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SPECIAL AIRFARE FOR OFWS HIT BY NAIA GLITCH URGED

Senator Raffy Tulfo appealed to airline companies to give special rates for returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) affected by the technical glitch at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) recently. According to Tulfo, airfare doubled when the Communications, Navigation and Surveillance System for Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) of Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) […]

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FREE TUITION FOR LAW STUDENTS IN SUCS PUSHED

Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a measure that seeks to promote access to quality legal education by providing free tuition and other school fees to deserving students in state universities and colleges (SUCs). In filing Senate Bill (SB) No. 1610, Tulfo also sought to increase the shortage of workforce in the legal profession by requiring […]

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GIVE NURSING STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIPS, SAYS TULFO

To address the mass migration of Filipino nurses, Senator Raffy Tulfo proposed the grant of full scholarships by the government to deserving students wishing to become nurses. During the Senate Committee on Health and Demography joint with Ways and Means; and Finance, Tulfo suggested that chosen scholars be required to serve in government hospitals for […]