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In response to the escalating proliferation of fake medicines in online markets, a lawmaker sought the urgent enactment of legislation imposing harsher penalties, including life imprisonment, on individuals involved in the large-scale production, sale, and possession of fraudulent pharmaceutical products. Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan, the nominee to the House of…
AFTER a law condoning almost P58 billion in debts by more than half-a-million agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB), lawmakers are pushing for a measure benefiting farmers and other agricultural workers by providing pension benefits to them. CamSur Rep. Luis Raymund F. Villafuerte Jr. and Bicol Saro Rep. Brian Raymund S. Yamsuan…
A senior lawmaker revealed that Republic Act (RA) No. 11982, recently signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., ensures that elderly Filipinos receive cash rewards upon reaching the ages of 80, 85, 90, and 95, not just when they turn 100. The legislation provides a P10,000 cash bonus for senior citizens…
A senior lawmaker said that teachers, health-care professionals, soldiers, and other uniformed personnel within state agencies are exempt from the House-approved plan aimed at right-sizing the bureaucracy and reducing unnecessary expenses. Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has endorsed this plan to enhance the skills…
IN a bid to address the longstanding challenges faced by civilian or non-uniformed personnel (NUP) in the military and various uniformed agencies, a senior lawmaker has proposed a comprehensive human resources development program (HRDP). Camarines Sur Rep. LRay Villafuerte has proposed an HRDP for civilian or NUP in the military…