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House Ways and Means Chair and Appropriations Vice Chair Joey Sarte Salceda confirmed that the bicameral conference committee has approved the proposed ₱4.5-trillion budget for 2021.

Not even the global health pandemic can stop the local government here from promoting this highly urbanized city to investors, said Mayor Jerry Treñas.

What can you say about the rainbow-colored pedestrian crosswalk?

Speaker Lord Allan Velasco vows to further promote human rights to adequate food and equal opportunities during the commemoration of Human Rights Consciousness Week at the House of Representatives.

ORDANES: “Pamasko na ninyo sana yan sa mga abang lolo at lola. Sana nga’y madagdagan pa ng mga gobernador at mayor mula sa local funds nila.”

Gaya ni Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Representative Bernadette Herrera, pabor ka rin ba sa desisyon ni Mayor Joy na gawing 18 years old ang pinakabatang pwedeng lumabas?

ORDANES: "Raising the APOR limit to 65 has done some good but there are tens of thousands of seniors whose health has suffered because they have hardly moved around for limited physical exercise, fresh air, and interaction with other people."

"We need this signed into law already, especially now that we have a pandemic. Studies show there has been a significant spike of rape and sexual abuse cases owing to circumstances contributing to the further vulnerability of children and women."

“I take it as a signal that as soon as we get the vaccine and return to the previous normal, we will recover to around 5-6% unemployment. I am still alarmed at underemployment, which stands at 14.4%. Much of that is just Filipino inventiveness―online selling, and other new cottage industries. They will not be enough to pay the rent and the bills.”

The Department of Labor and Employment encourages displaced tourism workers in the formal and informal sectors to avail of the financial assistance and the emergency employment program of the government.