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Stressing the need to fully maximize the whole landscape of the country’s gastronomical potential, a lawmaker proposed the creation of a government body that would be responsible to formulate and implement policies, as well as developing programs and opportunities for the gastronomy and culinary heritage sector. Pangasinan 4th District Representative Christopher De Venecia, Chairman of the […]
A party-list lawmaker is calling for the urgent creation of a national task force to monitor the status and combat monkeypox to proactively prevent community transmission and infection. In filing House Resolution No. 134 on Aug. 1, AGRI Rep. Wilbert Lee said a national task force, composed of relevant government agencies in partnership with the […]
Single persons with dependents will be given more benefits and privileges, such as scholarships, monthly subsidies, and flexible working schedules under a proposed law in the House of Representatives. PBA party-list Representative Migs Nograles filed House Bill 1364, otherwise known as the proposed Single Persons’ Welfare Act, which shall develop a comprehensive program of services […]
A proposal to establish and secure standard tourism signs and symbols in the country to improve awareness of the existence of various tourist sites has been filed at the House of Representatives. Bohol Representative Kristine Alexie Tutor filed House Bill 2048, or the proposed “Tourism Signs and Symbols Act of 2022.” In the bill’s explanatory […]
A lawmaker said healthcare frontliners should be deployed on school campuses for the opening of face-to-face classes this year. BHW Party-list Representative Angelica Co said the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response at this time should have more emphasis on all the schools and campus communities because classes are resuming with face-to-face contact. Co said the Department […]
The House of Representatives convened for the opening of the First Regular Session of the 19th Congress and elected Leyte 1st District Representative Ferdinand Martin Gomez Romualdez as the new House Speaker. With no other candidates, the House voted 283 affirmative votes, one negative vote, and four abstentions in the election of Romualdez. The veteran legislator’s […]
A lawmaker is urging the national government to increase the allocation for Mindanao in next year’s national budget by at least 5 percent or by P286 billion to promote growth and development in the island region. Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez said the proposed budget augmentation should be included in the State of […]
A measure providing workers in the media industry security of tenure, hazard and overtime pay, mandatory additional insurance coverage plus other job-related benefits enjoyed by regular employees in both the government and private sector has been filed at the House of Representatives. Camarines Sur Representatives LRay Villafuerte, Tsuyoshi Anthony Horibata, Migz Villafuerte, and Bicol Saro […]
A party-list lawmaker proposed to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to design an Associate in Health Sciences two-year program to be piloted in some state universities and colleges (SUCs) that already have strong health professions programs. BHW Representative Angelica Natasha Co said this two-year program would help barangay health workers (BHW) eventually attain civil […]
Zamboanga City Mayor John Dalipe and his elder brother, Zamboanga City 2nd District Representative Jose Manuel Dalipe, pledged to work together on the construction of a new airport in the city. This came as the appraisal of private lots that will be affected by the project in Barangays Mercedes, Talabaan, and Zambowood is ongoing. Rep. […]