MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH | JUSTICE | PROGRESS
Volume XII, No. 076
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Thursday, November 17, 2022
Italpinas targets affordable housing with Verona Green Apartments By MIKE BAÑOS Editor at large
THE country’s first ItaloFilipino joint venture has taken aim at the country’s growing housing shortage with its latest affordable housing project. Inspired by William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet which is set in Verona, Italy, Ar. Romolo V. Nati, said he is particularly proud of this project because it’s the first Green economic development of Italpinas Development Corporation(IDC). “Every unit will have a French balcony, and while the units range from 21-26
square meters, they will be livable, “Green” (with increased fresh natural ventilation typical of all IDC Projects), and very affordable which are ideal for the economic market,” Ar. Nati said in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the November 13 sales launch held at a local hotel. A French balcony is also known as a “Juliet” balcony, a reference to Shakespeare’s play, where he wrote how Juliet looked out of her bedroom window to talk to Romeo. It means a balcony without a floor. Instead, a large window or double
Gov’t loses P26B in revenue yearly due to illicit tobacco trade
By FILANE MIKEE CERVANTES
MANILA – A party-list lawmaker on Tuesday said at least PHP26 billion in revenue is lost each year by the government to the illicit trade of tobacco products, which deprives the country of much-needed funds to support various government programs. During the hearing of the House Committee on Agriculture and Food, PBA Party-list Rep. Margarita
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A toast to IDC Homes from the people who made it possible.
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Rodriguez files bill seeking to create hospital for OFWs
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CAGAYAN de Oro 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez filed House Bill No. 4195 or the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Hospital Act that aims to establish a hospital with at least tertiary level care. Under the bill, the OFW Hospital is expected to provide comprehensive and total health care services to all migrant workers including Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) contributors and their dependents.
It is also mandated to complement the existing package of services under the Health Care Program to include preventive, promotive, diagnostic, curative and rehabilitative programs. The hospital shall also have available medical examinations to ensure the physical and mental capabilities of all the would-be OFWs duly covered by an approved job order. It is expected to set up a system to effectively monitor the condition of patients and
generate relevant data in aid of policy formulation. “Based on studies, 42% of repatriated OFWs return to the country in need of medical attention, even hospital confinement, for various physical or mental illnesses they sustained while working overseas,” Rodriguez noted. “This alarming data prompts the need for legislation that ensures the availability, accessiCagayan de Oro City 2nd bility, and affordability of district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez See FILES, page 11
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