(Image from Unsplash) In an effort to raise awareness about hypertension, the Philippine Society of Hypertension (PSH) officially launched this year's May Measure Month 2023 (MMM23) campaign alongside Omron Healthcare and the Department of Health (DOH). This campaign is designed to encourage...
Senator JV Ejercito said Monday, Aug. 22 that he will not allow the passage into law of measures that would legalize lane splitting of motorcycles as well as mandate riders to join accredited clubs prior to registration. Ejercito, a motorcycle enthusiast, opposed a move that would let motorcycle...
Senator Lito Lapid has filed a measure that seeks to establish nursing homes for the neglected and abandoned elderly in every city and municipality. Lapid filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1201, or the proposed Homes for Abandoned Seniors Act, as he recognized the contributions of senior citizens to the...
Senator Lito Lapid ​has filed a measure seeking a moratorium on payments of student loans during times of disasters and other emergencies as part of the government's economic assistance to the public. Lapid filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 975, which aims to provide for the deferment of the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a measure seeking to strengthen the delivery of mental health services in basic education schools in the Philippines. Gatchalian filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 379 or the Basic Education Mental Health and Well-Being Promotion Act in hopes of immediately countering...
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 Win Gatchalian has filed a measure seeking to impose a moratorium on payments related to rental of residential units during disasters and other emergencies. In filing Senate Bill No. 820 or the Rental Payment and Eviction Moratorium during Disasters and Emergencies Act, Gatchalian sought to...
At least 22,000 workers affected by the more stringent alert level status in Metro Manila have already applied for the latest round of the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) COVID-19 Adjustment Measure Program (CAMP). (FILE PHOTO) In a virtual Laging Handa briefing on Thursday, Jan. 27,...
Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte is calling on his fellow lawmakers to act swiftly on the measure he partly proposed, which aims to add more teeth to the efforts of regulatory agencies to combat cybercrimes by penalizing social engineering schemes or "phishing." Villafuerte said the...
President Duterte has made it easier for foreigners to invest in the Philippine retail sector. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, after Duterte signed into law Republic Act (RA) No.11595, which amended RA No. 8762 or the two-decade old Retail Trade Liberalization Act. The full title...
The guidelines for the arrest of violators of COVID-19 protocols are expected to be released on May 31, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Saturday, May 29. DILG Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya (Photo courtesy of DILG) DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson...
