SUBSIDY Rep. Pulong pushes for P2,000 monthly support for parents of kids with disabilities

By MAYA M. PADILLO

Davao City First Congressional District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte led lawmakers in pushing for the swift approval of a measure to grant parents of children with disabilities (CWDs) a P2,000 monthly subsidy from the government.

Duterte along with Benguet Rep. Eric Yap, and ACT-CIS Partylist Reps. Edvic Yap and Jeffrey Soriano filed House Bill 6743 which explains the requirements for parents of disabled children to qualify for the subsidy and mandates the creation of a database of all

Former national police chief Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa said Saturday that cases related to the deadly drug war of the Duterte administration should be filed in Philippine courts, not before the International Criminal Court.

Dela Rosa, the first to implement former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-narcotics campaign, made the statement after forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun said she is ready to present her fresh findings on drug war victims to the ICC, which is

CWDs to be able to effectively implement this proposed law.

The bill refers to a CWD below 21 years old with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of an individual’s functions or activities. It also refers to a child with a record of such an impairment or being regarded as having such an impairment.

In a statement, the au- now resuming its probe into the drug war.

“Kung totoo ‘yang findings ni Fortun, ipa-file. May NBI naman tayo nag-conduct ng investigation. I-file ‘yan. Kaya nga nag-imbestiga siya para makakuha tayo ng ebidensiya. I-file niya dito sa ating korte,

Gov’t agencies, LGUs unite to aid farmers in Sarangani, GenSan

Seven government agencies and nine local government units (LGUs) have joined hands to craft a plan that would benefit agrarian reform beneficiary (ARB) members belonging to 113 agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations (ARBOs) in Sarangani province and General Santos City.

of General Santos.

Thursday’s convergence is in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to DAR Secretary Conrado Estrella III to improve the livelihood of the farmers nationwide.

thors stated that this proposed measure seeks to provide the [government] support and assistance needed by children with disabilities through a provision of a monthly subsidy to their parents to help alleviate the challenges they continuously face amid the rising costs of living.

All biological parents and court-appointed guardians of CWD as veriFSUBSIDY, P6 hindi doon sa ICC. Wala silang jurisdiction sa atin,” Dela Rosa said.

“Puwede n’yo akong bitayin any time ‘pag naprove n’yo diyan na ako’y nagkakasala. You can hang me in front of the Filipino people. You can hang me through the decision of

Mariannie Lauban-Baunto, the Department of Agrarian Reform - Soccsksargen (DAR-12) director, said they partnered with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for the initiative.

The LGU partners, on the other hand, consisted of the Sarangani provincial government and its municipalities of Alabel, Glan, Kiamba, Maasim, Malapatan, Maitum and Malungon; and the city

Baunto said this is achieved by providing farmers with support services such as farm machinery, farm inputs, agricultural technologies, and training, among others.

“These agencies have committed to sharing their resources to help uplift the lives of our farmers and promote sustainable development in the countryside,” she said in a statement Friday.

Those who joined the meeting included CDA– 12 Director Doreen Ancheta, PCA– 12 Director Elisa Gabi, DA– 12 Director Jocelyn Misterio, DOST– 12 Acting Director Nabil Hadji Yassin, DENR Ecosystems Management Specialist Karen Cariga, and DTI Development Specialist Hazel Daze Flores.

Drug War Deaths

the Filipino courts. But my god, not by a foreigner,” he added.

According to the ICC, Manila’s efforts to investigate and prosecute the alleged crimes against humanity in the Philippines were not satisfactory.

“Bakit? Nag-file ba si

Fortun doon sa ICC? Kung doon ka sa ICC, para mong sinampal ‘yung ating kasarinlan ‘yung ating soberenya,” the senator said.

“Bakit? Di ba gumagana ang ating korte?”

On Jan. 26, the ICC resumed its investigation