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Outgoing Senator Koko Pimentel expressed hope that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will succeed in the final three years of his administration, saying the President’s success is the country’s success, especially in the face of mounting global instability. “We will rise together or we will fall together,” Pimentel said during the Kapihan sa Senado recently. “Iisang […]
Senator Pia Cayetano has expressed support for calls to uphold the mandatory allocation of sin tax revenues to PhilHealth, following the agency’s zero budget in the 2025 national appropriations. A petition was filed before the Supreme Court questioning the same by the Medical Action Group and Social Watch Philippines, which asserts that the government violated […]
Before the 19th Congress closed, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano made time for one last committee hearing to jumpstart the technical groundwork for 25 bills aimed at strengthening tertiary education and technical-vocational training across the country. Presiding over the Senate Committee on Higher, Technical, and Vocational Education, Cayetano, who chairs the committee, tackled 14 bills involving […]
Senator Grace Poe capped her 12-year, two-term stint at the Senate with a heartfelt and amusing speech, grateful to the Filipinos for allowing her to serve. In her valedictory address, Poe said she was grateful to the Filipinos for their trust and the opportunity to serve. “The real power of this office lies not in […]
Senator Raffy Tulfo chided the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) over its ineffective public assistance and complaints hotline, which is supposed to serve as the first point of contact for students with grievances against their schools. During the Subcommittee hearing of the Senate Committee on Higher Education on Senate Resolution No. 1302, Tulfo discussed complaints […]
Senator Win Gatchalian said the enactment of a proposed measure institutionalizing the government’s ban on all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) would help ensure the removal of POGO remnants and also guarantee that the prohibition extends beyond the current administration. Gatchalian made the statement as the Senate approved on third and final reading Senate Bill […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano welcomed the Senate’s adoption of a resolution creating a Cabinet Cluster that will bring together top officials of education and other concerned agencies to tackle the country’s learning crisis. The Senate adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 21 which calls for the creation of a President’s Cabinet Cluster for Education, a key […]
The Senate adopted a concurrent resolution urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to create a Cabinet Cluster for Education to ensure a cohesive and coherent implementation of education laws, policies, reforms and regulations in all government departments, bureaus, commissions and offices. Concurrent Resolution No. 21, authored by Senators Win Gatchalian, Alan Peter Cayetano, Joel Villanueva and […]
Senator Bong Go expressed deep concern over the recent increase in maternal deaths in Northern Mindanao, following the Department of Health’s (DOH) warning that more women–many of them young or first-time mothers–are dying from preventable childbirth complications. He called for urgent and sustained interventions to strengthen prenatal and postnatal care services, especially in rural and […]
The Senate approved on third and final reading a bill that would strengthen and expand the mandate of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) by including online streaming platforms in its regulatory powers. Senator Robin Padilla, sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2805 or the MTRCB Act, said that the Board should be […]