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A few days after expressing support for hog raisers’ call to increase farmgate pork prices and tighten import controls, Senator Kiko Pangilinan filed a Senate resolution seeking an inquiry into the current state of the Philippine livestock and poultry industries. The inquiry will identify measures to strengthen local production, protect the livelihoods of hog and […]
The Senate has approved four major housing-related measures aimed at expanding access to affordable housing, providing relief to calamity survivors, and updating the decades-old condominium law crafted by the Committee on Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement chaired by Senator Chiz Escudero. Chief among the legislative package was the ratification of the bicameral conference committee report […]
A Vice Chairperson of the House committee on public order and safety called on the government to also focus on the reformation of wayward youth after their rescue from gangs that promote criminal activity. This as the Philippine National Police earlier vowed to dismantle groups that are recruiting minors for criminal activities in response to […]
Overseas Filipino Workers will be equipped with practical financial knowledge to better manage their earnings, protect themselves from financial scams, and strengthen their families’ long-term financial security under a bill passed on third reading by the House of Representatives. House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said the measure recognizes OFW’s sacrifices through lasting benefits for […]
Governor Sol Aragones personally received the 30 Unified 911 Emergency Response Motorcycles from the DILG, which were delivered directly to the Provincial Government of Laguna by DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla recently. The motorcycles were personally delivered by DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla to the Provincial Government of Laguna at Camp Vicente Lim. Aragones welcomed Remulla, along […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is set to conduct a committee hearing into the attempted smuggling of around P700 million worth of rice from Vietnam, saying the incident raises serious concerns over the continued lack of convictions of big-time smugglers and how this apparent impunity allows large-scale smuggling operations to persist. As chair of the Senate Committee […]
Senator Chiz Escudero steered the passage on second reading the bill condoning the housing loan obligations of disaster-stricken families, relieving more than P9.5 billion in unpaid housing loans. Dubbed as the Residential Emancipation for Calamity Survivors Act, Senate Bill No. 2508 aims to relieve disaster‑stricken families of their housing loan obligations under the Assistance Program […]
Senator Bong Go urged PhilHealth to further strengthen primary and preventive healthcare while ensuring adequate benefits for Filipinos already undergoing dialysis and other life-sustaining treatments, following the state health insurer’s disclosure that around a quarter of its payouts now goes to dialysis. PhilHealth Acting President and CEO Dr. Beverly Lorraine Ho said around 25% of […]
A ranking member of the House committee on indigenous cultural communities and indigenous peoples called on local government units across the country to help record the knowledge of IP communities in their jurisdiction to prevent the erasure of a key part of the country’s heritage. “LGUs can play a big role in helping preserve indigenous […]
A climate-resilient agriculture project targeting vulnerable farmers and fisherfolk in three Isabela municipalities formally kicked off with a project inception meeting in Tuguegarao City. The Transformative Climate Resilient Agriculture (TCRA) Project will introduce mobile solar-powered irrigation pumps, cash-plus support and cash-for-work opportunities in San Pablo, Santa Maria and Santo Tomas. The project is supported by […]