Page 20 - Mike Defensor News Today

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco (Lord Allan Velasco’s Office / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In separate bills filed before the House, Velasco proposed to amend provisions of  Republic Act 11223 or the Universal Health Care Act and RA 11199 or the Social Security Act of 2018 that mandates gradual increases in monthly premium contributions of members. “These are extraordinary times and Congress must respond accordingly,” Velasco said, as he called for swift approval of the two bills that both ...

Published January 3, 2021, 7:24 PM “Bagong taon na, tigilan na ang pagiging bitter (It’s the New Year, stop being bitter).” This was Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza’s unsolicited piece of advice Sunday to former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, who a few days ago accused the current House leadership of blocking the supposed plan of Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor and Bulacan Rep. Jose Antonio Sy-Alvarado to probe corruption allegations against some of their fellow congressmen....

Being a “fortuitous event,” the COVID-19 pandemic crisis should prod the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to grant a six-month reprieve to its members from paying higher premium contributions, Anakalusugan partylist Rep. Michael Defensor said Sunday.

Anakalusugan Rep. Mike Defensor appealed to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) Saturday to defer the implementation of additional premium contributions of its members as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to grip the country.

Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The former head of the lower chamber took a swipe at his successor, Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, after President Duterte named recently a few incumbent and former congressmen who were allegedly involved in anomalous infrastructure projects according to the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC). “I expect more names to be named because there are a lot of names circulating. I’m just disappointed that naunahan pa ng Presi...

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the ceremonial signing of the 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA) at the Malacañan Palace on December 28, 2020. ALFRED FRIAS/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO MANILA – After initially refusing to name lawmakers who allegedly demanded kickbacks from project contractors, President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday night finally bared their names. Duterte said he decided to disclose their names after agreeing with Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defens...

President Rodrigo Duterte (FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 28) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed the ₱4.5 trillion national budget for 2021. Duterte signed the spending plan as Republic Act No. 11518 in a ceremony held in Malacañang. Select members of the Senate and the House of Representatives witnessed the event. Although it was not announced during the signing, Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado told CNN Philippines in a text message that some items under th...

Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor rued on Sunday the lack of tangible augmentation on the budget for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines.

Published December 20, 2020, 3:07 PM Filipino nurses’ workaholic nature is sadly the main reason why a lot of them have died abroad from COVID-19. A nurse checks on a patient who has recovered from COVID-19 as he donates plasma (Maria Tan / AFP/Getty Images / MANILA BULLETIN) Anakalusugan party-List Rep. Mike Defensor gave this assessment Sunday amid reports that up to 30 percent of the nurses in the United States who have succumbed to COVID-19 were Filipinos. “Filipino nurses in America, ...

Anakalusugan Party-List Rep. Mike Defensor (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Defensor, vice chairman of the House Committee on Health, said that with only P2.5 billion guaranteed allocation from government next year, the procurement of COViD-19 vaccine to “save lines and livelihood is at the mercy of foreign lenders.” “While our officials are quarreling on whether we missed the bus or dropped the ball on the Pfizer vaccine, funding for our procurement remains uncertain,” he said. “Thanks t...