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At night, he puts on a coat, gets in a car, and drives until he sees an orphan sleeping alone in the street. This is how Charles Mully, one of the richest men in Kenya, spends his night. He was orphaned at age six. To survive, he begged and stole for 10 years until he […]
The House committee on public information chaired by Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy (Partylist – BH) has approved the bill to strengthen monitoring, production, and broadcast of child-friendly programs. House Bill 4503, introduced by Rep. Christopher P. De Venecia (4th District, Pangasinan) seeks to amend Republic Act No. 8370, otherwise known as the Children’s Television Act […]
The House of Representatives has passed on third and final reading a bill declaring February 23 of every year a special working holiday to be known as “National Rotary Day” in recognition of the invaluable contribution of the Rotary Club of the Philippines in upholding humanitarian and community service to the country. House Bill […]
Senator Bam Aquino hopes that free education in state universities and colleges (SUCs) and local universities and colleges (LUCs) will discourage political patronage. “Unang-una, lahat ng estudyante po bibigyan ng tulong. Kaya iyong palakasan sa mga pulitiko dahil iilan lang ang mabibigyan ng tulong, hindi na valid iyan,” Aquino said during a press conference […]
Senator Loren Legarda said that the Paris Agreement on climate change will be mere ink on paper without a roadmap of what government agencies and the private sector must do to help achieve the goals of the treaty. Speaking at the Tripartite Conference on the Philippine Roadmap for the Paris Accord at the Manila […]
Senator Bam Aquino called on the Department of Education (DepEd) to implement the law encouraging students and graduates to venture into business. “Nananawagan tayo sa Department of Education na ilabas na ang Implementing Rules and Regulations para sa Youth Entrepreneurship Act upang mapakinabangan na ng ating mga kabataan,” said Aquino. The Youth Entrepreneurship Act […]
Senator Cynthia Villar recently sponsored the bill seeking the inclusion of 92 areas in the National Integrated and Protected Areas System (NIPAS) Act. Villar, chair of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said Senate Bill 1444, under Committee Report No. 61, seeks to amend Republic Act 7586 or the NIPAS Act of 1992, […]
If enacted into law, the measure providing free tuition in state universities and colleges (SUCs) will lead to more college graduates and higher paying jobs, giving underprivileged students a chance at a brighter future, according to Senator Bam Aquino. “We’ve already passed the Affordable Higher Education for All Act in the Senate and we’re […]
Senator Sonny Angara has sought to grant tax incentives and other perks to foreign film makers should they shoot their movies here in the Philippines. The incentives are contained in Angara’s Senate Bill 1330, shortly titled, “Philippine Film and Television Tourism Act,” which, if enacted into law, will make locally-shot international movies huge “advertising […]
Amid a threat of another long dry spell called the El Niño, Secretary Manny Piñol said the Department of Agriculture “will lay down this early preparatory measures to protect the Filipino farmers and fishermen from its ill-effects.” He sounded the warning after the Australian Weather Bureau warned that the Pacific Ocean could warm up […]