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Ranking fourth out of the 3,339 hopefuls in the April 2023 Electrical Engineering board exams has filled newly-registered Engr. Bernard Vic Senillo with an overwhelming sense of “joy and gratitude,” which he extended to God and the nation that helped him reach this milestone. Senillo was a Department of Science and Technology (DOST) scholar, who […]
The bill seeking to prohibit the “no permit, no exam” policy in private elementary and high schools would go a long way in improving public access to basic education, Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo said on Sunday. Rillo slammed the “no tuition, no exam” rule as “highly discriminatory against children from families that are struggling […]
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is partnering with local government units (LGUs) on the handout or distribution of government aid to beneficiaries of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation (AICS) program to speed up the release of such immediate aid to indigent, vulnerable and other disadvantaged Filipinos mired in unexpected crises, […]
One year into its term, AnaKalusugan Party-list remains focused on providing healthcare access to every Filipino. According to AnaKalusugan Party-list Representative Ray Reyes, AnaKalusugan conducted a total of 28 Medical Missions with more than 8000 beneficiaries across the country in the past year. The party-list will continue to push for its proposed nursing scholarship program as […]
Senator Bong Go filed Senate Bill No. 2114 this month of May which aims to establish a comprehensive framework to accelerate the attainment of the infrastructure flagship programs and projects of the national government, emphasizing that the country’s economic progress depends on the government’s ability to deliver infrastructure projects that will spur growth and development. It […]
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte bemoaned Wednesday the delayed release of Covid-19 allowances due an estimated 20,000 healthcare workers (HCWs) under a law that was passed years back at the height of the pandemic for the benefit of our medical frontliners. “It is our hope that the Departments of Health (DOH) and of Budget and Management (DBM) […]
Senator Bong Go commended the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for the agency’s assurance that it will continue to support and help strengthen the Malasakit Centers program, among other initiatives that can uplift the lives of the poor. Malasakit Centers are one-stop shops that provide particularly poor and indigent patients with more convenient […]
Senator Chiz Escudero cautioned against the “renationalization” or reacquiring of properties formerly owned by the Philippine government, saying it might discourage foreign investors from doing business in the country. “The renationalization of formerly-owned sold state assets is a policy that the national government should be very careful about or should be more circumspect about as […]
Senator Bong Go highlighted the urgent need to improve the National Center for Mental Health and to ensure that all Filipinos have access to proper healthcare. During a public hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on Health on mental health recently, Go, who chairs the said committee, raised concerns regarding the need for decongestion of […]
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles joined heads of government agencies in signing the Joint Operational Guidelines (JOG) for Republic Act No. 11261 or the First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act (FTJAA) at the Kingsford Hotel Grand Ballroom in Parañaque City on Friday, 12 May 2023. “The ceremonial signing activity is the culmination of the […]