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Amid the need for at least 13 percent of Metro Manila’s population to be tested for the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 in order to contain the spread of the disease more effectively, Senator Dick Gordon commended local government units (LGUs) that are already testing their constituents. Several LGUs in the National Capital Region (NCR) […]
With community-based testing centers for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in each of its six districts in place, the Quezon City government anticipates an increase in the number of cases of the dreaded coronavirus disease. “Testing is a key part of the local government’s campaign of identifying, isolating and treating COVID-19 positive patients, while preventing its […]
Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri said the order of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) to shut down media giant ABS-CBN amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis now being faced by the country is “irregular and improper.” “I’m really saddened by the move of NTC. We can cite many instances when the NTC granted provisional authority […]
In a renewed call to expedite the delivery of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) nationwide, Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the government to use the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Law to ensure a faster and easier identification of SAP beneficiaries. The CBMS Law, which Gatchalian had co-authored, is a monitoring system that gathers information on […]
The Senate has adopted a resolution declaring October 26 and April 20 of every year as bloodletting drive days in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross in honor of former Senator Heherson Alvarez who died of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Senator Dick Gordon, who introduced and sponsored Senate Resolution 390, said Alvarez’s daughter Herxila […]
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte announced today she has joined the Bloomberg Philanthropies Partnership for Healthy Cities Global Leadership Series, a weekly virtual convening of city leaders from around the world who are mobilizing their municipalities to respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Each week, mayors and public health officials come together to hear […]
The Senate has approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to institutionalize the Alternative Learning System (ALS) and establish an ALS Community Learning Center (CLC) in every city and municipality in the country. According to Senator Win Gatchalian, principal author of the Alternative Learning System Act, putting up ALS CLCs in every […]
The Senate adopted a resolution commending and honoring the late Senator Heherson Alvarez for his exemplary work as a legislator, statesman, human rights and environmental advocate. Alvarez succumbed to COVID-19 at the age of 80 last April 20. Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Senate Resolution No. 363, taking into consideration Senate Resolution Nos. 371, […]
House Minority Leader Benny Abante Jr. has filed a measure banning Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country, this after the government recently allowed POGOs to resume operationsIn a privilege speech on Monday, Abante reiterated his longstanding opposition to POGOs and asked his fellow members of Congress to support the passage of the Anti […]
Senator Sonny Angara is asking that senior citizens in areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) be granted some exceptions once the lockdown is lifted and a general community quarantine (GCQ) is enforced. The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has released the guidelines covering the GCQ, which includes allowing certain businesses to resume […]