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CHUA RENEWS CALL TO BUILD UNDERGROUND POWER LINES

Manila 3rd District Representative Joel Chua renewed his push for “targeted and phased underground power lines and telecommunications cables to ensure continuing operations of critical services and survival residents in high risk calamity zones.” “Initially, we only need to have the underground utilities in the town centers of municipalities and cities, especially those on the eastern […]

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USE OF EBT CARDS IN GROCERIES, DRUG STORES PUSHED

Following the assignment of flagship status to the Food Stamp Program, Manila Third District Representative Joel Chua suggested to the Department of Social Welfare and Development that the electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card “should be usable at point-of-sale at supermarkets, groceries, and drugstores with electronic card readers, in addition to the Kadiwa stores and DTI rolling […]