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House Committee on Population and Family Relations Chairperson Rep. Sol Aragones is bent on approving the substitute bill providing for a universal social pension, an initiative that seeks to increase the coverage and the amount of social pension for senior citizens. “I support the call of many senior citizens to pass the Universal Social Pension […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called on the government to ensure that there are jobs and livelihood assistance awaiting back home for distressed Filipino workers who will be repatriated from Kuwait. President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Department of Labor and Employment to bring home overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 72 hours following the discovery of […]
Senator Joel Villanueva filed a resolution calling for an inquiry regarding the disclosure of beneficial ownership of mining companies operating in the country. Under Senate Resolution No. 612, Villanueva urged the senate committee on public information and mass media to conduct an inquiry on the beneficial owners of extractive companies, which include mining, oil, and […]
Governor Esmael Mangudadatu of Maguindanao led a contingent of officials from the province and the Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in joining the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban) recently. With him were 20 ARMM Assemblymen led by their speaker, Ronnie Sinsuat, Maguindanao vice-governor Lester Sinsuat, 12 board members, 26 mayors, […]
House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs Vice Chairperson Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo said that other foreign governments should take steps to ensure the safety of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in their respective jurisdictions after the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued an administrative order for the total ban of deployment of all workers to […]
Senator Cynthia Villar hailed the enactment into law of the bill providing free irrigation services to small hold farmers. President Rodrigo Duterte recently signed into law Republic Act 10969, which exempts the payment of irrigation service for up to eight hectares of land. “Now that free irrigation service has been institutionalized and made permanent, our […]
Senator Sonny Angara said the creation of a lead agency that would oversee the conduct of scientific research and exploration will help secure the rights of the Philippines over Benham Rise. “Mas mapapadali at mas magkakaroon ng koordinasyon sa pananaliksik ng Benham Rise kung may pangunahing ahensya na responsable dito. Higit sa lahat, mas masisiguro […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III asked Filipinos to help reduce the incidence of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases by taking simple preventive measures recommended by the Department of Health (DOH). Mosquitoes are vectors for diseases such as dengue, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis. Simply cleaning our immediate surroundings and removing objects where water can collect and […]
“The proposed shift to a federal system of government will ease congestion and resolve the traffic in Metro Manila by spreading economic development and creating opportunities in the countryside.” This according to administration stalwart Quezon City Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo, chairman of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development. Castelo said “the concentration of political […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III recently asked the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to consider courses of action other than destroying smuggled luxury cars. Pimentel raised the question following the public destruction of about 30 smuggled luxury cars during the 166th Founding Anniversary celebrations of BOC. “Unlike cigarettes or drugs, which have no good intrinsic value […]