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Respective Identities as Sovereign Nations Must Remain Intact – LEGARDA

  Senator Loren Legarda said that weaving culture and traditional textiles reveal a lot about a nation’s identity and narrate stories of origin communities, becoming essential to a people’s heritage. Legarda made the statement during her talk for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Ministers’ Spouses Program at the Center for International Trade […]

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Use of Children in Armed Combat Inhumane and Unacceptable – BINAY

  Senator Nancy Binay called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Marawi City officials and residents, and the media to confirm the reported use of child warriors by the Maute Group. “The reported participation of children in the ongoing conflict in Marawi is seriously alarming. I’m asking the AFP, local officials, residents, and […]

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More Legislators Back Retention of Coops’ Tax Exemption – BRAVO

  More than 150 congressmen have thrown their support behind an amendment that would allow cooperatives to retain their tax exemptions as Congress works on House Bill (HB) 5636, the Administration’s major tax reform package. COOP-NATCCO Partylist Rep. Anthony Bravo thanked his fellow representatives on Tuesday for listening to their constituents and restoring their faith […]

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National ID System Could Help Anti-Crime and Anti-Terror Campaign – TRILLANES

  After the National Identification Bill has passed the committee deliberation of the House of Representatives, Senator Sonny Trillanes IV urged his colleagues in the Senate to act on the bill creating a Filipino Identification Card or known as the national ID system bill. “Aside from promoting efficient delivery of public services by curbing the […]

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Child Restraints Are Proven to Reduce Fatal Injuries Among Infants by Approximately 70% – EJERCITO

  Senator JV Ejercito has filed the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act of 2017 (SB No. 1447), a road safety measure that proposes the use of a child restraint system designed to protect infants and children from the drastic effects of collision or sudden stop of vehicles. Ejercito said that while the country has […]