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Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has called on the Congress to consider setting aside a far bigger amount of calamity funds in the proposed 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA), with a significant part earmarked for relief and rehabilitation work in Bicol and other areas devastated by the weekend onslaught of what is now considered to […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte said the approved bill of the House of Representatives on the creation of the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) provides for the mandatory risk insurance of assets and properties of the national government (NG), national government agencies (NGAs), government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) and local government units (LGUs). The measure also […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte said the full backing of the country’s biggest business group of about 35,000 enterprises nationwide for the fast-tracking of the Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-Asa program, should serve as a strong impetus for Congress to pass the measure that guarantees both the creation of jobs in the countryside and urban decongestion. “The full […]
Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte wants the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to check whether its financial service providers (FSPs) are overcharging beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) amid complaints reaching the Camarines Sur solon that certain “abusive” FSPs have been exacting exorbitant convenience fees from the cash payouts of SAP grantee-households. During last week’s […]
All graduates with degrees in the fields of medicine, nursing and other related fields who have not yet secured their licenses to practice are required to join a proposed medical reserve corps that Deputy Speaker LRay Villafuerte wants established to supplement frontliners in the healthcare system during times of national health emergencies and disasters such as […]
The House of Representatives reconsidered its second reading approval of a measure seeking to grant broadcast giant ABS-CBN a provisional franchise valid until Oct. 31, 2020. During the plenary session, Deputy Majority Leader Wilter Palma moved to recall the passage of House Bill 6732 on second reading to accommodate lawmakers who would like to make […]