FORMER President Rodrigo Duterte (center).
DAVAO CITY – More than a month after his six-year term ended, former President Rodrigo R. Duterte is enjoying his retirement from politics, Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte here said Thursday, August 4.
In his program “Special Hour with Mayor Baste Duterte”
Valenzuela Medical Center (Photo courtesy ofRep. Eric Martinez) MANILA - Valenzuela City Rep. Eric Martinez on Tuesday said the Valenzuela Medical Center (VMC) expansion would improve quality health services to more residents and become the "People's Choice" by 2028 by providing institutionalized patient-centered and pandemic-resilient healthcare. In a statement, Martinez thanked President Rodrigo Roa Duterte for delivering his campaign promise of expanding VMC's operational capacity to meet the growing needs of the constituents through the construction of a four-story building. Martinez is one of the authors of Republic Act No. 11327 in 2018 to legislate the increase of VMC's bed capacity from 200 to 500, adjusting to the increasing demand for public health care in the city. The PHP208-million project will also include an expanded Radiology Department, Operating Room Complex and Surgical Intensive Care, Hemodialysis, Chemotherapy and Ambulatory Surgical Units. Ma
Valenzuela Medical Center (Photo courtesy ofRep. Eric Martinez) MANILA - Valenzuela City Rep. Eric Martinez on Tuesday said the Valenzuela Medical Center (VMC) expansion would improve quality health services to more residents and become the "People's Choice" by 2028 by providing institutionalized patient-centered and pandemic-resilient healthcare. In a statement, Martinez thanked President Rodrigo Roa Duterte for delivering his campaign promise of expanding VMC's operational capacity to meet the growing needs of the constituents through the construction of a four-story building. Martinez is one of the authors of Republic Act No. 11327 in 2018 to legislate the increase of VMC's bed capacity from 200 to 500, adjusting to the increasing demand for public health care in the city. The PHP208-million project will also include an expanded Radiology Department, Operating Room Complex and Surgical Intensive Care, Hemodialysis, Chemotherapy and Ambulatory Surgical Units. Ma
SENATOR Sherwin T. Gatchalian said the salary increase for public-school teachers is already overdue, and should be the priority of the next administration. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts and Culture, is pushing to raise the salary of Teacher I from Salary Grade (SG) 11 (P25,439)…
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (PNA File photo) MANILA - Senator Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian on Wednesday said the salary increase for public school teachers is already overdue and should be the priority of the next administration. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, Arts, and Culture, is pushing to raise the salary of Teacher I from Salary Grade 11 (PHP25,439) to Salary Grade 13 (PHP29,798) or Salary Grade 14 (PHP32,321). "In terms of entry-level salaries, Filipino teachers are already left behind by their peers in other Asean countries like Indonesia (PHP66,099) and Singapore (PHP60,419)," he said in a statement. Gatchalian emphasized the importance of boosting the morale of teachers who have been ensuring that students continue to learn amid the Covid-19 pandemic. "Sa pagtugon natin sa krisis sa sektor ng edukasyon, mahalagang itaguyod natin ang kapakanan ng mga guro at tiyakin nating mataas ang kanilang morale, lalo na't malaking b