Senate panel to examine NGCP operations; energy sectors suffering from integrity

problems.

Senator Risa Hontiveros appealed the Department of Energy and the National Grid
Corporation of the Philippines to request assistance with the ongoing crisis of the
country’s electricity operations. According to Hontiveros, blackouts and lack of electricity
supply are consistent every year. She also added that the DOE and NGCP should be
honest and transparent when it comes to energy supply and the compensation.

‘Pandemic of Mental Health’ screaming on the streamline; COVID-19 triples the cases.

Senator Win Gatchalian convinced the senate to step up in the fight against the
‘pandemic of the mental health’ among Filipinos. Gatchalian elaborated on how COVID-
19 tripled the cases of mental health problems in the Philippines. The National Center
for Mental Health received THREE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE calls
following their mental health concerns. Despite praising the out-patient financing
programs, he still emphasized the need to act on the mental health issues.

DepEd commits to attend senate hearing on K to 12; Senior High Schools still on further
discussion.

The Department of Education committed on Thursday, April TWENTY-SEVEN that they

would participate on the hearing following the concerns to change K to 12 education
program to “K+10+2”. House Bill Number SEVEN EIGHT NINE THREE stated that
basic educations still hold the kindergarten, 6 years in elementary, and 4 years in high
school. The said concern was served by House Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo last April TWENTY-SIX.

Philippine Boxing Team bagged straight golds at Cambodia; Champions commemorate

the late Ed Picson.
Philippine National Boxing Team closed off the fight as the team bagged FOUR golds,
FIVE silvers, and ONE bronze medal during the THIRTY SECOND Southeast Asian
Games at Cambodia. Aldoms Suguro of Indonesia finished the match following punches
from bantamweight Carlo Paalam. The said victory of the Ph bets are dedicated to the
late president Ed Picson of the Boxing Alliances in the Philippines.