BHW party-list representative Angelica Natasha Co has called for the creation of a “transparency portal” that would contain information on foreign loans and bonds relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2020 puts the value of Manila’s startup ecosystem at $1.6 billion, with a total early stage funding of $102 million over the last two and a half years.
At a Senate hearing, Sen. Nancy Binay asked DepEd officials whether the agency had conducted school mapping to help identify which areas had the proper infrastructure to adopt new learning modalities such as online learning.
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has stressed the important role of online learning programs in providing opportunities and creating jobs for Filipinos amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros questioned DepEd's proposal to have teachers enter into loans with GSIS for laptops worth P20,000 or less. The payment of these loans will be debited from the teachers' salaries.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros has called on the PNP and the NBI to strengthen the implementation of the Safe Spaces Act, otherwise known as the "Bawal Bastos Law," especially during the time of Covid-19 lockdowns.
A local restaurant serving Hong Kong cuisine could be liable for a minimum of P1.2 million in damages after it exposed in social media the PWD cards of six members of a family who tried to avail of their PWD discount.
