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Cayetano reaffirms commitment to direct aid for Filipinos

by Eloisa Samonte-Silverio

Cayetano reaffirms commitment to direct aid for Filipinos

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Sunday reaffirmed his support for direct aid to Filipinos, saying he will continue to raise it in the annual national budget deliberations even if the current administration remains opposed to the idea. Speaking to Overseas...
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Envi Group Calls for Comprehensive Review of Solid Waste Management Act Implementation

by Eloisa Samonte-Silverio

Envi Group Calls for Comprehensive Review of Solid Waste Management Act Implementation

On the 24th anniversary of Republic Act (RA) 9003, also known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, the environmental justice group BAN Toxics called for a comprehensive review of the law’s implementation and advocated for stronger enforcemen...
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Bong Go leads inauguration of SHC in Occidental Mindoro

by Eloisa Samonte-Silverio

Bong Go leads inauguration of SHC in Occidental Mindoro

On Saturday, January 25, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, was invited by the local government to lead the inauguration of a Super Health Center in Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro. This projec...
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Survey Sheds Light on Community Awareness and Practices in Healthcare Waste Management

by Fernando Vinas

Survey Sheds Light on Community Awareness and Practices in Healthcare Waste Management

The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCW Project) recently conducted a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) survey to evaluate community awareness on healthcare waste management. The survey, which covered Quirino Memorial Medic...
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Villanueva Receives World Integrity Prize for Anti-Corruption Efforts

by Eloisa Samonte-Silverio

Villanueva Receives World Integrity Prize for Anti-Corruption Efforts

Senator Joel Villanueva has been honored with the prestigious World Integrity Prize, and recognized as a “Person of Sincere Anti-Corruption Integrity” by the South Korea-based Anti-Corruption Civil Movement General Federation (ACCMGF). This accolad...
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KARAPATAN calls on Congress to immediately pass law on EJKs

by Fernando Vinas

KARAPATAN calls on Congress to immediately pass law on EJKs

KARAPATAN renewed its calls to the Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives to consider its proposals on the content of a pending bill classifying extrajudicial killings as a heinous crime, emphasizing the need to immediately pass the long...
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CIBAC REP. BRO. EDDIE VILLANUEVA WELCOMES INAUGURATION OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, COMMENDS POLICY OF RECOGNIZING 2 GENDERS ONLY

by Erick Silverio

CIBAC REP. BRO. EDDIE VILLANUEVA WELCOMES INAUGURATION OF US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, COMMENDS POLICY OF RECOGNIZING 2 GENDERS ONLY

CIBAC Party-List Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva warmly congratulated Donald J. Trump on his inauguration as the President of the United States, with high hopes that he will restore God’s principles and values not only in America’s society but also in...
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Villanueva Calls for Review of Bilateral Agreements on OFW Protection Amid New Deaths in Kuwait

by Eloisa Samonte-Silverio

Villanueva Calls for Review of Bilateral Agreements on OFW Protection Amid New Deaths in Kuwait

Senator Joel Villanueva, principal author and sponsor of the Department of Migrant Workers Act, exhorted concerned government agencies to leave no stone unturned in the enforcement of laws to protect Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) against maltreatment and abu...
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CIBAC REP. BRO. EDDIE VILLANUEVA WANTS RECALL OF HOUSE-APPROVED VERSION OF COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION BILL

by Eloisa Samonte-Silverio

CIBAC REP. BRO. EDDIE VILLANUEVA WANTS RECALL OF HOUSE-APPROVED VERSION OF COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION BILL

CIBAC Party-List Representative Bro. Eddie Villanueva joins the call for the reconsideration of the approval of House Bill No. 8910, the House counterpart version of Senate Bill 1979 which seeks to establish the Comprehensive Sexuality Education bill to addres...
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Bong Go supports a thousand Tech-Voc graduates in Albay

by Eloisa Samonte-Silverio

Bong Go supports a thousand Tech-Voc graduates in Albay

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go extended his congratulations to the graduates under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) which he supported in Legazpi City, Albay on Friday, January 17. In his message, Senator Go emphasize...
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