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SENATOR PIA S. CAYETANO
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Recognize role of mothers as unpaid family workers
Favors bill seeking to compensate stay-at-home mothers Senatorial aspirant Pia S. Cayetano on Thursday expressed support for the measure recognizing the important role of Filipina mothers, saying that stay-at-home moms deserve to receive compensation as society’s ‘unpaid workers.’ In an ambush interview with reporters in Naga City, the Taguig City Representative was asked about her…
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Stay vigilant against measles outbreak
Senatorial aspirant Pia S. Cayetano urged Filipino families to remain vigilant about the spread of measles in their communities, even after measles cases have started to drop in the past weeks. The Department of Health (DOH) recently reported that there is already a downward trend in the number of new measles cases in the country,…
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Let’s preserve our cultural heritage
Senatorial aspirant Pia S. Cayetano on Saturday said measures seeking to protect and preserve the country’s cultural heritage will be among her priorities in the Senate should she win a seat in the upcoming polls. “That is really what I want to give attention to, our hundreds of years of customs and cultural practices. I…
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Pia backs Universal Health Care pilot implementation
Senatorial aspirant Pia S. Cayetano is elated with news that the Department of Health (DOH) is now scouting for pilot areas for the implementation of the newly enacted Universal Health Care Law (UHC). The DOH has reportedly chosen Cagayan de Oro City in Misamis Oriental as one of the pilot areas where the new measure…
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Nat’l database could solve jobs-skills mismatch
Senatorial candidate Pia S. Cayetano is proposing to create a national database of all available and in-demand domestic job opportunities for Filipino workers, in an effort to address the persisting job-skills mismatch in several industries. In a radio interview in Cebu City on Thursday, the congresswoman stressed that there is now an abundance of opportunities…
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Pia seeks new tack to reduce school dropout rate
Senatorial aspirant Pia S. Cayetano believes that it is possible to effectively reduce the number of school dropouts throughout the country by giving educators the means to support students with learning disabilities. Cayetano, in a radio interview in Cebu City on Thursday, stressed that students who drop out of elementary and high school usually have…
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Pia vows to champion pro-youth measures
Senatorial aspirant Pia S. Cayetano on Monday vowed to fight for a ‘package’ of education laws in Congress that will cater to all the needs and concerns of Filipino students. In a radio interview in Dumaguete City, the congresswoman said she plans to file bills that will complement the pro-education measures that she authored in…
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Pia seeks bigger budget to boost PH education
Pushes for measures beyond free tuition In time for this year’s graduation season, Senatorial aspirant Pia S. Cayetano reiterated her commitment to champion measures that will improve the quality of education for Filipino students and provide them with more assistance. Cayetano was in Bacolod City on Sunday, where she met with members of the city’s…
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Pia to SK leaders: Promote entrepreneurship, financial literacy among youth
Pia to SK leaders: Go beyond sponsoring sports tournaments; encourage financial literacy, entrepreneurship in your generation Nacionalista Party senatorial bet Pia S. Cayetano is encouraging youth leaders across the country to take the initiative in promoting financial literacy and entrepreneurship among members of their generation, as a means to secure their future. “I want to…
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Pia aims to make senior high graduates job-ready
If elected to a new term in the Senate, House Deputy Speaker Pia S. Cayetano said she would prioritize the evaluation of the country’s Senior High School (SHS) system to gauge whether the program has met the objective of making K-12 graduates job-ready. “Sa larangan ng edukasyon, ang bibigyan ko ng prayoridad ay ang Senior…
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Pia’s birthday wish: More families opening homes to foster care
Taguig Representative and senatorial aspirant Pia S. Cayetano on Friday led the launching of Taguig City’s Foster Care Orientation and Recruitment program, which seeks to encourage foster parenting among more Filipino families. The institutionalization of foster care in the country as a preferred way of caring for abused, abandoned, or neglected children is mandated by…
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Pia joins 50-km all-women ultra marathon in Cebu
Lawmaker and running enthusiast Pia S. Cayetano was one of more than three hundred female runners who joined the 50-kilometer All-Women Ultra Marathon (AWUM) held in Cebu City over the weekend. The long-distance running event, which started on Saturday at 10 pm and ended early Sunday morning, is held annually and exclusively for women by…