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Senator Bong Go, member of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities, joined the nation in celebrating October as National Indigenous Peoples’ Month, underscoring the importance of raising awareness and supporting the rights and welfare of the country’s Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) or Indigenous Peoples (IPs). The observance, which is celebrated annually in October, aims to […]
Senator Grace Poe filed a bill seeking the grant of franchise to Starlink Internet Services Philippines Inc. to allow it to provide internet services, especially in far-flung communities. Senate Bill No. 2844 said the franchise is needed for the company to construct, maintain and operate satellite ground stations for the provision of broadband internet services. […]
The “blue” must stay blue, stressed Senate committee on environment and natural resources chairperson Senator Cynthia Villar. During the celebration of the International Coastal Clean-Up (ICC) 2024 at the Las Piñas – Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP) recently, Villar related the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) had chosen the theme “Clean Seas for a […]
Senator Loren Legarda lauded the signing into law of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, which she called a huge win for foreign and domestic workers. The new law aims to secure seafarers’ rights to decent, just, and humane conditions aboard sea-going vessels, as well as filling the deficiencies in laws that have threatened overseas […]
The Senate recently approved on third and final reading the proposed value-added tax (VAT) refund measure for non-resident tourists that would hopefully attract more tourists. With 20 affirmative votes, one negative vote and no abstention, Senate Bill No. (SBN) 2415 or An Act Creating a Vat Refund Mechanism for Non-Resident Tourists, adding a New Section […]
Senator Cynthia Villar sponsored a bill which seeks to institutionalize tree planting as a “civic duty” for all graduating senior high school and college students nationwide. Villar’s proposed measure- Senate Bill No. 2834. or the “Tree Planting Legacy of Graduates Act of 2024,” under Committee Report No. 330 intends to address environmental challenges, particularly the […]
Senator Grace Poe urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to lay down their plans to ensure the continuous printing and release of national IDs amid the legal challenges with a private supplier. Poe pointed out that around 116 million IDs were supposed to be printed since the national […]
In a show of support for future educators, Senator Bong Go personally attended the Dr. Carl E. Balita Review Center’s Ultimate Final Coaching series for the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) at the Cuneta Astrodome in Manila recently. “Edukasyon ang susi sa magandang kinabukasan at ang kabataan ang pag-asa at future leaders ng ating bayan,” […]
Senator Robin Padilla condemned the continued spate of killing of members of the Teduray tribe in the Bangsamoro Region, following the fatal shooting of Teduray leader and village councilman Elvin Moires last September 17. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 1203, where he noted the number of killings in the Teduray tribe is “alarming,” with the latest […]
Rizal 4th District Rep. Fidel Nograles lauded the DILG for reminding all barangay officials that they cannot deny the use of barangay facilities for government programs and activities, and other public purposes. “Natutuwa po tayo sa mabilis na pagtugon ng Department of Interior and Local Government sa pagpapaalala sa mga kapitan ng ating mga barangay […]