Senator Imee Marcos has called on the government to prevent pork importers from taking over local market supply and pushing Filipino producers out of business.
Senator Imee Marcos has urged the Department of Agriculture and Department of Trade and Industry to boost the transport and delivery of local agricultural produce before resorting to importation and price controls amid rising food costs.
Senator Grace Poe made this call because galunggong in wet markets has been extremely high in the past few days and has become barely affordable to ordinary consumers.
"A shift to digital processes will not only mean faster and more efficient work in our government offices, but more importantly, this will result in better services for our people," Angara said.
Senator Nancy Binay backs the appeal of tourism stakeholders for the deferment of the payment of local taxes this year due to massive losses brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Department of Justice has junked charges filed by a lawyer against Senator Aquino “Koko” Pimentel III after he visited Makati Medical Center where his wife was giving birth even as he tested positive for COVID-19.