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During the third reading and subsequent approval of local hospital bills aimed at upgrading local healthcare facilities, Senator Bong Go emphasized the critical need for enhanced healthcare infrastructure to support the Philippines’ most vulnerable populations. Addressing the Senate, Go, in a manifestation, expressed his gratitude towards his colleagues for their support in passing these important […]
To end the harassment of talents in the entertainment industry, Senator Robin Padilla has filed a bill seeking to professionalize the talent management industry. Padilla filed Senate Bill 2778 which, among other provisions, requires a license for talent management outfits and defines the liability of media networks that own, manage or operate talent management firms. […]
Senator Migz Zubiri declared that developing a robust and strong local defense industry will strengthen the country’s defense posture tenfold and ultimately minimize its reliance on procuring foreign military equipment. This was the strong message of the veteran legislator as the Senate ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization (SRDP) […]
Senator Bong Go’s Malasakit Team has provided additional support to assist TESDA graduates and persons deprived of liberty in Surigao City. “Hindi biro ang kanilang pinagdadaanan, kaya naman patuloy tayong magbibigay ng suporta para sa kanilang muling pagbangon,” Go said in a video message. With the legislator’s support and in collaboration with Mayor Paul Dumlao, […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano led efforts to enhance the Philippines’ digital infrastructure and close the gap with neighboring Southeast Asian countries as he pushed for the swift passage of Senate Bill 2699, more known as the “Konektadong Pinoy Act”. “Unless we pay attention to this, we will not catch up with our neighbors,” Cayetano emphasized […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo filed Senate Bill (SB) No. 2768 seeking to impose stiff penalties on crimes involving dissemination of false information on bomb threats, explosives, or any other life-threatening or destructive materials. Tulfo, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Services, stressed that Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1727 or Bomb Joke Law passed in the […]
Amid the Senate’s deliberations on tax incentives for businesses, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano reminded his fellow lawmakers to treat with equal urgency the workers’ need for a true living wage and the need to eliminate corruption in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Cayetano made the manifestation during the plenary deliberations on Committee Report No. […]
Senator Bong Go welcomed the recent Executive Order No. 64 issued by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., which mandates an increase in salaries and the provision of additional allowances for government workers. Go praised the initiative, stating, “Ipinaglaban po natin ito kaya naman masaya tayo at narinig ang ating suhestyon. Ito ay isang malaking hakbang patungo […]
To kickstart the process of finally ending political dynasties, Senator Robin Padilla proposed an amendment to the 1987 Constitution aiming to give it more teeth on the matter. Padilla filed Resolution of Both Houses No. 9, where he noted the term limits of elected officials as outlined in the Charter have failed to stop the […]
The proposed law for the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program will enable students to help the country in times of disasters like the recent Typhoon Carina which brought destruction to Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon. Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa stated this during Senator Loren Legarda’s interpellation on Senate Bill No. […]