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Senator Migz Zubiri is calling on key government agencies, including the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), to intensify public awareness about the dangers and legal consequences of fraternity hazing. Zubiri’s call comes after the recent conviction of those responsible for […]
“Access sa de-kalidad at murang gamot, gawin na natin!” This is what Cong. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee said as he filed House Resolution (HR) No. 1986 to conduct an inquiry on the implementation of the Republic Act (RA) No. 9502 or the “Cheaper Medicines Act of 2008” and RA 6675 or the “Generics Act of […]
Senator Robin Padilla is seeking to hold Senate hearings to review and improve the government’s information drive on its preparations and responses to the crisis caused by El Niño. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 987, directing the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media – which he chairs – to conduct the inquiry in aid […]
Senator Bong Go urged the government to strengthen its information campaign on COVID-19 vaccination, saying this should cover as many qualified individuals as possible. “We have done well the past year in acquiring sufficient vaccine supply but we must amplify these efforts further in order to reach areas with low vaccination rates,” Go said. The […]
Deputy Speaker Eddie Villanueva said the government should strengthen its information dissemination on its policy of setting a lowered price cap on real time-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing in the country. Villanueva said the Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Trade and Industry should make their messaging “unambiguous” and execute a “more vigorous information […]
Benguet Governor Melchor Diclas said the province continues to do information education campaigns (IEC) in the communities to ensure readiness and acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccines. Diclas was a guest in the “Laging Handa” virtual briefing of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) hosted by PCOO Assistant Secretary for Global Media and Public Affairs JV […]
Public school teachers will assist the national government in its vaccination program through information drive. This is what Education Secretary Leonor Briones emphasized in a recent press briefing, clarifying that teachers would not administer vaccines against COVID-19 once it is available. “Dini-deny namin iyong perception na ang mga teachers ay sila mismo ang mag-vaccinate ng […]
Following the Department of Health’s announcement that the Philippines has confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Senator Win Gatchalian underscored the need for schools to be more vigilant and ensure that protocols are in place to prevent students from getting infected. Gatchalian also emphasized that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the 2019-nCoV […]
Laguna 3rd District representative Sol Aragones on Sunday said the recent incident involving transgender woman Gretchen Custodio Diez highlights the need to pass a SOGIE (sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression) law and should prod government to step up efforts to educate the public on SOGIE and LGBTQIA+ issues. Diez was detained for using the […]
With the gap in vaccination coverage in the country steadily widening since 2014 which contributed to the current measles outbreak in Metro Manila and in some parts of Luzon and the Visayas, Senator Dick Gordon is calling for urgent efforts to increase vaccination coverage. During the NDRRMC (National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council) Response […]