(MANILA BULLETIN) A bill that aims to expand the access of marginalized sectors to government services by prohibiting strict dress codes has been filed in the House of Representatives. Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña proposed the measure under...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expressed its full support to the consolidated Senate Bill (SB) No. 2766, the proposed law on Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Act, that would protect all Filipinos, particularly the vulnerable and marginalized groups, from all forms of discrimination. In a...
State-run Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), along with the Philippine National Bank (PNB) partnered with P.A. Alvarez Properties and Development Corporation (PA Properties) to help address the national housing backlog. In a statement, GSIS said the pension fund, the national bank, and the...
Rep. Sam Verzosa, Tutok To Win Partylist Representative (Tutok To Win Partylist photo) A neophyte in the partylist setup in the House of Representatives, Tutok to Win, is one among 55 proclaimed winners in the May 2022 elections with 685,578 votes. As ninth of 178 partylist candidates, it has...
The Department of Education (DepEd) enjoined teachers to enroll in an online course to ensure the learning continuity of children who belong to the marginalized sector. (Image sourced from DepEd Facebook page) DepEd announced that the Disability-Inclusive Teaching in Emergencies or “DTeEm”...
Reelectionist Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has vowed to seek adequate support for the country’s marginalized learners to foster the recovery of the education sector from the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Basic...
To boost manpower hiring and livelihood opportunities in this pandemic times, Aboitiz Construction, Inc. (ACI) forged a tripartite partnership with social enterprise Asiapro Multi-purpose Cooperative and advocacy group Philippine Business Education (PBEd) to provide free technical vocational...
