The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has partnered with 50 hospitals and dialysis centers, expanding its list of service providers and coverage for its medical assistance program. OVP satellite office in Cebu City (Photo from VP Sara Duterte’s Facebook page) With this, the OVP said the number...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte is calling for the inclusion in the priority list of bills a measure establishing disaster-resilient evacuation centers nationwide for the benefit of underprivileged families who suffer the most during typhoons, earthquakes, and other natural...
Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go personally led the launch of the 153rd Malasakit Center in the country at the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital and Diagnostic Center in San Fernando City, Pampanga yesterday ( Nov. 24). Go thus renewed his appeal to his fellow Filipinos to prioritize...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – Some areas here remain submerged in floods almost three weeks after severe tropical storm Paeng hit parts of Southern Luzon on Oct. 29. Data from the City Social Welfare And Development Office showed that a total of 886 families or 3,606 individuals are still staying...
Riding a surge in demand from local and global enterprises, PLDT, through its wholly-owned ICT subsidiary ePLDT, is increasing the total rack capacity of its VITRO data centers. The telco disclosed Wednesday, August 24 they have added 612 racks and attaining 74 percent total rack utilization. “We...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas has filed a House bill (HB) seeking regularization, salary increase, and improved benefits for child development workers (CDWs). Gabriela Women's Party-list Rep. Brosas and representatives of the CDW sector (Makabayan/Gabriela Media) Brosas filed HB...
Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar donated 72 refrigerators and 83 swivel chairs to the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) for distribution to the city’s Child Development Center or Daycare Centers on Thursday, Aug. 4, as part of the preparations for the coming school year. She...
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada is pushing for the construction of a multi-purpose gym in all cities and municipalities across the country to serve as evacuation centers during calamities or disasters. Estrada filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 465 or the proposed Multipurpose Gym in All Municipalies and Cities Act...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go has renewed his call for the passage of his twin measures establishing the Department of Disaster Resilience (DDR) and requiring the construction of evacuation centers following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit Northern Luzon last Wednesday. “At the opening of the...
Local telcos remained operational in areas hit by the earthquake with no infrastructure damage detected, so far. “Our technical teams immediately assessed our network and we found no damage on our infrastructure. Our network is stable," confirmed Globe Chief Sustainability and Corporate...
Iba Bishop Bartolome Santos has ordered the establishment of parish social action centers in all the parishes in his diocese. Photo Diocese of Iba FB In a decree dated July 21, the prelate said, rhe need for the establishment of parish social action centers is important as this will serve as the...
Senator Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla favors the legalization of medical marijuana or cannabis as a "compassionate alternative means of medical treatment" in the Philippines. In filing Senate Bill 230, Padilla also sought the expansion of research into the medicinal properties of marijuana, which...
