"Hangga't parehong mga tao ang namamahala sa pandemic response, parehong resulta lang din ang makukuha natin. We need better leadership. We need health experts who will carry out scientific, evidence-based solutions. We need competent and empathetic medical professionals to get us through this crisis," Hontiveros said.
The House of Representatives on Thursday adopted a resolution urging the Covid-19 IATF-EID to establish a unified national contact tracing protocol to ensure a more effective health emergency data monitoring system in the country.
“The pandemic has made it necessary for internet service to be improved by leaps and bounds. But even without the pandemic, the Philippines must work on [improving] internet service because it is the wave of the 4th Industrial Revolution.” - Muntinlupa Representative Ruffy Biazon
Senator Win Gatchalian bats for institutionalizing the Parent Effectiveness Service (PES) program to help parents meet the learning needs of their children and provide them with socio-emotional support.
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Rep. Jose Singson Jr. of Party-list Probinsiyano Ako heads the call to modify the minimum age to smoke from the current legal age of 18 to 21 years old. The bill is planned to be deliberated and passed before the start of the May 2022 elections.
Galvez, also the country's vaccine czar, said the number represents 24 percent of over 1.7 million total healthcare workers nationwide targeted to be vaccinated.
HONTIVEROS: "Kailangang bilisan dahil napakabilis din ng pagkalat ng virus. Marami na ang naikonsiderang 'new poor' na nawalan ng trabaho at kabuhayan na kailangang makatanggap ng cash assistance mula sa gobyerno."