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(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay has called on the Department of Health and other government agencies to prepare an emergency response plan amid the threat of a novel coronavirus. Binay issued the call as she filed Senate Resolution 293 which aims to determine appropriate measures and necessary funding requirements to ensure quick and efficient government response to address a possible outbreak. “It might be best for the DOH to review the protocols in place and check […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay has urged financial agencies and offices to impose a six-month to one-year loan payment moratorium for those affected by the volcanic activity of Taal volcano. Covered by Binay’s appeal were the Social Security Service, Pag-Ibig and the Government Service Insurance System. She also urged local government units to refrain from seeking penalties from those affected who failed to pay real property taxes and from businesses who can’t renew their business permits […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay is seeking for an increase in the budget for environmental surveillance of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. Binay wants P248 million for the RITM, which she said was key in detecting the re-emergence of the polio virus. She said this was despite the fact its budget for environmental surveillance was cut from P198 million in 2019 to P118 million for next year. “Bakit na instead of lauding the RITM for […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay is pushing for the creation of centers that will cater to the needs of families left behind by Overseas Filipino Workers. In seeking the establishment of “OFW family centers” through Senate Bill No. 975, Binay noted what she said was the role of the State in strengthening the family, as contained in Article XV Section 1 of the Constitution. She noted the Filipino diaspora has resulted in social problems within the […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, Sept. 17, called on barangay officials to help contain the outbreak of African Swine Flu. In a statement, Binay said because of the “intimate knowledge of barangay workers of their respective constituencies, they could be crucial in monitoring hog raisers whose livestock are affected by the outbreak.” According to Binay, barangay officials can also “encourage backyard raisers to notify them or representatives of the (local government unit) or (Department […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Nancy Binay has reiterated her call for the creation of an Arbitration Commission that will solve cases and disputes arising from, or connected with medical malpractice, insurance laws, maritime laws, intellectual property law and intra-corporate matters. Binay, who filed in 2017 Senate Bill 2033 seeking for this, made the push anew in a recent statement as she noted this would allow for the decongestion of court dockets. Binay cited former Chief Justice Artemio […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay has filed a Senate bill seeking to institute a national health program for lupus. In filing Senate Bill No. 2070 or the “Comprehensive Lupus Prevention Act of 2018,” Binay said medical changes and interventions can help control lupus even if there is so far no cure for the same. Lupus is a chronic auto-immune disease that sees the immune system attacking the body’s cells and tissue, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage […]
(Eagle News) — Senators Nancy Binay and Francis Pangilinan on Friday, Dec. 21, condemned the bullying incidents involving a student from the Ateneo de Manila Junior High School and his companions and that were caught in viral videos. The two, however, added that “all forms of bullying” should be condemned. Binay, for instance, lamented what she said was the “vicious cycle of bullying” that has now ensued, with some now bashing the boy who was […]
(Eagle News) — Two lawmakers urged the Commission on Elections to declare La Union an election hotspot ahead of the 2019 elections. “Doing so could go a long way in reassuring the people of La Union that their government is taking the necessary steps to ensure their safety and the peaceful conduct of elections in the province,” Senator Nancy Binay said. La Union Rep. Sandra Eriguel, whose husband, former lawmaker Eufranio Eriguel, was gunned down […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay recently moved to have pet food regulated as well, saying that food safety and awareness were “essential in order to keep animals safe from illnesses.” Under Senate Bill No. 2068, Binay wants the labelling of pet food products to be mandatory, such that all information on the ingredients and additives in pet food, especially if such additive is a proven carcinogen or proven to cause detrimental side effects based on standards to […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Nancy Binay on Friday, October 12 filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections main office in Intramuros, Manila as she seeks reelection in the 2019 election. Binay will run under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) party. (Photos by Eagle News Service Jerold Tagbo)
