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Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families should take advantage of the wide range of services and benefits under a law that institutionalized and strengthened the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA). Angara said that under Republic Act 10801 or the OWWA Act of 2016, the benefits and services, among them […]
Senator Cynthia Villar commended the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) for donating 5 hectares of land in Tondo, Manila, as relocation site for 2,400 families residing in Parola and Isla Puting Bato in Tondo. Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, has been asking PPA “to do something about the burgeoning number of […]
A bill aiming to overhaul the country’s warehouse receipts system to help boost farmer’s productivity, introduced by Senator Win Gatchalian, has been sponsored by Senator Koko Pimentel, III, chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Industry. According to Gatchalian, he filed Senate Bill No. 2171, otherwise known as the Philippine Warehouse Receipts Act […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said he remains committed to improve the country’s healthcare services as he lauded a village official and medical doctors of the state-run Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) for spearheading a medical and dental mission in Davao City. Go, who joined the medical and dental mission organized […]
Former Philippine National Police chief Bato dela Rosa who is gunning for a Senate seat in the midterm elections is pushing for the registration of subscriber identification module (SIM) cards, saying this will help in the campaign against crime and terrorism. Dela Rosa said pre-paid mobile phones are often used to detonate improvised explosive devices […]
The League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP), with 81 governors as members, has endorsed the reelection bid of Senator Cynthia Villar. During its 8th General Assembly held at the Century Park hotel in Manila, and presided over by its National Chairman Gov. Al Francis Bichara and its National President Gov. Ryan Luis Singson, the […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara has expressed hope that the bill seeking to institutionalize and expand the 20 percent student fare discount to include travel by air and sea will be passed into law before students return to their home provinces for the school summer vacation. Angara said the proposed discount would make the summer break […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Biofuels Board (NBB) to thoroughly study the proposal of the Department of Agriculture to increase biofuel content in biodiesel from 2 percent to 5 percent, particularly its impact on the pump price of diesel. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy […]
Laguna is showcasing its bountiful harvest, rich culture, and its people’s talents and skills with the Anilag Festival, dubbed as the “mother of harvest festivals.” Laguna Governor Ramil Hernandez led the opening rites with Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food Security, at the sprawling festival site that was spruced […]
Ang Nars Party-List has assured health workers that steps are now being taken to resolve the delayed salaries of nurses and the deployment of nurses and other public health workers. According to the party-list group, they are collaborating with the Department of Health (DOH) and other concerned government agencies and local government units. “We recognize […]