The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said the passage into law of Senate Bill (SB) No. 2721 is a "significant step" towards the reintegration into society of former drug dependents. SB 2721 is a proposed "Act Mandating the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to Design and Implement...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Duterte's Facebook page) Members of the “Young Guns” bloc of the House of Representatives are pushing Vice President Sara Duterte to address the issues that plagued the feeding program of the Department of...
Senator Loren Legarda has called for a more "humane" living wage for all Filipino workers, as she stressed the disparity between minimum wage and the actual cost of living. Sen. Loren Legarda presides over Thursday’s Finance Subcommittee G hearing, September 5, 2024, on the proposed 2025 budget...
The procurement of replacement power under the Green Energy Option Program (GEOP) will be allowed at 50 percent renewable energy (RE) capacity during the three-year transition period that shall be enforced in the amended policy for this segment of the power industry. In a draft Circular furnished...
Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (Facebook) Makabayan solon Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas has slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) for purportedly distributing spoiled food under its P5.69-billion School-Based Feeding Program...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Department of Education (DepEd) over lapses in its P5.69 billion School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) in 2023, with reports of delays and non-delivery of nutritious food products (NFPs) and pasteurized milk in several regions. Worse,...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin A "bridge of assistance" for parents of senior high school students. That's how Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin described the Tulong Eskwela Program (School Assistance Program) which...
Indigent senior citizens can now receive their social pension monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly, rather than the previous semi-annual schedule, according to a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) official on Thursday, Aug. 29. In a memorandum circular (MC) to all regional directors,...
The Philippines is set to secure a $500 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support its climate action initiatives, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced. During a meeting with Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto, ADB President Asakawa stated that they are finalizing the approval...
The Philippine government, through a proposal from the Department of Energy (DoE), will be seeking P10 billion worth of funding to bankroll energy efficiency initiatives being mandated for state-run entities. In an interview with reporters, Energy Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella...
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has revealed plans to broaden the scope of the national indemnity insurance program (NIIP) to cover more than just school buildings. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said on Wednesday, Aug. 28, that the DBM wants to add other important...
Many cooperatives that borrowed from the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) have struggled to meet their obligations under the public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program, the bank's chief executive said. During a Senate budget hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 27, Michael de Jesus, DBP...
