Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Friday said the House of Representatives will continue to do its mandate to craft meaningful laws that will uplift the life of every Filipino. In his New Year message, Velasco said that the 18th Congress has enacted more than 130 laws, including the National Covid-19 Vaccination Program Act and the 2022 General Appropriations Act recently signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte. “As we close 2021, we are filled with gratitude for the continued blessings our country has been receiving, and we offer our heartfelt prayers to those who have suffered, whether from illnesses or
The city government is mulling charging garbage fees based on weight to encourage waste segregation. City Information Office chief Aileen Refuerzo said the city government and the barangays are discussing how to implement the plan, specifically the weighing of garbage brought out by residents on collection day. Based on a survey, many residents wanted to help the city government improve its garbage collection and disposal. The survey showed that residents are willing to get charged with a fee of about PHP10 per 10 kilos of garbage and an additional PHP5 for every kilo above 10 kilos. Refuerzo said other respondents
The 5 to 17 years old age group should register for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) only at the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) office along Cabaguio Avenue here, not in malls. PSA-PhilSys 11 regional office, in post on December 17, also reminded minors should have a guardian or parent with them and bring one valid identification card or a document stating the full name, birth date and address. In case they don’t have one, they can bring a National Statistics Office or local civil registrar-authenticated birth certificate and one of the other ID documents in the PSA list. “For those
The provincial government of Bohol will ramp up the distribution of relief goods to localities hit by Typhoon Odette as more donations from Manila arrived at the Panglao Airport on Friday, Governor Arthur Yap said. Onboard Philippine Air Force C-295 aircraft, the provincial capitol received assorted relief goods, sacks of rice, boxes of mineral water, food packs, a solar panel, six tents, and three generator sets. In his Facebook (FB) post, Yap listed in detail all the latest donations which came from Manila. The governor also cited the soldiers from the Philippine Army’s 47th Infantry Battalion based in Bohol for
The first batch of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Negros Oriental whose sources of income were devastated by Typhoon Odette received livelihood aid from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Friday. DTI provincial director Nimfa Virtucio told the Philippine News Agency in an interview that the “Bangon Negosyo (Business Recovery)” kits are worth more than PHP1.1 million, simultaneously turned over in La Libertad and Bais City. Each livelihood kit is worth PHP8,000 and comes in the form of a Land Bank of the Philippines cash card that the beneficiary can use to purchase goods from DTI-accredited
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Central Visayas (Region 7) will closely supervise Metro Cebu localities in discarding waste left by Typhoon Odette. In a statement on Friday, Undersecretary Anthony Gerard Gonzales of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) said the DILG-7 and its provincial and city directors were receptive to the request from the OPAV to supervise road clearing operations in Metro Cebu. The move, he said, will ensure compliance with the directive to fast track road clearing operations and hasten the restoration of power lines destroyed by the typhoon, citing
