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As society shifts to electronic transactions, government should adequately fund projects that will close the huge “digital deficit”, make broadband “affordable and accessible”, and use “connectivity to promote inclusivity.”  This was the call of Senate President Pro Tempore...

Aside from dedicated lanes for their use, secure parking spaces for bicycles will encourage more people to pedal their way to workplaces, Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said.  “It is not enough that we set aside passageways for bicycles. We should also see to it...

The DSWD says that a condition for the release of the second installment of SAP is the local government’s liquidation report on the first wave of the cash distribution.  In ordinary times, this audit rule should be followed strictly. But in the midst of the pandemic, it...

Kung maaari po sana na anumang bagong alituntunin sa traffic, lalo na sa coding sa Metro Manila, ay maipahiwatig sa lengwaheng simple at madaling maintidihan.  Maiiwasan din ang pagkalito ng mga motorista kung ang isasapubliko ay ang mga...

Even though the President has expressed his views on the issue, this should not stop education stakeholders from fine-tuning the ways which will allow our young to learn amidst the pandemic without making them sick.  Finding alternatives to face-to-face instruction is like...

With their robust remittances – P1.7 trillion last year – overseas Filipinos who are homeward bound have earned the right to be treated “as returning heroes who have sacrificed so much for their country,” Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said. “They deserve a red carpet...

“No reading, no billing.” The simplest of formulas in computing utility usage is the most fair.  This is what water utilities should also use so they can avoid the public uproar which greeted one power utility’s guesstimate way of billing.  This must be the rule across...

Almost one-third of a million teachers in private schools have had their salaries cut off or slashed, as the pandemic has also hit the finances of non-government educational institutions, two Cabinet members told senators yesterday. Upon questioning by Senate...