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Noting the need to produce local railway engineers, planners, and experts, Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to partner with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in institutionalizing courses aimed at creating a competent workforce to manage the country’s mass rail transit systems. “One of the problems confronting our rail sector over […]
Senator Win Gatchalian is calling on the National Housing Authority (NHA) to devise a “friendly” house rebuilding package for more than 8,000 displaced families in the Most Affected Area (MAA) of the war-torn city of Marawi. “The government, through the NHA, should open a window of opportunity for all of our brothers and sisters in […]
Senator Grace Poe said debt collectors that engage in unfair collection practices must be punished to put an end to their prevalent abusive behavior and protect consumers. In filing Senate Resolution No. 655 that directs the Senate committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies to look into the implementation of Republic Act 10870 or the […]
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 […]