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Published February 16, 2021, 5:43 PM
The Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship has approved the bill seeking to provide a moratorium on rental payments and evictions during emergencies and calamities.
Rescuers get the stranded residents due to flashflood brought by Typhoon Ulysses at San Mateo Rizal, 2020 (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, chair of the said panel, approved in particular Senate Bill No. 1525 or the Rental Payment and Eviction Moratorium During Disasters and Emergencies Act.
Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid, sponsor of the bill, welcomed the development citing the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to those who are renting, especially in residential units.
Published February 15, 2021, 5:00 PM
Mining operations within the Marikina River Basin should not be blamed for the massive flooding that engulfed some parts of Marikina and Rizal province during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, the deadliest and most destructive typhoon to hit the country in 2020.
This was indicated in the recent decision released by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), which lifted the temporary suspension of several quarries and crushing plants in Rizal province.
“With or without mining operations, flooding, erosion, and siltation will occur within the Marikina River Basin,” MGB said.
“The quarrying operations in Rizal are just a fraction of the land disturbance. The contribution of these operations to the flooding and siltation of the Marikina River is only minimal,” it added.
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In many of our previous columns, we would always emphasize that mobility and business activities are not something that government can simply mandate and wish for.
Mobility and business activities are not something like rising pork and chicken prices that can be addressed