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Congress has earmarked P40.5 billion this year to cover the tuition of underprivileged students enrolled in private high schools due to the lack of Department of Education (DepEd) schools in their communities or the overcrowding of existing public schools, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo announced. “The P40.5 billion is allocated in the 2025 national budget,” […]
Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo urged local governments and resort operators to remain vigilant in promoting the safety of tourists. “We must never let our guard down when it comes to ensuring public safety at all times in our tourist destinations,” said Rillo, who serves as vice chairperson of the House committee on tourism. The […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is set to invest P1.25 billion this year in acquiring passive body scanners and body-worn cameras to enhance transport security, Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, a member of the House committee on appropriations, announced. “In the 2025 General Appropriations Law, Congress allocated P800 million for the DOTr’s procurement of passive […]
Congress has earmarked over P1 billion in cumulative seed money to develop new schools of medicine in state universities and colleges (SUCs), Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on higher and technical education, said. “In the 2025 General Appropriations Law, Congress has added P150 million to the seed fund for the […]
Some 137,000 college students will receive P15,000 in cash assistance this year under the national government’s Tulong Dunong Program (TDP), Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo, vice chairperson of the House committee on higher and technical education, announced. “In the 2025 General Appropriations Law, Congress earmarked the sum of P2.06 billion for the TDP, which provides grantees with […]
Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo and East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) chief Dr. Alfonso Nuñez III led the inauguration of the Rillo-Romualdez Ambulatory Care Center, which provides comprehensive free health services to the public. The newly opened center, located in the MC Rillo Building in Barangay Mariana, Quezon City, offers free clinical consultations, endoscopy, ultrasound, and […]
Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo said the national government is set to spend an initial P3 billion for the P10,000 cash gift of elderly Filipinos reaching the milestone ages of 80, 85, 90, and 95 years old. “Based on the 2025 National Expenditure Program, the government intends to spend up to P3 billion for the initial […]
Quezon City Representative Marvin Rillo has filed a bill seeking to grant the research, extension, and professional staff (REPS) of the University of the Philippines (UP) their own seat in the system’s governing board of regents (BOR). “Our measure, once enacted, will make UP more democratic. It will ensure that every sector in the system […]
Quezon City Rep. Marvin Rillo graced the signing of a memorandum of agreement between East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) and Passion Healthcare Philippines Inc. (PHPI) to collaborate with the aim of ensuring the uninterrupted delivery of hemodialysis treatment services to underprivileged patients. EAMC chief Dr. Alfonso Nuñez III and PHPI president Eric Olay signed the […]
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said flood mitigation programs and initiatives will be undertaken in identified flood-prone areas in Metro Manila, following a coordination meeting with representatives of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and local government units in Metro Manila recently. In a press briefing, MMDA Acting Chairman Atty. Don Artes […]