ECONOMIC GAINS. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. delivers a speech during the oath-taking ceremony of officials of the National Amnesty Commission (NAM), National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), Marawi Compensation Board (MCB), Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) in Malacanang Palace. Marcos urged key government agencies to intensify efforts to uplift the people's lives so that they will feel the economic gains. (Screengrab from RTVM) MANILA - President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday urged key government agencies to intensify efforts to uplift the people's economic condition, saying that their hard work would go to "waste" if it is not felt by ordinary Filipinos. He made this remark in a message during the oath-taking ceremony of the officials of the National Amnesty Commission (NAM), National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC), Marawi Compensation Board (MCB), and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliati
MANILA-Tutok To Win Party-list Representative Sam Verzosa Jr. on Thursday amplified his firm belief in the necessity of passing an expanded Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) law to create economic opportunity among adult beneficiaries of the program. Verzosa, who led the deliberations of the Technical Working Group (TWG) of the committee on the substitute bill, hailed its approval last Tuesday by the Poverty Alleviation panel. The substitute bill was a product of House Bill (HB) No. 2422, authored by Rep. Gus Tambunting (Paranaque, 2nd District), and HB No. 4366 by Agri Party-List Rep. Wilbert Lee. "Kailangan gawin nating inclusive ang ating mga (We need to make inclusive all our) entrepreneurship, livelihood, and economic opportunities. Dapat kasama pati yung mga tinatawag na isang kahig, isang tuka. Kung kulang ang kanilang pinag-aralan, dapat may alternative learning systems tayo para matulungan sila. Kailangan natin silang maihanda sa paghanap ng employment (It must in