Stressing the need to improve waste disposal, President Marcos said the decades-old Ecological Solid Waste Management Act will be updated. "Sa kabila ng mga ginagawa nating ito, kailangan pa rin nating iwasto ang ating pamamaraan sa pagtapon ng basura (Despite all these efforts, we must still...
Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos is prodding the Marcos administration to provide digital literacy training to Filipino youth, saying it will greatly increase their chances of landing a job. Bernos says this is especially true for individuals who are unable to enroll for higher studies. "As...
How exactly does the government plan to provide jobs to the 600,000 Filipinos who are expected to graduate from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) this year? Such was the question posed by Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos on Monday, July 6, even as the next budget season...
Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos hailed the government’s launch of a scholarship program for aspiring teachers, which she said would help attract the best minds to the teaching profession. The Department of Education (DepEd)-Teacher Education Council and Commission on Higher Education’s...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor said Tuesday, June 16, that the city is open to reviewing and strengthening its solid waste management policies, as several private firms explore possible partnerships to help address the city 's garbage challenges. Speaking at the Pulong-Pulong sa...
The Philippines has sought World Bank backing for a $1-billion program aimed at tackling the country ’ s plastic waste problem, starting with Metro Manila. In a June 10 document, the World Bank said that the proposed Clean Philippines Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) is designed to improve...
The 11-member Senate minority bloc, the so-called “Solid Bloc 11,” on Tuesday, June 2, called for the resignation of Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, accusing him of dereliction of duty and violating Senate rules after the chamber failed to hold plenary sessions for two consecutive days. ...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, June 2 reminded colleagues in the Senate Majority bloc that dereliction of duty won’t solve the current deadlock in the Upper Chamber. If at all, Lacson said the majority’s no-show merely sought to hold legislation hostage over the arrest of Sen....
Members of the Senate minority bloc, the so-called Solid Bloc 11, slammed the majority bloc headed by Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano for leaving important measures hanging when it decided to boycott the plenary session on Monday, June 1 after Senator Jinggoy Estrada surrendered to authorities...
The Malabon City government will again hold a cash-for-plastic recycling collection drive on May 28, offering cash incentives in exchange for recyclable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. The initiative will be led by the City Environmental and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in...
Will the quest to make Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as the next Senate president push through? For Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, who was ousted as Senate leader by newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano last May 11, everything depends on the numbers. Nevertheless, Sotto rejected...
A thriving tourism industry is important, but not at the cost of the safety of the people living in these tourist attractions and destinations. Solid North Party-list Rep. Ching Bernos highlighted this notion following reports that two unidentified men assaulted the owners of a cafe displaying a...
