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The House committee on tourism has approved a substitute bill seeking to create an inter-governmental task force for the protection and assistance of tourists in the country. The bill substituted House Bill 2963 filed by Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, seeking to establish an inter-governmental task force for international visitor assistance, and HB 1828 by Rep. Alfred […]
The House special committee on food security approved a substitute bill seeking to create a supplemental feeding program to address the nutritional needs of infants and pregnant and lactating mothers. The committee chaired by Rep. Leo Rafael Cueva thumbed up the proposed “Supplemental Feeding Program of the National Nutrition Council.” The measure substituted House Bills […]
The House Committee on Energy has mobilized its technical working group (TWG) to start harmonizing two bills seeking to encourage consumers to use the solar power system and provide renewable energy developers with incentives and financing capability. Up for consolidation are House Bills 6960 and 6565 authored by Representatives Jose Enrique Garcia III and Carlos […]
Senator Dick Gordon welcomed a statement from the Kuwaiti government saying that the Gulf state also shares President Rodrigo Duterte’s desire to maintain the deeply-rooted relations between the Philippines and Kuwait. Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah’s also assured that Kuwait is keen on maintaining the safety and rights of all expatriates including the Filipino […]
Senator Sonny Angara is calling for stronger protection and enhanced welfare mechanisms for Filipino workers both here and abroad as a way of recognizing their valuable contribution to the country’s economic growth. “Let us balance economic activity and development with the protection of workers’ rights as they are the hands and feet that move our […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III welcomed the Executive Order (EO) signed by President Rodrigo Duterte which prohibits “illegal contracting or subcontracting or undertaking to circumvent the workers’ right to security of tenure.” Ending contractualization, or the practice of hiring workers for only up to five months to evade laws on regularization, is one of the […]
“There is a need to decongest Metro Manila because the economic losses due to traffic has risen to PhP 3.5 billion per day. This is just unconscionable.” This according to Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo, chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development. The National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) chaired by President Rodrigo Duterte […]
Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo lauded Grab for suspending 500 erring drivers. Close to 500 Grab drivers have been disciplined for booking cancellations. Grab Philippines country head Brian Cu said in a statement that drivers who cancelled bookings at a rate of 10 percent and above in the past week may either be suspended or […]
Senator Cynthia Villar calls for more people involvement in the rapidly growing fish farming industry as she underscores the significant role it will play in the country’s long-term food security goals. “Aquaculture is the future. It will feed us, especially kapag nagkatotoo ang warning ng experts na by 2050 ay baka virtual deserts na ang […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is proposing the creation of a Boracay Island Development Authority (BIDA) to spearhead the rehabilitation and development of Boracay into a world-class sustainable tourism destination. “The fact that the national government had to mobilize several departments to ‘save’ Boracay from its environmental woes shows that the current governance framework of Boracay is […]