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Now that the public can access the internet for free in several public places, Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III is urging government agencies to maximize the internet as a way to reach out, educate the public, and obtain feedback regarding their programs and projects. “The internet and social media are powerful tools, and […]
Senator Loren Legarda said that the government, particularly the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Climate Change Commission (CCC), should fast track the submission of project proposals for financing under the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committees on Finance, Climate Change and Foreign Relations, made the statement […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for approving three major pieces of legislation passed during the First Regular Session of the 17th Congress. Duterte signed Republic Act (RA) 10928, which extends the validity of Philippine Passport up to 10 years; RA 10929, which establishes free internet access in public places; and […]
Villar SIPAG in partnership with UNILEVER conducted a handbag making training using plastic wastes to create livelihood opportunities to some 50 OFWs and their families in Pililla, Rizal. Dubbed as OFW Hanepbuhay, UNILEVER conducted the skills training to housewives, unemployed individuals, and out of school youth who want to invest in new livelihood opportunities […]
Seventy (70) municipal mayors from all over the Philippines, including 50 chapter presidents of the League of Municipalities of the Philipines (LMP), took their oath as new members Partido Demokratiko Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban), in Lubao, Pampanga. Led by LMP National President and Socorro, Oriental Mindoro Mayor Maria Fe Villar-Brondial, the […]
Senator Win Gatchalian expressed elation at the surprise signing into law of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act. “The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act is a world-class reform that elevates educational access in the Philippines to a superior standard enjoyed by just a handful of progressive countries. Its passage into […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III hailed President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act which provides free tuition and other school fees for students of state universities and colleges (SUCs). Pimentel, a former bar topnotcher and a former law professor, considers the passage of the law as a pivotal […]
Senator Chiz Escudero lauds the enactment of the free higher education law that ensures tuition-free education in state universities and colleges (SUCs), local universities and colleges, as well as state-owned technical vocational institutions (TVIs) across the country. “I thank the President for signing the Free Tertiary Education Act. This will be one of the […]
Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto thanked President Rodrigo Duterte, “the country’s teacher-in-chief,” for signing into law the free college tuition bill. “By signing the law, he is in effect lecturing the nation that we should not just build, build, build for the sake of our future, but also teach, teach, teach our youth, ” […]
Senator Sonny Angara has called on the Department of Finance (DOF) to give the appropriate tax benefits due to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as intended by the provisions on balikbayan boxes under the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA). During an oversight committee hearing on the review of CMTA’s implementation, Angara has asked the […]