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The increase in self-rated poverty and food poverty in Mindanao is a development that highlights the need to bring quality and high-paying jobs to Davao City so that its residents can cope with the rising costs of living. This was stressed on Thursday by former Civil Service Commission Chair Karlo Nograles, who said that the […]
Alarmed by the highest self-rated poverty level in 21 years, former Senator Kiko Pangilinan declared that he will prioritize ensuring food security, advocating for a living wage for Filipino workers, and addressing the high prices of goods if he wins a Senate seat in the 2025 elections. Pangilinan emphasized that the December 2024 Social Weather […]
The chair of the House committee on labor and employment, Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles lent his voice to appeals to Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to suspend the scheduled contribution rate hike of the Social Security System (SSS) to protect workers from being further burdened with the lessening of their take-home pay. “Nananawagan tayo […]
Senate President Chiz Escudero said the proposal on the rightsizing of the national government will be prioritized by the Senate to ensure its passage before the 19th Congress adjourns its session in June. Escudero, author and sponsor of Senate Bill No. 890 or the Rightsizing National Government Act, led a consultative meeting to tackle the […]
Prospects are good for 2025 to be a finer year for Filipinos owing to the further initiatives and reforms that President Marcos has come up with to broaden social protection for underprivileged families and tune up the economy to spawn investments and create more jobs, according to National Unity Party (NUP) president LRay Villafuerte. “Such […]
In observance of National Zero Waste Month, Senator Loren Legarda reiterated her call for Filipinos to lean into recyclable materials and contribute to a more sustainable waste management cycle. “The Philippines has been tagged as one of the top ocean polluters worldwide, primarily due to our dependence on single-use plastics,” said Legarda who authored and […]
“Paspasan pa ang pagdaragdag ng benepisyo!” This was the statement of AGRI Party-list Representative and Senatorial aspirant Manoy Wilbert Lee as he reiterated his call to further increase benefits provided by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in response to the projected 18.3% increase in health care costs in the Philippines this year. In the […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano called for healing, renewal, and forgiveness as the nation approaches the 10th anniversary of the heroic sacrifice of the SAF 44. Speaking at the annual New Year’s Thanksgiving Lunch with the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) at Camp Bagong Diwa in the City of Taguig on January 1, 2025, Cayetano […]
AGRI Party-list filed a measure to probe the recent reports that small-scale rice and corn millers in over 1,000 barangays have closed in a span of a decade after they were dominated by big players and influx of cheaper imported grain supplies. “Nakakabahala ang pagsasara ng mga rice and corn millers sa napakaraming barangay sa […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel renewed his call for stricter measures to address the alarming rise in road accidents, citing the recent report from the Department of Health (DOH) that logged 577 road accidents from December 22, 2024 to January 2, 2025. “Hindi na dapat natin balewalain ang mga aksidente sa kalsada. Kailangan ng mas […]