Rep. Florida Robes (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
“We have yet to recover. In the meantime, unemployment is up, the economy is down. We are in recession. The Bayanihan 3 or House Bill 8628 filed by our Speaker Lord Allan Velasco will provide much needed assistance to our fellow Filipinos still in need of help at this time,” Rep.
Florida Robes said in a statement from San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan which is at the outskirts of the capitl region.
According to her, so much more has to be done in helping displaced workers and companies that shut down as a result of the pandemic especially with the continuous contraction of the economy which has resulted in the country’s recession.
CALOOCAN CITY, May 13 (PIA) — A weekly webinar series that will present the views of experts and stimulate discussions and awareness for the proposed amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution will kick off this Friday, May 14, 2021, organized by the Department of the.
Published May 9, 2021, 2:37 PM
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco has sought a review of the eight-year-old policy making mandatory the suspension of maritime travel in areas placed under Public Storm Warning Signal (PSWS) Number 1, or 36 hours before a weather disturbance occurs.
Velasco assailed the policy laid down in a memorandum circular issued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in 2013. He said the PCG has proven to be counterproductive and detrimental to the country’s shipping and maritime industry, and the general public.
“The PCG circular has resulted in stressful delays, unforeseen cancellations, decreased economic productivity and stalled shipping services,” Velasco pointed out.
Velasco says Duterte s remarks on West Philippine Sea borne out of frustration By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News
Published May 7, 2021 1:11pm Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Friday said President Rodrigo Duterte s latest remarks on arbitral ruling on the West Philippine Sea were borne out of frustration. Although I cannot speak for the President, I suspect that his more recent pronouncements were borne out of frustration as he contemplates the very difficult task of balancing diplomatic relations, national interest, and economic recovery amidst an unprecedented global pandemic, Velasco told reporters. I believe that PRRD’s sentiments about the matter were already made clear during his speech before the United Nations General Assembly, where his audience was composed of world leaders and Heads of State: the Philippines is not surrendering its sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea, he added.
Published May 5, 2021, 1:18 PM
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Wednesday, May 5, disclosed that he will ask the Department of Health (DOH) and the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to allow “unregistered or so-called underboard” nursing graduates to complement the manpower needed to address the shortage of health workers in the country.
Velasco revealed in a radio interview that unregistered nurses can work under the supervision of registered nurses or doctors through a special arrangement with the PRC.
He pointed out that since nursing board examinations have been postponed due to the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic, those who were supposed to take the qualifier may be tapped as health workers.