPINAS SERVICE FAIR

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chairman Junie E. Cua hailed the impact of programs such as service caravans in bringing government closer to the people. “Programs such as the Bagong Pilipinas Service Fair have a positive impact on our communities. Dahil sa mga programang ganito na gobyerno mismo ang lumalapit sa mga tao, nabibigyan ng agarang […]

Categories
Politics

ESCUDERO: FILE CASES VS RICE SMUGGLERS NOW!

Senator Chiz Escudero issued fresh calls to the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to immediately file criminal cases against hoarders and smugglers of rice, which delay has baffled him since the Marcos administration started its crackdown on suspected cartels of the food staple. Government authorities have announced major seizures of rice from various warehouses around the […]

Categories
Politics

PH ENTREPRENEURS’ ACADEMY ACT EYES MSME DEV’T

Senator Chiz Escudero exhorted his colleagues to rally behind Senate Bill No. 2442 or the Philippine Entrepreneurs’ Academy Act, which seeks to provide undergraduate and graduate degree programs on entrepreneurship. Speaking at the plenary to sponsor the bill, the Chair of the Committee on Higher, Technical and Vocational Education cited the need to pass such […]