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Filipino farmers and fisherfolk have fed the Philippines for over two months that Metro Manila and other parts of the country were under community quarantine, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said on the eve of the easing of the quarantine and also National Fisherfolks Day. “Isa sa mga napatunayan ng pandemya ang napakahalagang papel ng mga nagpapakain […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), expressed optimism that the PRC’s COVID-19 testing capacity will be enhanced by the opening of a coronavirus testing center in Cagayan De Oro, which will be built through the generosity of Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare Philippines, Inc. (Lysol Philippines). Gordon recently received the donation […]
Senator Dick Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) commended Honda Philippines for donating 104 units of motorcycles, adding that the donation would be very useful for the COVID-19 operations, blood services and other humanitarian operations of the PRC. Gordon, accompanied by PRC Secretary General Elizabeth Zavalla and Assistant Secretary General Ramon […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to have dialogues with parent-teacher associations (PTAs) to address lingering concerns in the roll-out of the Learning Continuity Plan (LCP) for Schoolyear (SY) 2020-2021. Gatchalian emphasized that dialogues should adhere to practices that protect oneself and the others from the coronavirus, such as social distancing […]
Senator Manny Pacquiao has filed a resolution calling for a one-year suspension of the increase in PhilHealth premium contributions for health care professionals and other health care workers as a token of gratitude for unselfishly putting their lives on the line amid the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Senate Resolution 429, urges the Senate to […]
Amid the suspension of jail visitation privileges for inmates because of the coronavirus pandemic, the chief of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) lauded the efforts of a neophyte lawmaker to ensure that inmates still have access to consultations with their lawyers and their families using digital technology.BJMP Chief Jail Director Allan Iral […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has partnered with the Manila City government to promote urban agriculture and household food security. During a visit of DA officials and executives of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) and Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) to Manila Mayor Isko Moreno at the Manila City Hall recently, Agriculture Secretary William Dar […]
The Philippines has ramped up its capacity to locally produce face masks amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, an official from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. “In fact, our local supply now reaches 25 million, from about 7 million to 8 million combined capacity of MedTecs and Yokoisada,” DTI Undersecretary Ceferino […]
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic crisis is an opportunity for our farmers to increase their incomes and for the country to become food secure, Senator Kiko Pangilinan said. Pangilinan, former Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agricultural Modernization, was reacting to Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s report to the Senate that local government units (LGUs) bought […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to start implementing the Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop (EVOSS) Law to ensure that the permitting process of power generation, transmission, and distribution in the Philippines will remain unimpeded as the country remains in quarantine. Gatchalian, who is the principal author of the EVOSS Law at […]