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To address the shortfall of practicing lawyers in the country, aspiring lawyers can complete their legal education for free in state universities and colleges (SUCs) in exchange for working in the government for two years after they pass the Bar exams. In filing House Bill (HB) 7433, Davao City Rep.…

Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva wants scholarships for aspiring lawyers. Villanueva, thus, filed Senate Bill No. 1639 which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 7662, or the Legal Education Reform Act of 1993 by including provisions for the establishment of a Legal Scholarship and Return Service

University of the Philippines top graduate Gia Santos Evangelista has revealed that she actually did not pass the UP College Admissions Test (UPCAT) but her grit helped her overcome the failure to eventually graduate with Summa Cum Laude honors from the premier state university.

An urgent call to improve the compensation of Filipino healthcare workforce were made in a comment published in an international journal. This comment

As the 16th President of the Philippines gives way to his successor on June 30, is he turning over a nation much better than he found it?

Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said poverty would no longer be considered a hindrance for the underprivileged student, who is dreaming to become a doctor, if more Filipinos will bet on him as the next leader of the nation in the upcoming May 9, 2022 elections. This

Monday night at the glittering Taft Ballroom of Conrad Hotel in Pasay, Sen. Joel Villanueva bravely addressed a crowd of strangers, sharing his painful experience of losing his mother and sister all in a span of two months during the pandemic.

'DOKTOR PARA SA BAYAN'. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (second from left) receives a certificate from Cebu Normal University president Joselito Gutierrez and CNU-Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine dean Dr. Ma. Socorro Manaloto, commending his effort for the realization of the Doktor Para sa Bayan program under Republic Act 11509 during his dialogue with the faculty members at CNU in Cebu City on Thursday (April 7, 2022). The program will offer Doctor of Medicin...

(File photo) MANILA - The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) on Monday endorsed 12 senatorial candidates for the May 9 elections, citing their pro-worker platforms and accomplishments. "We are confident that these 12 pro-workers (senatorial candidates) will carry the torch for working men and women as well as their families in the next Senate. Their presence will be critical in ensuring that the next Administration will address the need to create jobs that have been lost in a pa...

The 24-member Senate on Monday, January 17 approved on third and final reading the ‘Timbangan ng Bayan’ Act which aims to institutionalize the establishment of weight and measures centers in public and private markets in the country With 23 affirmative votes, no negative vote, and no abstention, th