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Deputy Speaker Marlyn Alonte said the House of Representatives would ensure the availability of funds for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and funding of the health care system amid the global pandemic. Alonte said this would be one of her priorities for the third regular session as she aims to help iron out any problems hampering […]
The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture chaired by Pasig City Representative Roman Romulo approved, subject to style and amendment, the substitute bill to House Bill 5970. The measure seeks to extend the national feeding program to undernourished children in secondary schools. It would amend for the purpose Republic Act 11037 or the Masustansyang […]
After President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the establishment of the Davao Occidental General Hospital recently, a solon said it would start operations early next year. Davao Occidental Representative Lorna Bautista-Bandigan, the author of the bill, said they are hoping for its full operation by January. “If we can arrange everything, the budget and the staffing […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law Republic Act (RA) 11564, creating the Bacolod City General Hospital and appropriating funds for its establishment. “Finally, our dream of having our own hospital in Bacolod City will soon be realized,” said Lone District Representative Greg Gasataya, who authored the bill in the House of Representatives. RA 11564 […]
A party-list lawmaker called for a period of national mourning for former president Benigno Simeon ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III who passed away at the age of 61 due to renal failure as a result of diabetes. Senior Citizens Representative Rodolfo Ordanes said expressions of sincere condolences and grief for Aquino’s death should be shared at this […]
The Mayor Hilarion A. Ramiro Sr. Medical Center (MHARS-MC) in Misamis Occidental province formally opened its P50-million worth isolation wing that can accommodate more coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Medical Center Chief, Dr. Jesus Martin Sanciangco III, said the rooms were originally designed as private wards but because of the pandemic, it would be used […]
A national patient navigation and referral system that will strengthen the provision of the health care delivery system is contained in House Bill 9633, which seeks to institutionalize and broaden the scope of the One Hospital Command System. Through the establishment of the National Patient Navigation and Referral System (NPNRS), patients can navigate through different […]
A panel of the House of Representatives approved a measure which provides for an annual P750 emergency grant to persons with disabilities (PWDs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. During its virtual hearing, the House Special Committee on Persons with Disabilities, chaired by Negros Occidental Representative Ma. Lourdes Arroyo, approved House Bill 7180, otherwise known as the […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts is mulling the imposition of penalties against persons behind the publication and distribution of school books, learning materials, and self-learning modules containing errors or misleading information, whether intentional or not. Probinsyano Ako Party-list Representative Jose Singson Jr., panel chair, said they will expect from the DepEd an […]
A party-list lawmaker said returning Filipinos who have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) here or abroad should be exempted from the mandatory quarantine when they arrive in the country. ACT-CIS Partylist Representative Rowena Niña Taduran said the mandatory seven-day quarantine in a government-approved facility would only burden the arriving fully vaccinated Filipinos, who […]