Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday urged her colleagues to help push for the swift passage of her bill which seeks to reduce the expenses of poor Filipinos seeking for a job, especially now that many are experiencing the financial challenges brought about by the pandemic.
Good news for the more than five million underprivileged Filipino families.
Malacañang on Tuesday said it was saddened by the 11.5 percent contraction of the Philippine economy.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday reported that around 3,315,000 low-income Filipinos have taken the first step of the registration phase for the Philippine identification system (PhilSys).
It’s all systems go for the registration of an initial nine million Filipinos under the national ID system starting Monday (October 12), Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua said.
More than two years after it became law, the National ID system is finally about to become a reality, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Thursday.
Malacañang on Friday welcomed the slowdown in inflation in August 2020 as a “positive development.”
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is optimistic that the employment situation in the country will further improve with the implementation of programs by the government.
House ways and means committee chair Joey Salceda celebrated what he described as the “almost miraculous” results of the Labor Force Survey (LFS) of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in the second quarter.
The Philippines plunged into recession after its biggest quarterly contraction on record, data showed Thursday, as the economy reels from coronavirus lockdowns that have wrecked businesses and thrown millions out of work.
Malacañang has expressed concern over the “steep” drop in the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) due to the community quarantine imposed by the government in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
Opposition Senator Leila de Lima is pushing for free immunization to members of the elderly sector since the majority of them are “susceptible to viruses.”
MANILA – Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the government to protect and promote the interest of unemployed Filipino workers by providing them with new stable jobs before it considers opening the job market to foreigners.
Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez is confident the historic high of 7.3 million Filipinos who lost their jobs during the lockdown in April will be short-lived.
Employment prospects remain positive even during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) aims to register 5 million Filipinos under the national identification system this year, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
President Rodrigo Duterte signed Proclamation 928 on March 13, declaring May 2020 as National Census Month.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday raised the need to curb teenage pregnancy in the country if the Philippines wants to sustain and accelerate gender equality.
Senator Sonny Angara has pushed for an “inventory” or a review of the various programs for the country’s youth to see if these have been effective.
President Duterte has ordered the suspension of rice importation to protect the country’s farmers.
Senator Leila De Lima has filed a measure granting free tertiary education in agriculture to children of poor farmers so they will consider working in the field.
Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza has defended President Rodrigo Duterte following his decision to veto the proposed Security of Tenure Act.
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has filed a bill making birth certificates valid for a lifetime to end the practice of government and private offices requiring applicants to present versions of the document issued recently.
The slight rise in the country’s inflation rate in May “hits poor Filipinos hard” especially in the absence of a significant wage hike, according to Gabriela Women’s Party.
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