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“The way to create jobs is to attract business. The way to attract business is to make it as easy as possible for investors to start investing.” This according to Quezon City Rep. Winston Castelo, co-author of the landmark Ease of Doing Business bill, recently approved on third and final reading by the House of […]
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) should urgently and properly use the allocation in the 2018 budget worth P10 million each for the modernization of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs). This is to ensure the success of R.A. 10931 or the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act,” Quezon City Rep. Winston Castelo said. The […]
With the funds made available for the $500 million (P25 billion) Metro Manila Flood Control Management Project (MMFCMP), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) should give it priority and have the project completed before the rainy season starts in June, Quezon City Rep. Winston Castelo said. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and […]
Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to look into reports that some travel agencies are selling January appointment slots for as high as PhP4,000. The DFA has come under heavy fire from Filipinos renewing their passports because of difficulties getting appointment through the agency’s online facilities. The DFA’s […]
Quezon City Rep. Winnie Castelo appealed to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to create a special lane for overseas Filipino workers renewing their passports amid reports of clogging in the DFA online appointment system. “Please don’t make passport renewal difficult for OFWs, especially those who are in the country for a short vacation, and […]
The House committee on Metro Manila Development chaired by Rep. Winston Castelo (2nd District, Quezon City) approved a draft substitute bill which seeks to harmonize the rules that will govern the entire Metro Manila to improve the effectiveness of delivering services to the public. The unnumbered substitute bill seeks to enhance the effectiveness of […]