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Senator Sonny Angara welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to certify as urgent the Universal Health Coverage bill, saying he is expecting the President to urge Congress to pass the measure in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA). “The President’s call would definitely help speed up the passage of this bill that aims to […]
House Appropriations Committee Chair Davao Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles said his panel is committed to increase the funding for the Social Pension Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to expand the present coverage of the government’s pension system for indigent senior citizens so that “more of our lolos and lolas […]
“The government, alone, cannot promote the Philippines as a tourist destination. It needs the support of its citizens.” This according to Xander Sigua, Executive Director of Tourism Educators And Movers Philippines (TEAM Philippines), at the sidelines of the meeting of the League of Tourism Students of the Philippines (LTSP). “We need to promote a culture […]
Senator Dick Gordon said the proposed creation of at least 59 additional branches of different courts in various provinces across the country would address the problem of overburdening of caseloads in the courts. During the hearing of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights on bills proposing the creation of additional court branches in various […]
Senator Cynthia Villar called on local government units, the private sector and agricultural stakeholders to make it a collective goal to improve the condition of Filipino farmers and fisherfolks. “The farmers and fishermen are the key to the growth of the agricultural sector which is relevant to our country’s social and economic growth and sustainability,” […]
A party-list lawmaker urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to classify campus journalism subjects and activities in the K-12 curriculum under the Araling Panlipunan discipline, instead of the Languages. 1-Ang Edukasyon Rep. Salvador Belaro Jr. said the reorientation of campus journalism as a social studies discipline will deepen the youths’ understanding of the context and […]
As the bicameral conference committee finalizes the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, ANAC-IP party-list Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr. expressed hope that peace would finally be a reality in Mindanao. “The sooner the BBL is passed, the sooner we can work to make peace a reality in Mindanao,” Panganiban said. The legislator said that ANAC-IP […]
Two months into the rainy season and with Congress resuming session next week, a party-list representing the agriculture sector urged the Senate to pass its counterpart bill expanding insurance coverage for farmers and fisherfolk––a measure that if passed will benefit 5.5 million small-hold farms and 1.7 million fishermen who are most vulnerable to the effects […]
With sessions in Congress set to resume next week, House Appropriations Chair Rep. Karlo “Ang Probinsyano” Nograles said that ensuring funding for government programs that benefit the country’s “probinsyanos” would be his top priority when the House begins budget deliberations at month’s end. In a series of radio interviews, Nograles said that he would ensure […]
Senator Leila de Lima has filed a measure requiring all traffic signal poles to be equipped with accessible pedestrian signals (APS) to ensure road safety for pedestrians, especially among the blind and visually-impaired people. De Lima, who chairs the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1861 which […]