The House Committee on Ways and Means has approved the draft substitute bill seeking to establish the National Center for Geriatric Health and Research Institution (NCGHRI). During a virtual hearing on Monday, August 16, House ways and means committee chair, Albay Representative Joey Salceda...
The measure seeking to deploy dentists and licensed medical technologists as additional medical personnel duly trained by the Department of Health (DOH) to be at the forefront of the government’s fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is now up for plenary discussion. This was after...
Acknowledging the need to stock up more medical oxygen supplies in hospitals, President Duterte said he will talk to Congress about giving tax relief to manufacturers. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular address to the nation on August 9, 2021. (Malacañang) During his prerecorded public...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) commended the Congress on Monday, August 9 for the approval of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Modernization Bill, saying it will significantly improve the country’s fire prevention and emergency medical and rescue services. The same...
The Philippine Catholic Church will hold a virtual congress on the Eucharist in solidarity with the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest next month. 51st International Eucharistic Congress in Cebu (Cicero Lagarde/CBCP News) Fr. Miguel Garcia, executive secretary of the bishops’...
President Duterte has an option to ask for a supplemental budget from Congress if the government funds won't be enough for the cash assistance to people affected by the pandemic lockdown, according to a Palace official. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/ Malacañang) But for now, Presidential...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said residents who will be affected by the scheduled two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila will most likely receive the same cash aid or "ayuda" of P1,000 or up to P4,000 per family as the last time the region was in ECQ. Cabinet Secretary...
The Senate may heed calls from the House of Representatives and act on the proposal to amend the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Senate of the Philippines (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Saturday, July 31, disclosed that he already has committed to...
In this year’s “ghost month”, the erring power generation companies (GenCos) that caused the May 31-June 1 rotational blackouts will be fervidly haunted as steep penalties on their violations of ‘forced outages that had gone beyond the allowable indices’ will finally be meted. In a...
A former senator allegedly pocketed P112,928.30 in rental deposit refund that was entrusted to him in 1998, the Commission on Audit (COA) has revealed. In the 2020 Annual Audit Report (AAR) for the Senate, COA asked Senate’s Deputy Secretary for Administration and Financial Services to explain...
Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones has asked members of Congress and policymakers to promote healthy choices among Filipinos learners by institutionalizing strong and comprehensive tobacco control policies. Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The appeal...
Faced with the lingering coronavirus threat, President Duterte is pushing for the creation of a vaccine development institute as well as disease control center in the Philippines. BAYLON_07262021-9 In his sixth and final State of the Nation Address, the President asked Congress to swift pass the...
