Concerned with the rise of teenage pregnancy in ages 10 to 14, a House panel on Thursday, Feb. 2, began initial deliberations on a proposed measure that would create a comprehensive policy to educate against and prevent adolescent pregnancy. (PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Youth...
Senators on Wednesday, February 1 made a “warm” welcome for Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero who recently flew to Japan to join his wife, celebrity vlogger-influencer Heart Evangelista, and his two kids for a vacation. Sen. Grace Poe, who ran with Escudero during the 2016 presidential...
The creation of the Water Management Resource Office is a significant initiative to better oversee and manage Philippine water resources, Senator Grace Poe said today. Poe said the specter of water scarcity has always haunted the country amid rising demand, climate change, population growth, among...
Senator Sonny Angara on Wednesday, February 1 reiterated the need for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to include mental and behavioral disorders in its primary care benefit packagesto ease the financial burden of those seeking professional help. Angara issued the statement...
Senator Grace Poe favors the sale of non-performing or problematic government assets to fund the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Poe thinks the private sector might handle these assets better as they are said to be riddled by corruption or are mismanaged. She advised that the sale should be done...
Several senators on Monday, January 30 said they are amenable to the government's move to grant Value-Added Tax (VAT) refunds to foreign tourists but stressed the need for public consultations on the matter. Senator Nancy Binay said she welcomes President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s...
Running a business can be challenging; running a farm business even moreso. Factors like climate, pests, natural disasters and fluctuating prices can make farming and running an agribusiness prone to instability. Farmers and agribusiness owners need to have a constitution of steel to avoid...
Jessilyn Uy started God’s Grace Farm in 2011 after a relative’s cancer diagnosis led to an interest in organically grown vegetables. What started as a personal project has turned into a successful farm business that she runs with her cousin, Roel Chan. (Roel Chan) God’s Grace Farm (GGF) is an...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) should look into revamping the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippine (CAAP) and CAAP officials should look into resigning. ‘’i think CAAP management should already do what is right which is to resign. Out of delicadeza,’’ Senator Sherwin...
The Senate public services committee today Jan. 23 asked telecommunications companies (telcos) to pick up pace in facilitating the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration of mobile users, with 146 million SIMs still unregistered three months away from deadline. Poe, committee chairperson,...
President Marcos has appointed a professor of the University of the Philippines (UP) as the new executive director of the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM). The appointment of Lisa Grace S. Bersales makes her the undersecretary for population and development or POPDEV. Socioeconomic...
Senator Grace Poe on Sunday, January 15, urged Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) director general Manuel Antonio Tamayo to inhibit from the ongoing investigation on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) air traffic fiasco. Poe said doing so would ensure an impartial...
