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IMPROVING EDUCATION. Senator Win Gatchalian says in a statement on Sunday (July 14, 2022) that he will focus on resolving some issues in the education sector under the 19th Congress. These concerns, he said, include the low salary of teachers and the the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. (File photo courtesy of DepEd-Region 3) MANILA - Addressing the education "crisis" will be the focus of Senator Win Gatchalian's priority measures under the 19th Congress. Gatchalian, who will retai...

BETTER DAYS The 18th Congress officially came to a close this past week, as the chambers started to welcome the newest batch of legislators — comprised of both old and new faces — tasked with advancing the interests and advocacies of their constituents nationwide. With some measure of hope and e

An advisory body announced that it has yet to receive authorization from state regulators for the rollout of second booster shots or the fourth dose of

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, June 28 said he will propose to refine the K to 3 (Kindergarten to Grade 3) curriculum when the incoming Marcos administration starts its review of the K to 12 program. Gatchalian said he intends to make sure that the K to 3 curriculum is focused on literac

CEBU CITY – An individual’s vaccination status should not be a prerequisite for employment, education, and transactions in government offices. Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia issued this order to all the mayors in the province through a memorandum that she issued Monday, June 13. “You are reminded to r

DepEd: 1,000 teachers in CV still unvaccinated

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Tuesday endorsed House Majority Leader and Leyte 1st District Rep. Martin G. Romualdez as Speaker of the House of Representatives in the next Congress. Velasco expressed his support for his majority leader during their meeting in Makati City. “I believe that his election as Speaker…

Camarines Norte Rep. (1st District) Marisol Panotes (Photo courtesy of HRep Facebook) MANILA - Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Saturday led the House of Representatives in mourning the death of Camarines Norte Representative Marisol Panotes. On Friday, Panotes' daughter, Rosemarie, confirmed her passing in a Facebook post but did not indicate the cause of death of the lawmaker who represented the province's Second District since 2016. Rosemarie will replace her mother in the May 9 election...

NIGHT OWL In his 20 years of serving the public as a legislator, Senator Juan Miguel ‘Migz’ Zubiri has registered perfect attendance in Congress. As majority leader of the Senate, he is the first to arrive and the last to leave for every session. But his hard work is proven not only by his unble

In the Philippines, the nation-wide rollout of COVID-19 vaccines began in 2021. To date, the Philippines has administered at least 141,959,452 doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccination,...