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To alleviate the lives of farmers and further spur the development of the carabao industry, Senator Cynthia Villar is embarking on the so-called Accelerating Livelihood Assets Buildup (ALAB) Karbawan program. In her speech in the opening of the training on “Capacitating Coconut Farmers on Dairy Buffalo Production for Increased Income,” held at the Villar SIPAG […]
Senator Robin Padilla is seeking to fine-tune the Philippine government’s information dissemination and aid distribution mechanisms, to enhance responses and preparations for El Nino, La Nina, and other “environmental shocks”. Padilla filed Senate Resolution 1025, directing the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media – which he chairs – to conduct an investigation in […]
“Tulungan natin ang mahihirap nating kababayan, yung mga helpless at yung mga hopeless. Sino pa bang magtutulungan kundi tayong kapwa Pilipino,” Senator Bong Go stressed in a video message during his Malasakit Team’s relief effort for indigents at the municipal gymnasium of Nagcarlan in Laguna. Addressing 930 indigent residents, Go reiterated through his commitment to […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo’s Senate colleagues have expressed full support for his proposal to make dental health services accessible and available for all. In his privilege speech, Tulfo stressed that dental health concerns of Filipinos must be seriously addressed because having poor oral health can lead to life-threatening diseases like stroke, as well as affect mental […]
Senator Bong Go, chair of the Senate Committee on Health, recently conducted an inspection of the Super Health Center in Calauan, Laguna and joined the celebration of the Calauan Pinya Festival. The visit highlights his ongoing commitment to help bring public services closer to communities especially in improving access to medical services in the grassroots. […]
“Ang urban gardening ay napakahalaga sa akin. Ito ay para palakasin ang food security dahil abot kamay ang masustansyang gulay dahil ito ay nasa tabing bahay lamang,” Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, stressed at the 9th Las Piñas Urban Gardening and Cooking Festival Inter-Barangay Competition held recently. Villar, […]
Senator Grace Poe amplified her call for clean and honest elections on the 20th year of the “Hello Garci” phone conversation that marred the May 10, 2004 elections and raised doubts on its integrity. Twenty years after the infamous incident, Poe lamented that justice and accountability remained elusive for those who robbed her father, Fernando […]
Senator Bato Dela Rosa is eyeing graver penalties for individuals who will leak government’s classified documents either by crafting a new law or amending existing laws. The former Philippine National Police chief raised this as he noted that the current laws against leakage of documents appear to be useless. “Parang hindi naramdaman ‘yang batas na […]
To help the Armed Forces of the Philippines, particularly the Philippine Navy, do their job of defending the nation, Senator Robin Padilla called on the private sector to allow better port access for Navy vessels. In his privilege speech, Padilla lamented that Navy vessels need to wait four to 48 hours before being given access […]
Senator Bong Go expressed strong support for an extensive and fair investigation into the Bell-Kenz Pharma issue. As ruled by the Senate during the plenary session, the probe will be led by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee joint with the Senate Committee on Health as secondary committee. Being the chair of the Senate Health Committee, […]