Increasing their annual “chalk allowance” should be part of a package of amelioration measures for our public school teachers. The package should include a pay raise, an increase in their clothing allowance, a hike in chalk allowance, the creation of higher ranks, and increasing

Nearly 772,000 public teachers are faced with a career roadblock because of a curable problem in the DepEd plantilla system. Many are stranded for years, or even forever, in deadend positions where promotion is delayed or impossible because of missing rungs in the DepEd career

Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Nang natanggap ko ang inyong imbitasyon na magsalita sa pagtitipong ito, I treated it as an assignment. So like a student, I did my homework. So today I am ready for my recitation. And I can only hope that after I am done you will give me a

Delikadong ma-endo ang pag-aaral ng daan-daang libong mga estudyante sa kolehiyo kung matutuloy ang balak na tapyasan ng P11.6 bilyon ang budget ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) para sa taong 2020. Instead of diplomas, government will be handing out dismissal slips. The

An Act Establishing The Tax Regime Of One Person Corporations, Amending For This Purpose Section 22(B) Of The National Internal Revenue Code Of 1997, As Amended This proposed measure seeks to establish the tax regime of One Person Corporation (OPC). The concept of OPC has been

Funding for the Philippine General Hospital is the national barometer of our health priorities. It is the national hospital, so the money it gets from the government reflects the importance government gives to health. But for 2020, PGH will be getting a P456 million budget cut.

An Act Institutionalizing Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), Creating The PPP Center, Appropriating Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes This bill is aimed at further improving the “Build-Operate-Transfer” (BOT) law by expanding its coverage and providing more incentives to the

An Act Accelerating The Country’s Total Electrification Of Households, Providing For A Reliable And Efficient Solar Energy System To Public Schools, Allocating For The Purpose The Proceeds From The Net National Government Share From The Malampaya Natural Gas Project And For

An Act Further Facilitating The Acquisition Of Untitled Lands For Public Use, Amending For This Purpose Sections 5 And 6 Of Republic Act No. 10752, Entitled “An Act Facilitating The Acquisition Of Right-Of-Way Site Or Location For National Government Infrastructure Projects

Ang Health Facilities Enhancement Program (HFEP) ang gamot sa kulang at bulok na mga pasilidad sa mga pampublikong pagamutan. Sa taong kasalukuyan, ang budget ng HFEP ay P15.9 billion. Ngunit magkano ang nireseta ng DBM para sa HFEP sa 2020? P5.9 billion. Two-thirds ang kinaltas.