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Senator Dick Gordon said the Committee on Accountability of Public Officers and Investigations or the Blue Ribbon has already started the ball rolling on the conduct of an investigation into the Department of Tourism (DOT) advertisement placement controversy. Gordon, committee chairman, disclosed that as early as May 2018, the Blue Ribbon already sent a letter […]
Senator Dick Gordon underscored the need to establish a faster and more efficient system for creating additional courts around the country in order to ensure better administration of justice. During the hearing conducted by the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, which he chairs, on bills proposing the creation of additional courts in various parts […]
PrimeWater Lingayen, in collaboration with the Lingayen Water District and Crystal Clear, extended a helping hand to the families in Lingayen, Pangasinan who were affected by the recent Habagat and Tropical Depression Josie. Five-gallon bottled mineral waters and potable water supply through a water truck were donated and delivered to over 300 families in three […]
Amid the mass evacuation of nearly 200,000 residents from flooded low-lying areas in Luzon, Senator Koko Pimentel III is urging President Rodrigo Duterte to appoint a new secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Pimentel said the government’s flagship poverty-alleviation program, which has a budget of P89 billion for 2018, “needs a […]
“Now that the President has declared very adamantly in his SONA that improvement of telecoms services is a top government priority, the lead agencies should take their cue and fast track the rules on the entry of a third telco player.” Senator Koko Pimentel III, who chairs the Senate’s Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship Committee, made […]
Senator Sonny Angara welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to certify as urgent the Universal Health Coverage bill, saying he is expecting the President to urge Congress to pass the measure in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA). “The President’s call would definitely help speed up the passage of this bill that aims to […]
As the bicameral conference committee finalizes the draft of the Bangsamoro Basic Law, ANAC-IP party-list Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr. expressed hope that peace would finally be a reality in Mindanao. “The sooner the BBL is passed, the sooner we can work to make peace a reality in Mindanao,” Panganiban said. The legislator said that ANAC-IP […]
Senator Joel Villanueva lauded President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to certify as a priority measure the Universal Health Coverage Bill. The House of Representatives approved the bill on third and final reading on September 6 last year while the Senate version is still pending. At the Senate, Villanueva authored Senate Bill No. 60 or the Enhanced […]
Concerned over the rising number of leptospirosis cases in the country, Senator Nancy Binay urged the Department of Health (DOH) and local government units to launch a massive campaign to be proactive in the fight against the disease in the barangays. Binay said the DOH, with the help of local government units (LGUs), should remain […]
With the typhoon season again upon us, Senator Cynthia Villar has asked insurance companies to help smallholder farmers recover fast from the damage brought by typhoons and other calamities to crops and livestock by giving insurance coverage to the agricultural sector. “We want our farmer to get back within one week to the field to […]