A House leader is seeking an inquiry into the possibility of appointing one nurse for every public school to provide accessible health care to some 17 million students enrolled in public schools nationwide and provide jobs to some of the 221,000 unemployed nurses in the...
A lawmaker has filed a bill, imposing a penalty against erring business establishments that fail to give the exact amount of change to customers. Rep. Sherwin Gatchalian (1st District, Valenzuela City) filed House Bill 4433 seeking to protect consumers from deceptive, unfair and unconscionable sales act...
The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) should finish a draft Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) that Congress can tackle and legislate before the year ends-so that there will be time for its ratification and the ensuing Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA). This is the...
MANILA, August 10, 2014 — The Ministry of Ecology of the Archdiocese of Manila will be spearheading an ecological campaign from September to October that calls on the Filipino faithful to be more proactive in protecting and preserving the environment for the benefit of generations...
Pro-life Philippines supports the proposal to exclude the conditional cash transfer (CCT) from the 2015 national budget. Pro-life Philippines president Eric B. Manalang believes the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, popularly known as “Four P’s”, barely improves the quality of lives of poor Filipinos who are...
The Senate today approved on third and final reading two bills seeking to make education more accessible to poor and working Filipino students. Approved were Senate Bill No. 2272, also known as the Ladderized Education Act of 2014 and Senate Bill No. 2274, or the Act...
Loy Madrigal, head of the Cebu Provincial Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force (CPAIFTF), ordered a tip from a pertained citizen, reminded the task force to arrange a checkpoint in Barangay Poblacion, Naga City, some 20.2 kilometers south of Cebu City. After some checkpoints, it paved them...
ANTIPOLO City, July 13. 2014 – Education should not only develop the intellect of the student for personal goals, but also shape his heart for the service of God and others, a priest said in a reflection on July 8. While the intention of formal education...
MANILA, July 8, 2014 — A Catholic priest says he “deeply regrets” having berated a 17-year-old single mother at her child’s baptismal ceremony in Jagobiao, Mandaue City. Redemptorist Father Romeo Obach apologized on Tuesday for his “rude attitude” that was caught on video and went viral...
MANILA, July 7, 2014— The Catholic Church called for months of spiritual preparation Monday to face another crucial moment in the country’s history— the imminent visit of Pope Francis. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said Catholics must prepare the nation to receive the...
