‘GOVERNANCE’ Archives
supplemental budget sought for CdO, Iligan
A LAWMAKER from Mindanao is urging Congress to fast track the approval of a P2-billion supplemental budget for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City which were devastated by typhoon Sendong on December 16-17, 2011. “Cagayan De Oro City and Iligan City need to be rehabilitated as soon as possible, in [...]
Rufus: HRET to act on Torres’ fate
THE House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal will decide within next two weeks whether television host and Rep. Lucy Torres may continue to serve as congresswoman representing the Fifth District of Leyte. This was revealed Friday by Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez after text messages circulated that Torres has been stripped of her [...]
Congress approves bills on health, displaced persons
TWO proposed measures aimed at promoting the rights of Filipinos were approved by the House of Representatives last week. House Bill (HB) 5627 seeks to provide monetary compensation including immediate relief and humanitarian assistance to victims of internal displacement, their families and communities and to ensure their safe return, [...]
GSIS grants loan moratorium to ‘Sendong’ victims
THE Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced that in addition to the grant of an emergency loan for members affected by Tropical Storm Sendong, the GSIS board extended a moratorium on the payment of its outstanding loans as well. “The moratorium will enable ‘Sendong-hit’ victims to use the deferred payments on their [...]
Congress approves creation of career executive system
THE House of Representatives has approved on the third and final reading a measure establishing a Career Executive System, which mandates the infusion of well-selected and development-oriented public managers to improve the country’s Career Executive Service (CES). Cagayan de Oro 1st district Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez said his proposed House [...]
Koko seeks housing program for the poor
By ALLAN MEDIANTE, Executive Editor SENATOR Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has filed a bill seeking to prioritize granting socialized homes for the country’s poorest sector. Under Senate Bill No. 3104, Pimentel seeks the establishment of a government office that will take the lead in providing socialized housing programs catering to the [...]
“Green” Group wants Mining Act Scrapped
By CARMELITO Q. FRANCISCO, Correspondent DAVAO City -- Participants of a two-day mining forum that ended here last week want the government to scrap the 1995 Mining Act and replace it with a law that will not only protect the environment but will also provide local governments with a bigger share in the mining operations’ earnings. Lead [...]
Bill promoting folic acid to prevent birth defects passed
THE House of Representatives has passed on third and final reading a bill that seeks to promote the importance of folic acid in the prevention of birth defects. House Bill 592, authored by Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro), provides for a national folic acid education campaign to raise the level of awareness among women of [...]
Misamis Oriental is Galing Pook Awardee 2011
President Benigno Simeon Aquino III confers the Plaque of Outstanding Program toMisamis Oriental: Turning Red to Green, represented by Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno, one of the recipients of the Galing Pook Awards 2011 at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall Monday January 30, 2012. Sitio Lantad’s transformation froma war zone in the 80’s to a [...]
Free and culture sensitive registration for indigenous peoples pushed
THE House Committee on National Cultural Communities is fasttracking (more...)
