AS Solo Parents Week is commemorated nationwide, a lawmaker has called upon local government units (LGUs) to enhance the implementation of additional benefits for 15 million single mothers and fathers, particularly the provision of a P1,000 monthly subsidy for those earning the minimum wage or below. Bicol Saro Partylist Rep.…
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A lawmaker on Sunday strongly backed the recommendation of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to indict the owners of the M/T Princess Empress, which caused one of the country’s worst environmental catastrophes when the ship capsized and leaked oil off Oriental Mindoro last year. Bicol Saro Partylist Rep. Brian Raymund…
A lawmaker has called on Congress to pass a law that will institutionalize a national long-term care program for senior citizens to enable them to lead dignified, healthy, and secure lives. Bicol Saro Partylist Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan said he envisions the long-term care program as a complementary measure to existing…
A measure seeking to impose stringent penalties against digital financial fraud should be prioritized by members of the Upper Chamber of Congress, a Congressman said last Tuesday. Bicol Saro Partylist Rep. Brian Raymund S. Yamsuan issued the appeal as he expressed concern on “the alarming surge” in fake bank and…
A LAWMAKER has proposed that the revival of the Philippine National Railways’ (PNR) Bicol Express rail line be included on the list of 80 high-impact infrastructure projects that President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has identified for financing through the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). Bicol Saro Partylist Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan…
EVEN after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) abandoned China as a funding source for the project, a lawmaker remains upbeat over the revival and modernization of the Bicol Express rail line under the Marcos administration. Bicol Saro Partylist Rep. Brian Raymund S. Yamsuan said the clear sign of the President’s commitment to rejuvenating the Bicol
A lawmaker on Wednesday urged the country’s corporate giants San Miguel Corp. (SMC), Ayala Corp., and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) to help fund the revival of the “Bicol Express” or the proposed Philippine National Railways (PNR) South Long Haul Project. Bicol Saro Partylist Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan said private investors can…
WITH 11,000 deaths recorded annually in the Philippines because of road crashes due to drunk driving, over speeding, texting while driving, and human error, lawmakers are pushing passage of a measure mandating more traffic officers in enforcing the law against driving under the influence of alcohol or dangerous drugs, while…