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Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles said the government should double its efforts to promote financial literacy amid an increase in reports of scams during the pandemic, with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealing that it has issued 68 advisories regarding questionable investment offers during the ongoing public health crisis. In separate advisories, the SEC […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles decried the recent killing of a Manila prosecutor, the 50th victim of deadly attacks on law practitioners since 2016, and reiterated the need for the creation of a special task force composed of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), […]
A neophyte solon has filed a resolution seeking to investigate, in aid of legislation, the reported increase in online sexual exploitation of children during the coronavirus (COVID-19) enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles recently filed House Resolution No.999 amid a report by the Department of Justice – Office of Cybercrime (DOJ-OOC) that […]
Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded the National Privacy Commission’s efforts to work with various universities and colleges to draw up a data privacy code of conduct in line with the implementation of distance learning. “With the migration of various operations online due to the pandemic, the importance of data privacy cannot be emphasized […]
As cases of violence against women and children (VAWC) continue to rise in the country amid the continued quarantine, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles urged the government to “be a much more visible and reassuring presence” for victims.According to reports, the country’s VAWC cases rose to 4,260 last June 11 from 3,699 recorded cases […]
As the country’s education system shifts to distance learning due to the coronavirus pandemic, a neophyte lawmaker has urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to also find ways to educate parents about their roles in using the method.“Since parents will be de facto teachers under the distance learning method, I hope the DepEd has also […]
In anticipation of another public health-related national emergency, a lawmaker is seeking to institutionalize the enforcement of a moratorium on all residential utility bills for the entire duration of a declared state of calamity.Under House Bill No. 6960 or the Utility Bills Moratorium Law filed by Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles, a moratorium would […]
A bill seeking to reapportion the second district of Rizal province second into three legislative districts has been approved by the House of Representatives on third reading, its representative, Fidel Nograles said. House Bill No. 6222 was approved on Monday, a development Nograles hailed, adding that he was optimistic that the measure will hurdle the […]
Amid the suspension of jail visitation privileges for inmates because of the coronavirus pandemic, the chief of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) lauded the efforts of a neophyte lawmaker to ensure that inmates still have access to consultations with their lawyers and their families using digital technology.BJMP Chief Jail Director Allan Iral […]
With more than 4,000 persons deprived of liberty (DPLs) released in a week alone largely through videoconferencing, Rizal 2nd District Rep. Fidel Nograles promised to fast-track the rollout of more computers in jails to help inmates with their legal consultations. The Supreme Court revealed recently that 4,683 PDLs were released from April 30 to May […]