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House Deputy Majority Leader Luigi Villafuerte believes that the government has to set aside a much bigger outlay for hiring and assigning guidance counselors and other mental health professionals to all public elementary and high schools plus state universities and colleges (SUCs) to help students deal with mental health issues—and hopefully turn back the alarming […]
House Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan has appealed to his colleagues in Congress to fast-track the approval of a bill seeking to augment the conditional cash transfer grants under the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) to help poor families cope with rising living expenses. “We need to strengthen the 4Ps so that it can truly […]
Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso announced the city government of Manila is preparing to launch a fresh milk feeding program for more than 100,000 children enrolled in daycare centers, as part of efforts to promote nutrition and support local dairy farmers.Speaking before dairy farmers, business leaders, and national government officials, Domagoso said the city is […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said the government’s K-12 education program is a clear example of what happens when good ideas lose focus and fail to meet their goals. In the latest episode of his vlog “CIA 365 with Kuya Alan,” Cayetano said K-12 started with the right vision but was not backed with […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is looking to pass Senate Bill No. 1215, which will create the Independent People’s Commission (IPC) to investigate corruption in all government infrastructure projects for possible anomalies, as soon as possible. In a recent radio interview, Pangilinan said that public clamor demands for a fact-finding body that would have more power to […]
Senator Bong Go’s Malasakit Team recently went to Jaro, Iloilo City, to provide aid to fire victims. In his message, Go, also known as Mr. Malasakit because of his compassionate and dedicated service to his countrymen, underscored the importance of life and the bayanihan spirit in recovering from adversity. “A lost life is a lost […]
Pampanga 1st District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. requested the Majority Floor Leader, Ilocos Norte 1st District Representative Sandro Marcos, for the inclusion of House Bills No. 5125 and 5068 among the priority bills in the 20th Congress. HB 5125, filed by Lazatin recently, mandates the establishment of National and Provincial Centers for Autism to […]
Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso unveiled plans to establish a new Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM) College of Allied Health Sciences building, expanding the university’s capacity to train doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. Speaking before graduates of the PLM College of Law, College of Medicine, and Graduate Programs during the university’s […]
Senator Camille Villar has filed a resolution urging the Senate to look into the country’s worsening mental health situation, emphasizing the need to strengthen the implementation of existing laws and make care more accessible to Filipinos in need. Through Proposed Senate Resolution No. 99, Villar called for an inquiry in aid of legislation to convene […]
Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano emphasized the need for a clean-energy transition that does not burden Filipino households. Cayetano also called for greater reliance on domestic energy resources to strengthen the country’s energy independence. “With more than half of our energy requirements being imported, we are clearly vulnerable to geopolitical conflicts,” the veteran legislator […]