Senator Bam Aquino urges private companies to adopt survivors of super typhoon Yolanda as workers and employees. The lawmaker particularly mentioned malls, fastfood chains, restaurants and other businesses that have branches Leyte and other parts of Visayas that were devastated by the typhoon. “For example, a fastfood chain can...

Bangon Leyte Missing Persons Report Form – Fill out the form to find missing loved ones of relatives.   LINK: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qYTIAkueqEmzc18nyKv80yumx484s3jptW7YKpRs-04/viewform If you are looking for a family or friend, use #TracingPH #RescuePH or fill up http://goo.gl/dAGNSi Welfare Desks including RFL and tracing services are established in the affected areas. National Societies abroad that are approached...

ONLINE/FROM OUTSIDE THE PHILIPPINES · Donate through the World Food Programme (WFP). “WFP has allocated an immediate $2 million for Haiyan relief, with a greater appeal pending as needs become apparent. The UN organization is sending 40 metric tons of fortifiedbiscuits in the immediate aftermath, as well as working with the...

Senator Bam Aquino calls on electric firms and cooperatives around the country, including MERALCO, to send humanitarian mission teams to help restore power to Leyte and Samar, saying relief “can’t be carried out blindly” by humanitarian aid missions. “Hanggang sa walang kuryente sa Samar at Leyte, parang bulag ‘yung...

Senator Bam Aquino urges fellow lawmakers to already move for the abolition of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), citing other senators who have officially supported the move For his part, Sen. Aquino suspended his office’s use of their PDAF allocation as early as August 17, 2013 and publicly...

The Philippines has made significant strides in Ease of Doing Business, leaping 30 spots to 108th place out of 189 countries in the latest joint World Bank-International Finance Corporation report. The report cited the Philippines as among the 10 best economies that has put inroads in making it easier to...

Senator Bam Aquino expressed support behind a Senate resolution urging Malacañang to declare unused Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) for 2013 as savings and to use it for relief and rehabilitation of areas devastated by several calamities. The Senate on Tuesday passed Resolution No. 14, formally abandoning their PDAF for 2013,...

Senator Bam Aquino urges Cebu and Bohol traders to consider the welfare of those affected by the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit Central Visayas on Tuesday, and to strictly follow the price freeze that is currently imposed on those areas. “We should not be taking advantage of the victims who have...

Due to the urgency of the situation, Senator Bam Aquino said that part of the country’s calamity fund for 2013 could be used to cover part of his proposed P15 billion rehabilitation fund, so that recovery of provinces devastated by the magnitude 7.2 earthquake can start immediately. “Dahil sa pangangailangan, ngayon pa lang ay...

Senator Bam Aquino is pushing for the creation of a P15-billion rehabilitation fund to help Visayan provinces and several parts of Mindanao recover from the devastation brought by the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Central Visayas on Monday. “This rehabilitation fund will cover all bases in rehabilitation to help provinces such...

In his first 100 days in office, Sen. Bam Aquino has proven himself to be a champion of inclusive growth and reform through his bills and other initiatives. Despite being the youngest senator in the 16th Congress, Aquino has been given the task of leading the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce...

A ranking official of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) believes the Philippines has the potential to become a regional leader and a bright example in the development of social enterprise and inclusive business. However, ADB vice president Stephen Groff stressed that the government and private sector must “take stronger steps...