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Senator Cynthia Villar led coast lovers and environmental warriors in picking debris and garbage that litter the stretch of the 175-hectare Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) in celebration of this year’s International Coastal Clean-Up Day. The seasoned lawmaker was quick to shed off her working clothes and put on her gloves as […]
Senator Sonny Angara has assured that his committee will not touch any provision that grants incentives and tax exemptions to the book publishing industry. Under House Bill 8083 or the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High Quality Opportunities (TRABAHO), Section 12 of Republic Act 8047 or the Book Publishing Industry Development Act of 1994 […]
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles on Monday urged the the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to include new college graduates in 2019 among those to be prioritized in the roll out of the National ID system, saying the National ID would make it easier for graduating students to transition to the country’s […]
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Chief Bato dela Rosa has lauded Pangasinan officials for their successful anti-illegal drug campaign. “Maganda ang record ng Pangasinan (Pangasinan has a good record). This I monitored when I was PNP (Philippine National Police) chief,” he said before the huge crowd in front of the Capitol Grounds recently. Dela Rosa reiterated […]
Posting in social media is good but the country needs your vote. This was the message of House Appropriations Committee Chair Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles, who on Sunday urged unregistered young voters to register for the 2019 national and local elections. The legislator from Davao reminded the public that the continuing registration of voters […]
In a joint hearing, the House Committee on Labor and Employment chaired by Rep. Randolph Ting (3rd District, Cagayan) and Committee on Civil Service and Professional Regulation chaired by Rep. Marvey Marino (5th District, Batangas) initially discussed five proposals to grant bereavement leave with pay to employees in the private and public sectors, which they […]
Senator Sonny Angara has urged government to intensify its jobs programs that will help Filipinos, especially the youth, land high paying jobs amid high youth unemployment and underemployment rates in the country. Based on the July 2018 labor force survey, 1.04 million or almost half of the 2.32 million unemployed Filipinos are youth from the […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has welcomed the approval on second reading of the bill giving greater representation to coconut farmers in the body tasked to manage the P105 billion coconut levy funds. Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, authored Senate Bill 1976 or the Strengthened Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Law. The bill amends […]
This is just another one of those love stories. Or is it not? One night in late May of 2013, there was a victory party in celebration of the recent election of Koko Pimentel as a Senator. Kath Yu, then working as a Chef, was not invited to this party. She was, however, asked to […]
The AGRI Party-list has welcomed the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to bring the National Food Authority (NFA) under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture (DA), saying this would ensure better coordination in tackling perennial issues on rice. The President issued Executive Order 62, which transfers the NFA, Philippine Coconut Authority, and Fertilizer and […]