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Senator Koko Pimentel III on Friday said the impending signing into law of the rice tariffication measure is expected to “stabilize rice prices, boost food security, and cure a decades-long rice procurement system ridden with inefficiency and corruption.” Both houses of Congress ratified the measure last November 2018. It is set to be transmitted to […]
The House of Representatives ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the consolidation of House Bill 8014 and Senate Bill 1391, seeking to provide for the mandatory PhilHealth coverage for all persons with disability (PWDs). The ratified measure seeks to amend Title 2, Chapter 3 of Republic Act No. 7277, as amended, otherwise known as […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go welcomed the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to sign into law a measure seeking to increase the monthly old age pension of the country’s war veterans. “Sa wakas nadagdagan na rin po ang pension ng ating mga senior citizens na beterano matapos pirmahan ni Pangulong Duterte […]
Former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go led the launching of the newest Malasakit Center at the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City. “Tuloy-tuloy po itong programang ito, wala po kaming limit as long as kaya ng gobyerno ang mag lagay ng Malasakit Center sa mga ospital (The program is continuous, […]
Senator Sonny Angara has sent relief goods to residents of Camarines Sur and Albay provinces in the wake of landslides and flooding in Bicol region that hit before New Year’s Day. Angara’s office handed over 7,000 relief packs to concerned local officials for distribution to victims of the landslides and flooding triggered by Tropical Depression […]
Senate Trade and Commerce Chair Koko Pimentel III on Tuesday welcomed the proposal to build a new airport in Bulacan, saying the project would kick off a “domino effect” of development in the province that would allow economic opportunities for millions of Filipinos outside Metro Manila. “President Duterte is right; Metro Manila is in the […]
To assure Filipino consumers that the products they buy from groceries or public markets have accurate weights and sizes, Senator Grace Poe has called for the installation of “timbangan (weighing) centers” all over the country. According to Poe, the use of a “timbangan center” by any consumer in any locality — which should be within […]
Former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go laughed off as fake news reports being spread on Twitter that an Armed Forces of the Philippines helicopter he was on, crashed in Albay. Go accompanied President Rodrigo Duterte when the Chief Executive conducted an aerial inspection of the damage caused by Tropical Depression “Usman” in the […]
A “sigh of relief” for consumers. This was according to Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Winnie Castelo who is also the chair of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development regarding the recent passage of the Rice Tariffication Bill, which aims to lift the quantitative restriction on rice imports and removes the monopoly of the […]
A “win-win” for consumers and farmers. This was how House Committee on Agriculture and Food Chair and ANAC-IP Rep. Jose Panganiban Jr. characterized the recent passage of the Rice Tariffication Bill, which aims to lift the quantitative restriction on rice imports and removes the National Food Authority’s (NFA) monopoly on the importation of the staple […]