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Senator Grace Poe is poised to open a legislative investigation on incidents of luggage theft inside the country’s airports that put a spotlight on the safety and security of travelers. The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Services recently filed Senate Resolution No. 644 as several reports from passengers alleging their luggage were opened […]
Senator Sonny Angara is confident the Philippines will produce more world-class athletes once the planned sports training facility is built at the soon-to-rise New Clark City in Tarlac. As the principal author and vice chairman of the sports committee, Angara is set to sponsor a bill authorizing the construction of a state-of-the-art Philippine Amateur Sports […]
The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP Laban), the country’s ruling Party, celebrated its 36th anniversary at The Peninsula Manila in Makati City in an affair graced by some of the country’s highest officials. Senate President Koko Pimentel III, the Party’s President, along with Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, the Party’s Secretary […]
Senator Cynthia Villar has pushed for continuing government commitment and a more extensive public participation in the conservation of natural wetlands in the country, as she led other environmental champions in the observance of the 2018 World Wetlands Day held recently at the Las Piñas Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA), also known as […]
Traffic is not just a Metro Manila disease but one which has spread all over the country, Senator Sonny Angara declared in a recent statement, prodding government “to look beyond” the National Capital Region in applying cures to the transportation crisis. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has presented its latest figures on the worsening […]
Senator Joel Villanueva filed a resolution seeking to inquire and review the approval and monitoring process of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the applications of Environmental Compliance Certificates (ECCs). Villanueva sought the inquiry in relation to the recent issue surrounding Boracay Island where some establishments in the area were found non-compliant […]
Senator Nancy Binay urged the Senate to investigate the need to promote a “zero-waste” tourism policy in the world famous resort island of Boracay. “The threats of inefficient waste management on the environment, especially on tourist destinations in the country still persist,” Binay said in filing Senate Resolution no. 313. The Senate Committees on Environment […]
The VILLAR Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (SIPAG) recently conducted a seminar on urban agriculture and agri entrepreneurship in an effort to encourage the public, especially the youth, to grow their own food. The one-day seminar, in partnership with the Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) in Calabarzon, was held at the VILLAR SIPAG Farm […]
Senate President Koko Pimentel III welcomed the Senate’s unanimous approval of Senate Bill No. 1636 or the “Lifetime Cellphone Number Act,” saying the measure complements the Duterte Administration’s efforts to introduce a third player in the country to break the telecommunications duopoly “that has limited the options of Filipino consumers who are dissatisfied with the […]
To protect mobile phone subscribers, Senator Ping Lacson sought to remove the burdensome interconnection fees charged by public telecommunications entities (PTEs) for calls between two different networks. Lacson introduced an amendment to Senate Bill 1636, the proposed Lifetime Cellphone Number Act, seeking to remove the interconnectivity fee or charge imposed by PTEs on mobile phone […]