“We hosted the APEC Leaders’ meeting in 1996. It was a time when many did not understand what trade and investment liberalization and facilitation meant. Sixteen years, hence, can we say our people now understand how APEC was able to improve their lives?”
Read More“The National Health Insurance Act mandates that an affordable and accessible healthcare coverage should be made available to all citizens. It is encouraging that the government will be devoting P12.6-billion financial risk protection from the cost of diseases for the poor through health insurance. It is the task of Congress to institutionalize this program through the immediate passage of the Mandatory Universal Healthcare Coverage bill”
Read More“This is a historic moment for millions of domestic workers in the Philippines and all over the world who have been waiting to get the recognition and the protection that they deserve,”
Read More“The House of Representatives approved House Bill 6144 with 176 in favor and none against. This overwhelming support, coupled with the Senate’s recent ratification of the International Labour Organization Convention 189 or the Convention Concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers, heralds the dawn of better lives for the 1.9 million domestic workers in the country, and the 1.5 million more abroad,”
Read MoreSENATOR LOREN LEGARDA TODAY CALLED FOR GREATER COOPERATION AMONG LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA AS SHE PUSHED FOR BETTER DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PROGRAMS FOR THE REGION.
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