More than 662,000 local ordinance violators were apprehended while the confiscated illegal drugs went up by more than double at P267 million after the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) overhauled the anti-crime approach in Metro Manila in November last year. NCRPO director Brig. Gen....
CEBU CITY – Four fires broke out here a day after the Bureau of Fire Protection-Central Visayas (BFP-7) began the observance of Fire Prevention Month. A FIREFIGHTER douses flames in a simulation exercise during the start of Fire Prevention Month in Cebu City on Saturday, March 1. (MyTVCebu) The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection-9 kicked off Fire Prevention Month in the Zamboanga Peninsula on Sunday, March 2, with a series of activities in a mall here. OFFICERS salute during the Philippine national anthem as Fire Prevention Month in the Zamboanga Peninsula kicked off of...
Unlike the traditional parade celebration, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) will forge an agreement with the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or Pag-IBIG Fund that provides its personnel further affordable, easy and convenient access to housing programs to mark the Fire Prevention Month...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Monday, January 27 said the controversial Senate Bill No. 1979 or the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill will strengthen the provisions of the country’s Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Law. Hontiveros made the remark...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, January 23 shrugged off the withdrawal of support done by seven senators on the proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2023 or Senate Bill No. 1979 as it is already in the advanced stage of legislation. As far as she is...
Following the withdrawal of support of some senators on the controversial anti-teenage pregnancy bill, Senate deputy minority leader Sen. Risa Hontiveros said she will submit a substitute bill to Senate Bill No. 1979 or the proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act of 2023 to address concerns...
The Senate Committee on Basic Education will hold an inquiry into the status of the country’s sex education amid concerns on the controversial provisions of the proposed Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Act or Senate Bill No. 1979. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate basic...
Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Tuesday, January 21 called on lawmakers to consider a different version of an anti-teenage pregnancy bill, one that would not provide or introduce risky policies in the country’s sexuality education. Revilla said Senate Bill No. 1209, or the proposed...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook) House leaders have hailed President Marcos' pronouncement that he would veto the proposed anti-adolescent pregnancy bill, especially if its contents aren't amended. Applauding the...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Garbage legislation. That's how Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. described the controversial anti-adolescent pregnancy bill, which...
An organization dedicated to empowering women and young people through sexual and reproductive health education and services has called for the full implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in schools under the Department of Education (DepEd) nationwide. A 14-year-old pregnant...
