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Deputy Speaker and Las Pinas Rep. Camille Villar sought much needed improvements in healthcare delivery to ensure pregnant women get sufficient medical care and to combat rise in pregnancy-related complications, including deaths. Villar has filed House Resolution 1025 to look into the rising maternal deaths in recent years, as 2,478 women died due to pregnancy-related…
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The government is carrying out a cumulative impact assessment on the Manila Bay Reclamation to determine its effects to the environment, Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga said on Tuesday. In a media briefing, Yulo-Loyzaga was asked by reporters about President Ferdinand R, Marcos Jr.’s position on the Manila Bay Reclamation after several groups urged the…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) assured on Tuesday that there is enough supply of rice to provide for the daily food requirement of Filipinos as the country enters the 3rd quarter of the year. According to Undersecretary Leo S. Sebastian, who heads the DA’s Masagana Rice Industry Program (MRIP), a bountiful harvest for the January…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday called on the Assembly of Service Academies and Schools Alumni Association of the Philippines (ASASAAP) to support the government’s goal of promoting inclusive development, and maintaining peace and order in the country. “I therefore call on all of you to support our goal of promoting inclusive development across…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday called on all Filipinos to show solidarity with Muslims in celebrating Eid’l Adha or Feast of Sacrifice to mark the culmination of the Hajj– the fifth pillar of Islam. “Let us also join them in solidarity as they honor Ibrahim who–when commanded by Allah to sacrifice his own…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday called on all Filipinos to be the country’s “tourism ambassadors” and “top influencers,” saying that the greatest asset of Filipinos is their “genuine warmth” and hospitality. “I enjoin you all to be our country’s promoters, advocates, and if I may borrow a coined term in this age of…
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Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno and World Bank (WB) Country Director for the Philippines Ndiamé Diop signed four (4) loan agreements amounting to US$1.14 billion on June 26, 2023 at the Department of Finance (DOF) office in Manila to finance various government initiatives aimed at accelerating economic recovery, strengthening climate resilience, improving the quality of…
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is pleased to announce the approval of the application and grant of Certificate of Product Registration (CPR) for Tozinameran + Famtozinameran (15 mcg/15 mcg)/0.3 mL Dispersion for Injection (IM) with brand name, Comirnaty Original/Omicron B.A.4-5. This significant milestone marks a crucial step in our nation’s current challenge against the…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appointed lawyer Lorenzo “Larry” G. Gadon as Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation. His appointment reflects the government’s commitment to address one of the most pressing challenges faced by our nation. Attorney Gadon, a graduate of Far Eastern University (FEU) in Manila, where he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree…
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Senator Cynthia Villar was elated with the recognition given by the World Bank to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) or Republic Act No. 11203 as a “strategic policy reform.” The WB lauded the RTL, which was passed into law in 2019, as “indicative of the true spirit of this strategic shift.” Villar’s RTL was cited…
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