Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act or RA 10931

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Learn of the government’s latest efforts to provide every Filipino with quality education with RA 10931, also known as the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act.   What is RA 10931?   RA 10931 is the Universal Access To Quality Tertiary Education Act or UNIFAST.   This law declares that quality education is an … Read more

Tambay or Loitering Is Not A Crime

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President Rodrigo Duterte denied that he had ordered the Philippine National Police  (PNP) to arrest tambay or loiterers, saying loitering is not a crime. He is correct. Being a tambay is not a crime. I do not know of any Philippine law which punishes one for being a tambay. Since being a tambay is not … Read more

Lists of DFA acceptable IDs For Passport Application

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Please be aware that the list of DFA acceptable IDs for passport applications is not the same as the list of acceptable IDs for banking transactions. Here are the lists of IDs accepted by the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs: Social Security System (SSS) Government Service Insurance System(GSIS) Unified Multi-Purpose Identification (UMID) Card Land Transportation … Read more

Philippine Mental Health Law or Republic Act 11036 Passed

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The Principal Sponsor of the Philippine Mental Health Law is Senator Pia Hontiveros. The passage of the Philippine Mental Health Law sets the path for government policy on integrating mental health care into the general health care system. There is no health without mental health. No longer shall Filipinos suffer silently in the dark. What … Read more