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Concerned for persons with hearing impairment who attend the committee hearings and sessions in the Senate, Senator Nancy Binay said that the Senate must have sign language interpreters available to assist them. “The growing presence and involvement of PWDs in matters of national importance is an indication of their resolve to participate in the […]
Senator Nancy Binay urged national and local government units, as well as poultry and gamefowl farms, to conduct and implement biosecurity measures in light of the avian flu outbreak in Pampanga. “Nananawagan po ako sa mga LGUs, pati na rin sa mga may-ari at trabahador ng mga poultry at gamefowl farms, na pairalin ang […]
The Department of Health (DOH) launched the Kaligtasang Pangkalusugan sa Kalamidad sa Kamay ng Komunidad or “5K” strategy in Marikina City, the city chosen as the model local government unit (LGU) on disaster risk reduction and management. The 5K strategy aims to contribute to the institutionalization of disaster risk reduction and management for health […]
With majority of refugees from Marawi women and children, Senator Sonny Angara called for the implementation of a government rule requiring the mandatory distribution of “women’s dignity kits” in evacuation centers. Angara, the vice chair of the Senate finance committee said Department of Health (DOH) Administrative Order (AO) 2016-05 has enumerated the Minimum Initial […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called on government authorities to ensure that sufficient medical aid, including mental health services, will be afforded to the rescued civilians and displaced residents of the war-torn Marawi City. “The shattered dignity of the Maranaos is more difficult to relieve. It takes more than food or water or even shelter. […]
Senator Bam Aquino lauded the efforts of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to hold a nationwide earthquake drill to ensure readiness of Filipinos when a strong earthquake hits the country. However, Aquino stressed there’s more work to be done to ensure resiliency of different structures to avoid loss of lives […]
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the passage of a bill that seeks to establish a medical scholarship program in the country to ensure the availability of doctors in every province nationwide. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has recently announced that it has allocated P317 million from its 2017 budget to provide free […]
Senator Win Gatchalian called on the national government to intensify relief operations at evacuation centers near Marawi City as more than 200,000 Filipinos have been displaced by the ongoing battle between government forces and the Maute terrorist group. Gatchalian, who traveled within just three kilometers of the Marawi City limits last Monday to distribute […]
The House committee on appropriations chaired by Rep. Karlo Nograles (1st District, Davao City) has approved a substitute bill seeking to strengthen the national and local health and nutrition programs for pregnant and lactating women, adolescent girls, infants and young children in the first 1,000 days. The committee approved the unnumbered substitute bill titled […]
Senator Migz Zubiri said he is seriously considering amending the Quality and Affordable Medicines Act with the creation of a Drug Price Regulatory Board to reduce prices of drugs in the country which has one of the highest prices in the world. “Our direct experiences show how medicines are generally out of reach of […]