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35 TOURISM DEV’T SITE BILLS GET HOUSE PANEL OK

The House Committee on Tourism chaired by Laguna 3rd District Representative Sol Aragones approved 35 bills seeking to develop and promote various areas in the country as tourism destinations. Aragones said that these measures, if enacted into law, would give a timely boost to the tourism industry, as well as generate investments and employment opportunities to […]

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DOT PUSHES FOR SUSTAINABLE LAGUNA TOURISM

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has pledged to continuously promote Laguna as a fun, safe, and sustainable tourist destination with the help of the province’s local government units (LGUs) and private sector. “I like to say that tourism is everybody’s business, as all sectors of society reap benefits when tourism thrives in a responsible and […]

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DOMESTIC TOURISM TO BE A MAJOR REVENUE GENERATOR IN ‘NEW NORMAL’ – ARAGONES

The House Committee on Tourism chaired by Rep. Sol Aragones (3rd District, Laguna) convened in a special meeting recently to discuss the role of tourism in the proposed economic stimulus package being prepared by the House Defeat COVID-19 Committee (DCC) Economic Stimulus Response Cluster. Aragones noted that the House Defeat COVID-19 Committee (DCC) Economic Stimulus […]

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HOTEL INDUSTRY, DOT SHOULD WORK TO MAKE HOTELS IN THE PHILIPPINES ‘OUTBREAK-PROOF’ — ARAGONES

With the government planning on ways to safely open the country as it deals with the COVID-19 outbreak, House Tourism Committee Chair Rep. Sol Aragones on Tuesday urged the Department of Tourism (DOT) and leaders of the country’s hotel industry to come up with new standards and protocols that will allow them to resume operations […]

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NATIONAL ID SYSTEM TO HELP EXPEDITE DISTRIBUTION OF FINANCIAL AID TO VULNERABLE SECTORS – ARAGONES

House Tourism Committee Chair Rep. Sol Aragones urged the government to expedite the roll-out of the National ID system, saying on Tuesday that its implementation would allow government to rapidly and efficiently distribute financial aid to its most vulnerable citizens.  Aragones, one of the principal authors of the Republic Act No. 11055, or the Philippine […]

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CONGRESS HAS MANDATE TO ACT ON ABS-CBN FRANCHISE RENEWAL – ARAGONES

A veteran lawmaker at the House of Representatives said Congress has the mandate to act on the franchise renewal of broadcast giant ABS-CBN. Laguna Representative Sol Aragones said  while she respects the decision of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to file a quo warranto petition asking the Supreme Court to revoke the legislative franchise […]

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SEX ED PROGRAM TO ADRESS TEEN PREGNANCY — ARAGONES

“We can prevent cases of teenage pregnancy if all of us will act and talk about sex education as adults.” This according to Laguna 3rd District Rep. Sol Aragones as she emphasized the need to establish an inter-agency national policy to prevent teenage pregnancies and to institutionalize social protection for teenage parents.  “A poor understanding […]

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DIEZ CASE HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR SOGIE LAW, LGBTQIA+ INFO DRIVE — ARAGONES

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 […]

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ARAGONES: SOCIAL SERVICES NOW IN ‘ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE’ ID CARD

“We will never ever be asked again to present multiple government-issued IDs for any transaction.” This according to Laguna 3rd District Rep. Sol Aragones, Chairperson of the House Committee on Population and Family Relations and principal sponsor of the National Identification System Act at the House of Representatives, on the day President Rodrigo Duterte officially […]

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‘ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE’ NATIONAL ID SYSTEM TO BENEFIT ALL FILIPINOS – ARAGONES

“Finally, more than two decades after it was first proposed, the Philippines will have its very own national ID system.” This is according to Laguna 3rd District Rep. Sol Aragones, Chairperson of the House Committee on Population and Family Relations and principal sponsor of the Philippine Identification System Act at the House of Representatives, after […]