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Good news, pet lovers! To better protect house pets and other animals from veterinary malpractices, Rep. Paolo “Manong Pulong” Duterte has filed a proposed measure that aims to institutionalize the penalties of imprisonment, fine, cancellation of license to practice, and revocation of a permit to operate to veterinarians found committing veterinary malpractice to increase deterrence in committing the said act. House Bill No. 7896, or the Anti-Veterinary Malpractice Act of 2023, also seeks to require veterinarians to avail of malpractice insurance to answer for any claims of damages arising from the act or omission perpetrated by them resulting to injury or loss of life to any animal. “The state recognizes the role of veterinary medicine in the country as a practice...

DAVAO CITY – First Congressional District Representative Paolo Z. Duterte released yesterday, his accomplishments from October 2022 to March 2023 as a second-term member of the House of Representatives (HOR). Rep. Duterte highlighted the 39 House Bills he had authored, of which one was enacted into law, while others are still pending in the different committees in the HOR, and some were already sent and received by the Senate for reading. Among his House Bills are 04696 and 02384, an act protecting senior citizens from violence and providing them opportunities, respectively; 05074, an act providing Filipinos’ free annual medical checkups; and 06743, an act where parents of children with disability will get a monthly subsidy. Rep. Duterte also cited achievements in various projects,...

Temporarily halted due to pandemic, Angkas, one of the country’s most dependable and affordable motorcycle taxis, yesterday relaunched its services in Cagayan de Oro. “We would like the people of CDO to know that we are back to serve them,” Angkas operations head David Medrana said. According to Medrana, the Angkas motorcycle taxi services relaunch was held at Cove Garden Resort in CDO. Angkas, Medrana said, aims to provide a safe, affordable, convenient ride and padala (parcel transport) services to the Filipino people anywhere in the country that our units could reach. Angkas intends to expand its operations nationwide. He added that apart from providing responsible services, Angkas is also closely coordinating with concerned government agencies, Technical Education and Skills...

11,000 marginalized workers receive cash aid from First Congressional District Office, DOLE DAVAO CITY – The Office of First Congressional District Representative Paolo Z. Duterte, with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11, so far aided over 10,000 identified beneficiaries of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) since 2022. The First Congressional District Office recorded 11,019 beneficiaries received their TUPAD payout since October 2022, including the 580 beneficiaries – vendors, tailors, school maintenance, hair stylists/barbers, and cobbler, among others – who received the assistance recently. Rep. Duterte hopes the TUPAD program can help the beneficiaries’ families during the challenging times, encouraging them to...