Progressive groups are not keen on accepting the proposed P500-P1,000 increase to the Social Security System pension after President Benigno Aquino III vetoed the bill seeking a higher P2,000 hike.
Reproductive health advocates expressed concern over the removal of the P1 billion budget for contraceptives from the 2016 national budget, saying this will greatly affect the poor women and their families who rely on government’s free contraceptives.
There is more to do for the proper implementation of the executive order (EO) instituting the proper handling and disposal of used cooking oil in Davao City after a local official bared that majority of the food establishments here are still unaware of the law which classifies used cooking oil as a “hazardous waste”.
An official of the Davao City Investment Promotion Center said they are looking at around four percent increase in terms of capitalization in businesses in Davao City for 2015.
The Davao City Anti-Smoking Task Force said there is an increase in the number of the smoking ban violators this year, which already reached 5,220.