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SENATE PROBE ON QC ROAD RAGE INCIDENT PUSHED

Senator Pia Cayetano and Senate President Migz Zubiri have jointly filed a resolution to call on the Senate to probe the viral road rage incident in Quezon City involving an armed dismissed police officer and an unarmed cyclist. In Senate Resolution No. 763, the two senators asserted that the incident involves public order and safety, […]

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OTOP LAW BOOSTS SMALL BUSINESSES, SAYS BONG GO

Senator Bong Go expressed his gratitude to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for signing into law the One Town, One Product (OTOP) Philippines Program, which is one of the senator’s priority legislation aimed at boosting the country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Go also commended the Marcos administration for recognizing the importance of supporting MSMEs […]

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2025 POLLS TO BRING GOV’T REFORMS, SAYS PADILLA

The 2025 elections hold the key to much-needed reforms in governance, where lawmakers to be elected will support needed amendments to the Constitution to allow the entry of foreign investments as well as the more efficient operation of the government. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this at the 29th anniversary of the Technical Education and Skills […]

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SENATE MOURNS PASSING OF DMW SECRETARY TOOTS OPLE

The Senate has adopted a resolution expressing profound sympathy and condolences on the passing of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Susana “Toots” Ople, a champion of the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Senators unanimously adopted Senate Resolution No. 747 (Adopted Resolution No. 83), introduced by Senate President Migz Zubiri, taking into consideration SRNs […]

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PADILLA BACKS ROTC PROGRAM FOR PH DEFENSE

More than “keyboard warriors,” a prepared citizenry with skills and discipline sharpened through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) is needed to defend our country especially against foreign invaders. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this at the conclusion of the Visayas Regional Qualifying Leg ng Philippine ROTC Games 2023 in Iloilo City. Padilla pointed out the […]

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BONG GO WANTS OFW WARDS IN REGIONAL HOSPITALS

Senator Bong Go has pushed for the institutionalization of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) Hospital as well as the establishment of an OFW ward in DOH hospitals. In an interview after aiding poor residents in Olongapo City, Zambales, Go stressed the need to maximize and ensure continuing operations of the OFW Hospital in San Fernando […]

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LAPID FILES BILL TO PROTECT BPO WORKERS

It is time to protect the rights and welfare of workers in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry in the country. Senator Lito Lapid filed Senate Bill No. 2235 or BPO Workers’ Welfare and Protection Act of 2023, which seeks to address the working conditions of BPO workers, estimated at 1.3 million Filipinos employed in […]

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RENAMING OF AGHAM, BIR ROADS GET SENATE NOD

The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill renaming Agham Road and the BIR Road in Quezon City after the late Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago. Voting unanimously, senators present at the plenary approved on final reading House Bill No. 7413, also known as “An Act renaming the Agham Road and the BIR Road, stretching […]

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PADILLA BACKS HOUSE’S NATIONAL HIJAB DAY BILL

The continued discrimination against Filipino Muslim women must end, and this could start with a law mandating the observance of a National Hijab Day. Senator Robin Padilla stressed this principle at the bicameral conference committee for the measure, as he moved to adopt the House of Representatives’ version of the proposed legislation – even if […]

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BOYCOTT OF CHINESE FIRMS IN INFRA PROJECTS URGED

“We will not fund their continued bullying in WPS.” “Filipino taxpayers are unwittingly funding China’s illegal incursions and harassment of Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea with the Philippine government’s continued patronage of Chinese contractors in big-ticket public infrastructure projects all over the country.” With this, Senate President Migz Zubiri has upped his earlier suggestion […]