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Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte has appealed to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to speed up the release of the balance of the stimulus funds earmarked for state agencies and sectoral groups under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), so the government could accelerate and broaden its efforts to defeat COVID-19 […]
The ACTS-OFW Partylist has lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for his decision to grant a one-time P30,000 cash assistance for the education needs of some 33,000 children of repatriated or displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are in college. ACTS-OFW Partylist Chairman John Bertiz III said the government’s cash assistance to college-level children of OFWs will go a long way in ensuring that they continue […]
A day after President Rodrigo Duterte’s fifth State of the Nation Address, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) President and Quirino Gov. Dax Cua thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for reiterating the government’s “no vaccine, no face-to-face classes” policy, saying on Tuesday that it was a decision that he and many local chief executives […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu to fly to Cebu City to oversee the enforcement of measures to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as cases in the area soared to more than 4,449. In a public address late Monday night, Duterte said he will issue an executive order to formalize Cimatu’s […]
Some senators have expressed support for the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to extend the enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas in the country until May 15. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the ECQ extension in high-risk areas buys the government time to boost its testing capabilities to […]
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill declaring a national emergency and granting President Rodrigo Duterte additional powers to address the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The chamber approved House Bill 6616, otherwise known as “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act”, with 284 affirmative votes, 9 negative votes, and no […]
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez has assured that movement of cargo and thesupply chain of basic goods shall continue even after President Rodrigo Duterte had placed Luzon under an enhanced community quarantine. Lopez said there is an ongoing meeting in the government discussing its next steps for the enhanced community quarantine […]
President Rodrigo Duterte distributed an initial P160 million worth of agriculture, fishery and livelihood assistance to farmers, fishers and other ruralfolk affected by the eruption of the Taal Volcano in simple ceremonies recently held at the Batangas City Sports Complex, which now serves as an evacuation center. The President was joined by Senator Bong Go, […]
Senator Bong Go expressed his full support for the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to ban the use and importation of e-cigarettes into the country. Go, who initially spoke about recommending to the President the need to regulate e-cigarettes or vape, told reporters in an interview after his visit to fire victims in Tondo, Manila City […]
The House of Representatives has posted a historic 82 percent attendance record in the first two months of the 18th Congress. According to the journals of proceedings posted on the House website, an average of 246 of the 300 House members answered the roll call in 20 session days from July 22 to September 23. […]