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A lawmaker urged the secretary of the newly-created Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to immediately set up an online database system to track and deliver timely legal and welfare services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte said DMW Secretary Abdullah Derupong Mama-o of the new department should provide legal aid […]
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives said the new law raising the minimum age of sexual consent from 12 to 16 could help drastically reduce abuses against minors and provide stronger protection for them. Manila Representative Manny Lopez, one of the principal authors of Republic Act 11648, said the legislation would provide stronger protection […]
The chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means said the funding source for the P500 monthly subsidy for poor families could come from existing budgetary items and augmentation of existing items funded by dividend remittances and other non-tax sources. Albay Representative Joey Salceda said the government can provide the P500 aid amid the […]
A party-list group representing Filipino seafarers lauded the Duterte administration for its measures focusing on the protection and safety of overseas Filipinos, especially those affected by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. Marino Representative Sandro Gonzales commended the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), and the Philippine […]
A party-list lawmaker said the enactment of the law mandating all schools nationwide to ensure inclusive education for learners with disabilities (LWDs) is another step forward for the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs). ACT Teachers Representative France Castro welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of Republic Act (RA) 11560, calling […]
Davao Occidental’s first-ever public hospital located in Barangay Lacaron of Malita town opened recently. Davao Occidental Representative Lorna Bautista-Bandigan said the establishment of the Davao Occidental General Hospital has been their dream for the province. Bandigan, who is the author of the counterpart House of Representatives Bill 7321, said the medical facility seeks to amplify […]
A lawmaker called on the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to immediately release the earmarked P5 billion worth of fuel subsidies to mitigate the effect of runaway fuel prices on public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators. In filing House Resolution 2515, San Jose del Monte City […]
To mitigate the rising prices of petroleum and fuel products, a measure seeking to amend the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act hurdled committee level at the House of Representatives. The House Committee on Energy, chaired by Pampanga Representative Juan Miguel Arroyo, approved, subject to form and style, the substitute bill that would amend Republic Act […]
The construction of the P325-million Siargao Island Medical Center (SIMC) in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte is expected to begin anytime soon, an official said. “The P325-million SIMC is a Level 2 hospital as stipulated in Republic Act (RA) 11500,” Surigao del Norte 1st District Representative Francisco Jose Matugas II explained. R.A. 11500 got the […]
A lawmaker urged economic managers to seriously consider expanding the various subsidy programs for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to help them recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Marikina City Representative Stella Quimbo said programs such as the Department of Trade and Industry’s Livelihood Seeding Program – Negosyo Serbisyo Sa Barangay (LSP-NSB) […]