Quezon City 2nd district Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo has joined the continuing calls from legislators for President Duterte to allow for a special session as a response to the fuel price crisis. (Photo from Congresswoman Precious H. Castelo Facebook) Through a potential special session, Congress...
The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) should consider conducting house-to-house vaccination to further make COVID-19 shots more accessible to the people. Rep. Precious HIpolito Castelo Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Precious Hipolito-Castelo made the appeal as she noted...
Four specialty hospitals put up by government in Quezon City will suffer nearly P1 billion total cuts in their 2022 budget amid the continued onslaught of the COVID-19. Hospital scene COVID-19 QC Second District Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo lamented the government decision to slash the 2022...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III has suspended the implementation of the emergency employment program for displaced workers in Quezon City District 2 amid reports of anomalies in the distribution of cash aid. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, August 31 unanimously approved on third and final reading the proposed Hidilyn Diaz Act that would exempt from taxes all bonuses, gifts and incentives received by national athletes for winning in international sports competitions. Hidilyn Diaz - Gold Medal...
The proposed Hidilyn Diaz Act easily hurdled second reading passage in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, August 24. Hidilyn Diaz 2 House Bill 9990 seeks to clarify all laws on the imposition of taxes for bonuses, rewards, donations, gifts and other forms of emoluments granted to national...
Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Precious Hipolito Castelo believes a sports hero like Hidilyn Diaz who has given Filipinos a reason to celebrate in the face of natural and public health devastations should be allowed to fully enjoy the fruits of their labor. Hidilyn Diaz To do this, Castelo has filed...
The House Committee on Disaster Resiliency has strongly endorsed the passage of the bill providing for mandatory nationwide simultaneous earthquake and emergency preparedness drill. Earthquake drill online Chaired by Leyte 4th District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez, House Bill 9806 has been submitted to...
A Quezon City lawmaker on Tuesday, July 13 called on the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to ensure that the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination certificates will be given away free to the public. Vaccine image 2 Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Precious...
Business owners in Quezon City are making their own contributions to encourage Filipinos to get vaccinated against the 2019 coronavirus disease, reportedly by offering discounts for goods and services for inocuated customers. Rep. Precious Hipolito-Castelo Quezon City 2nd District Rep. Precious...
Sending unwanted calls, text messages and e-mail will be penalized under a bill strongly endorsed by the House Committee on Information and Communications Technology for passage when Congress sessions resume next month. House Bill No. 9608 or the “No Call, No Text and No E-Mail Registration...
