FINDING ANSWERS This just can’t be overemphasized: Getting good nutrition in the womb and through early life is very important for a child. While a time of vast potential, the 1,000 days from conception to birth and to the child’s second birthday can also be a time of immense vulnerability when...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva on Monday, June 5, believes there is no room for interpretation on the provisions in the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill, insisting that the Congress-approved final version strictly prohibits pension funds from being invested in the MIF. Villanueva said...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Monday, June 5 said he supports the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) bid for the government to take in a private sector partner that would maintain and operate the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). But the government should make sure that the...
Senator Manuel “Lito” Lapid has called for the passage of a bill seeking to further provide discounts to senior citizens, by giving them the five percent discount on water and electricity bills. Lapid, in filing Senate Bill No. 2169, also proposed that senior citizens be exempted from the 12...
The human environment is choking with plastic pollution. Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda emphasized this reality as she expressed hope for realizing the first global treaty to curb plastic pollution by the end of 2024. Today, the Philippines joins the observance of World Environment Day...
Despite the lack of resources, Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Sunday, June 4, said he agrees with the proposal to increase the cash grant under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), the government’s poverty reduction program. ...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has been assigned as the Senate’s caretaker until the middle of June during the session break. Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri signed Special Order No. 2023-020 (OSP) on June 1, 2023, designating Villanueva as Officer-In-Charge of the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said it is up to the Department of Education (DepEd) to decide on proposals to revert to the old academic calender, saying it should be done only after careful study. Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, said DepEd officials should...
BETTER DAYS Over the years, our government has taken steps to address the structural challenges of the economy — be it the high cost of power, inadequate skills of our workforce, or poor logistics. What has been lacking is a coordinated transformation of the economy across three specific, albeit...
More heirs now have another chance to avail of the government’s estate tax amnesty program, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian made the promise following the Senate’s approval on third and final reading of the proposed measure that seeks to extend the period of availment and simplify the...
State economic managers should make sure that the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) would be well-accounted for by making sure that all safeguards under the bill would be enforced thoroughly. Go made the call following Congress' approval of the MIF bill. The bill is now up President Ferdinand...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar has filed a bill requiring all graduating senior high school and college students to plant two trees each as a civic duty for environment protection and preservation. In the explanatory note of Senate Bill (SB) 2228, an Act to be known as the “Graduating Students for...
