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Defensor vows to fast-track regularization of QC workers

Congressman Michael “Mike” Defensor (Anakalusugan) has vowed to fast-track the grant of permanent status to long-time Quezon City Hall contractual employees if he is...

OWWA urged to help 10K OFWs in Russia

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) should extend financial aid to the families here at home of Filipino workers in Russia who might face...

29% of drug users have HIV—Defensor

At least 29 out of every 100 Filipinos who inject illegal drugs and who have themselves voluntarily tested for the human immunodeficiency virus are...

Defensor: LGBT Filipinos qualified to adopt kids

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Filipinos are legally qualified to adopt children, Rep. Michael “Mike” Defensor (Anakalusugan) said on Sunday. “We must stress that...

Fresh HIV surge in PH feared, says Defensor

Rep. Michael Defensor (Anakalusugan) has warned that the Philippines could see a fresh surge in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in the years ahead...

Gov’t urged to scrap annual cap on health workers’ deployment

Rep. Michael Defensor (Anakalusugan) has renewed his call for the scrapping of the 7,000 annual cap on overseas deployable healthcare workers, insisting that the...

‘Bank hacking victims should file complaints’

Depositors who lose money due to computer hacking should file formal complaints with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and seek assistance if they...

Bill gives toll fee discount for seniors

Rep. Michael Defensor (Anakalusugan) has filed a bill seeking to further enhance the transportation privileges of the country’s senior citizens by granting them a 20 percent...

Senate urged to OK medical reservists bill

Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Michael Defensor urged the Senate to pass a House bill seeking to create a new Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), which he...

Defensor bill gives PWDs 20% toll discount

Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Michael Defensor has filed a bill seeking to grant the country’s 1.5 million persons with disabilities (PWDs) a 20 percent discount...

Defensor urges government to prolong suspension of fuel excise taxes

Anakalusugan Rep. Michael Defensor on Sunday batted for the prolonged suspension of the collection of the increase in excise taxes on petroleum products–until Dec....

Filipino nurses bound for the US increasing–solon

A total of 5,957 Philippine-educated nurses seeking to practice their profession in America took the U.S. licensure examination for the first time from January...

P7.8B set to help feed 3.6M kids, — Mike Defensor

Congress has set aside P7.8 billion in the 2022 national budget for feeding programs that are expected to benefit over 3.6 million undernourished children,...

The case of the ‘overpriced’ ayuda

"The current administration better clarify these allegations."     The other day, lawyer and KBL senatorial bet Larry Gadon, invoking his right to information, personally went to...
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